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China permits exit of 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs from Xinjiang region
China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the country, the Kazakh foreign ministry has said. The move is a sign that Beijing may be starting to feel
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US envoy working on Qatar dispute Anthony Zinni resigns
WASHINGTON: What to do with hundreds of foreign Daesh fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country.A
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Pompeo: US committed to countering Daesh, Iran despite Syria troop withdrawal
UN envoy holds talks with Yemen president amid preparations to boost Hodeidah monitoring team JEDDAH: The United Nations envoy for Yemen held talks Tuesday with the country’s president, as he sought to shore up
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Sanctions on Iran spy unit over terrorism in Europe
UN envoy holds talks with Yemen president amid preparations to boost Hodeidah monitoring team JEDDAH: The United Nations envoy for Yemen held talks Tuesday with the country’s president, as he sought to shore up
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Suspicious packages sent to foreign missions in Australia
Police in Australia say they are investigating several suspicious packages sent to embassies and consulates in the cities of Melbourne and Canberra. The packages were being examined by "attending emergency services", the Australian Federal
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‘Panic’ grips Rohingya as Myanmar army battles Buddhist rebels
Frequent clashes between Myanmar security forces and Buddhist rebels in Rakhine state have spread alarm among thousands of Rohingya refugees living in no-man's land on the country's border with Bangladesh, as concerns grow over
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US-China trade talks extended to third day amid hopes of deal
Face-to-face trade negotiations between China and the United States have been extended to an unscheduled third day amid hopes that the world's two largest economies can reach a deal to avoid an all-out confrontation.
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Hundreds of thousands join annual Catholic procession in Manila
Hundreds of thousands of people have thronged the streets of Manila to fling themselves at a statue of Jesus Christ as it inched its way through the Philippine capital in an annual procession that
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Japan, Korea forced labour dispute deepens amid asset freeze
Japan says it will seek talks with South Korea following a court decision's to seize the Korean assets of a Japanese company that has been ordered to pay compensation to victims of wartime slavery.
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Egypt limits Gaza passage after PA quits border crossing
RAFAH: Egypt blocked Palestinians from entering the country from Gaza on Tuesday after Palestinian Authority (PA) personnel pulled out of the Rafah border crossing and Hamas officers took their place. The dispute over the border


