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Turkey willing to talk with US as equals over tariffs and pastor
Turkey says its ready to enter talks with the United States regarding the ongoing trade and diplomatic disputes. The US insists that the steel tariffs are not related to Turkey's detention of Andrew Brunson,
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Gunmen attack intelligence service centre in Kabul
An unknown number of gunmen have launched an attack on an intelligence service centre in the capital, Kabul. There are no details on casualty figures yet. The assault on Thursday morning started at approximately 10.15am local time
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Libya condemns 45 to death for killings at 2011 protest: Ministry
AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians
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Qatar defies Trump, bails out Turkey with $15bn investment pledge
AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians
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5 charged with terror after raid, shoot-out in Jordan
AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians
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Red tide: Toxic algae bloom plagues Florida’s coastline
Masses of seaweed and toxic algal blooms are choking the coastlines of Florida and the Caribbean. The so-called 'red tide' is the worst seen in more than a decade. The algae and seaweed are
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Turkish court orders release of Amnesty’s Taner Kilic
A court in Turkey has ordered the release of Taner Kilic, honorary chair of Amnesty International's Turkish branch, the rights group said in a statement. Kilic had been in pre-trial detention since June 2017,
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Turkey doubles tariffs on some US goods amid rising tensions
Turkey doubled tariffs on some imports from the United States - such as passenger cars, alcohol and tobacco - in what it said was retaliation for "deliberate attacks" on its economy. The development on Wednesday comes amid
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A day in the life of a Tehran currency trader
Tehran, Iran - Reza, 27, wanted to work in a stock exchange firm, or in an insurance company in the Iranian capital. He had high expectations. Years before, he topped Iran's cut-throat university entrance
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A Muslim American political renaissance?
Shortly after winning her hotly contested primary for US Congress, Michigan's Rashida Tlaib immediately packed her bags and headed northwest, landing in Minnesota to work on another campaign. For this longtime community-organiser-turned-politician, celebrating her landmark victory took


