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Tear gas, stun grenades fired as Sudan protests enter tenth day
Sudanese police have fired tear gas and stun grenades on hundreds of protesters in several cities, including the capital Khartoum, as opposition groups urged for more anti-government protests. The protests, which entered their 10th day
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Is a new hypersonic arms race underway?
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will soon be first to deploy 'invincible' hypersonic missiles. He says the Avangard weapon guarantees Russian security for decades to come. Supersonic is slow compared with hypersonic. Flying at
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Will a cabinet reshuffle fix Saudi Arabia’s economic malaise?
When he emerged on the political scene in 2015, 33-year-old Mohammed bin Salman, known by his initials MBS, was given a rock star's welcome by US politicians and Silicon Valley executives. Saudi Arabia's young crown prince
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Canadians launch petition to ban Srebrenica genocide denial
When Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated in an interview with broadcaster Deutsche Welle in November that the massacre in Srebrenica was not a genocide, Bosnians weren't surprised. The denial of the genocide began
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Russia builds border fence between Crimea and Ukraine proper
Russia has built a 60km fence on the border with Ukraine on the north of the Russian-annexed Crimea, according to the de facto Crimean authorities. Yefim Fiks, a spokesman for the de facto Crimean
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Boat carrying over 300 migrants rescued off Libya reaches Spain
HODEIDAH: The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by Yemen’s government to pay the salaries of civil servants in the militia-held city of Hodeidah starting this month. For more than two years, the
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Bahrain resumes activity in embassy in Syria
HODEIDAH: The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by Yemen’s government to pay the salaries of civil servants in the militia-held city of Hodeidah starting this month. For more than two years, the
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DRC elections unrest in opposition strongholds
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have fired tear gas on opposition protesters just days before presidential and parliamentary elections. There's anger after voting in some pro-opposition areas was postponed. People in Beni
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Diesel vehicle ban?: Cleaner air pressure in Germany
Diesel-powered vehicles could soon be banned in some of Germany's biggest cities. The European Union is threatening to fine the German government for breaching air pollution levels. And cleaner air is also being demanded
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DRC: Opposition denounces Kinshasa polling stations closure
Kinshasa, DRC - Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission has said 20 percent of the polling stations in the capital, Kinshasa will not open for voting on Sunday. The electoral commission (CENI) told Al


