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Heathrow Airport: Flights resume after drone sighting
Departure flights resumed at London's Heathrow Airport on Tuesday after they were briefly suspended following reports of a drone sighting. "We are working with Air Traffic Control and the Met Police, and have resumed
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US envoy Anthony Zinni tasked with resolving Gulf crisis resigns
A US envoy tasked with resolving the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbours has quit his post citing "unwillingness" of regional leaders to engage in dialogue, according to CBS News. The
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Latin America in 2019: Stories to watch
In the last 12 months, Latin America has seen a series of high-stakes elections, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deliver its biggest-ever bailout package and Venezuela's economic collapse explode into the most severe migration crisis
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Egypt repatriates smuggled ancient artifact from UK
AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first leg of his Middle East tour.
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Pompeo: US committed to the security of Jordan
AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first leg of his Middle East tour.
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Car bomb explodes at entrance to Iraq’s northern Tikrit
AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first leg of his Middle East tour.
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Dakar rally: Is the new route in Peru the hardest yet?
The Dakar motor racing rally is under way in Peru. The race originally went from the French capital Paris to Senegal's capital Dakar but was moved 10 years ago because of security concerns on
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Children ‘still tortured’ in Iraqi Kurdistan: HRW report
Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), according to Human Rights Watch. The rights body, said
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Pompeo: US to boost efforts to counter Iran’s ‘malign influence’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has begun a visit to the Middle East aimed at ramping up regional efforts to put pressure on Iran and assuaging allies' fears over Washington's plan to withdraw troops from
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India’s lower house passes citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
India's lower house of parliament has approved a bill that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslim immigrants, sparking protests that brought the country's populous northeast to a near standstill. The legislation, which


