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Sudan town holds rally for ‘martyrs’ killed in protests
KHARTOUM: Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday staged a “martyrs’ rally” in an eastern Sudanese town to honor those killed in anti-government protests last month, witnesses said. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December 19,
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Lebanon’s winter storm freezes refugees in flooded camps
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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Trump makes case for wall in TV address; Democrats to respond
US President Donald Trump made a case for a wall on the border with Mexico in a televised address on Tuesday, saying that the situation is a "humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart
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UN envoy meets Yemen’s Hadi in bid to shore up Hodeidah truce
The United Nations envoy for Yemen has held talks with the country's internationally recognised president in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, amid efforts to convince the warring sides to implement a fragile truce in the lifeline port
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US-China trade talks extended to third day
Face-to-face trade negotiations between China and the United States will be extended to an unscheduled third day, according to US officials. This week's meetings in Beijing are the first direct talks since Chinese President
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Can the US and Turkey find common ground over Syrian Kurds?
Many were caught off-guard last month when US President Donald Trump announced he would pull American troops out of Syria immediately. But since then, his administration has sent conflicting messages about how and when
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Future unclear as Sudan protesters and president at loggerheads
As protests across Sudan approach their third week, President Omar al-Bashir remains defiant amid fears of further unrest and violence in the country. Protests, which initially appeared to be tied to an increase in
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UN envoy holds talks with Yemen president amid preparations to boost Hodeidah monitoring team
BAGHDAD: Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been “torturing children” to force them to confess to having links with Daesh, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The rights group said it interviewed 23 boys aged
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Children tortured in Iraq Kurdistan for ‘Daesh links’
BAGHDAD: Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been “torturing children” to force them to confess to having links with Daesh, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The rights group said it interviewed 23 boys aged
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US says aware of reports of Iran’s detention of US citizen
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of a US citizen held in Iran for more than six months, amid heightened tensions between the countries


