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State Department rejects more than 37,000 visas due to travel ban
The US State Department refused more than in 2018 due to the Trump administration's travel ban, up from less than 1,000 the previous year when the ban had not fully taken effect, according to
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US-backed forces evacuate families before final assault on militants
NEAR BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: US-backed forces in eastern Syria scrambled on Wednesday to extract more families from the last sliver of Daesh’s proto-state before delivering a final blow to holdout militants. Several thousand people — fighters
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Israeli PM vows to bar Iran from securing presence in Syria
NEAR BAGHOUZ, SYRIA: US-backed forces in eastern Syria scrambled on Wednesday to extract more families from the last sliver of Daesh’s proto-state before delivering a final blow to holdout militants. Several thousand people — fighters
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Israel arrests senior Palestinian official
JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Wednesday arrested a senior Palestinian official after recent scuffles at a highly sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, officials said. The Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Gheith, was among 22 Palestinians arrested
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Michael Cohen testimony: As it happened
Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" and personal lawyer of US President Donald Trump, gave his testimony on Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Cohen, who worked for Trump from 2006 until
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US to suspend China tariff hike ‘until further notice’
The US Trade Representative's office said on Wednesday it would move to formally suspend a scheduled tariff increase on Chinese goods "until further notice" following President Donald Trump's decision to delay his Friday deadline
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At Indian air raid site, no casualties and a mysterious madrassa
Jaba, Pakistan - Indian air strikes launched on Pakistani territory earlier this week destroyed parts of a mostly uninhabited forest and a farmer's field, witnesses and local officials told Al Jazeera, although mystery remains
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Killing Whales
It may come as a surprise to those who thought the practice had long since been outlawed internationally, but although almost universally condemned as inhumane by animal rights groups and conservationists, commercial whaling still
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Iran power struggle continues as Zarif keeps top diplomatic post
The recent political crisis in Iran, triggered by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's attempt to resign, reflects a long time rivalry between hardliners and moderate factions that is poisoning Iran’s politics, according to Iran experts. Despite
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Rights groups say Turkey must end harassment of activists
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, on Wednesday suspended all flights to Pakistan in response to increased military tensions between India and its neighbor over Kashmir. “It is a standard procedure that we


