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Iraqis demand US troop pullout
BAGHDAD: Iraqi political parties have demanded the withdrawal of US troops from their country hours after a “surprise” visit by Donald Trump to American forces based there. The US president and his wife Melania
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What’s next for the United States in Afghanistan?
Zalmay Khalilzad is likely not a happy man right now. Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, had been on an urgent mission: Launch a peace process with the Taliban, and launch it
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Inter penalised after fans’ racist attack against Napoli player
Inter Milan will play their next two home matches without fans and a third game with a portion of the stadium closed as punishment for their fans racially abusing a Napoli player, the latest
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UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in a move that is seen as a diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from a regional adversary that once backed
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Japan bolts whaling commission, but tensions may ease
The Japanese government has made good on years of threats by bolting the International Whaling Commission (IWC), but its decision may also offer a way out of tensions that looked inextricable. Japan, which calls
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France urges Israel to reconsider settler home approvals in West Bank
BAGHDAD: Iraqi political parties have demanded the withdrawal of US troops from their country hours after a “surprise” visit by Donald Trump to American forces based there. The US president and his wife Melania
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Popular former military chief jumps into politics in Israel
BAGHDAD: Iraqi political parties have demanded the withdrawal of US troops from their country hours after a “surprise” visit by Donald Trump to American forces based there. The US president and his wife Melania
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Houthi militia violates UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeidah 29 times in last 24 hours
BAGHDAD: Iraqi political parties have demanded the withdrawal of US troops from their country hours after a “surprise” visit by Donald Trump to American forces based there. The US president and his wife Melania
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Tunisia: Police, protesters clash again after journalist’s death
Tunisian protesters have clashed with police for a third consecutive night following the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to denounce economic hardship in the country. Housameddine Jebabli, spokesperson for the National
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Hun Sen ‘win-win’ legacy debated on Khmer Rouge fall anniversary
Anlong Veng, Cambodia - In late 1998, Peng Samonn, a war-weary Khmer Rouge cadre who had spent decades fighting in the jungles on the Thai border, got wind of a secret plot to desert


