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Turkey vows operation against Kurdish militia, when time is right
BEIRUT: The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a militant organization dominated by members of Al-Qaeda’s former affiliate. Some of the other factions in the region
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A battle of nerves for the control of Idlib city
BEIRUT: The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a militant organization dominated by members of Al-Qaeda’s former affiliate. Some of the other factions in the region
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Florida pardons wrongly accused ‘Groveland Four’ after 70 years
After a dramatic, hour-long meeting, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and the cabinet granted posthumous pardons to four young black men who were tortured, murdered or wrongly imprisoned for the rape of a white woman in
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Venezuela congress leader challenges Maduro’s right to presidency
The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament challenged President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, saying he is ready to assume country's presidency himself until free and fair elections can be held. Juan Gerardo Guaido Marquez made the
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Trump won’t declare national emergency over border ‘right now’
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that for now, he would not declare a national emergency as a way of securing funds for a border wall and ending a partial government shutdown, adding
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US border agent accused of killing sex workers pleads not guilty
A US Border Patrol agent in Texas has pleaded not guilty to capital murder and other charges in the September killings of four women who prosecutors say were sex workers. Juan David Ortiz, a
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In Greece, Merkel embraces former Eurosceptics
German Chancellor Angela Merkel left Greece on Friday after an unusual show of support for the left-wing government of Alexis Tsipras and disdain for her fellow conservative, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. What caused this
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Palestinian woman killed by Israeli fire in border protests
GAZA CITY: A Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli forces during protests along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in Gaza said.Spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra told AFP the woman, who was not identified,
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France tells Iran to stop ballistic missile work designed for nuclear weapons
Arrest ordered after Emirati forced caged Asian workers to cheer for UAE football team ABU DHABI: The UAE’s Attorney General ordered the arrest of a man who posted a video on social media showing
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US to host Iran-focused world summit next month
WASHINGTON: The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in an interview to air on


