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Pakistan to release captured Indian pilot
New Delhi (CNN)India is waiting for the release of a pilot who has been in Pakistani custody since he was shot down over Kashmir on Wednesday, a goodwill gesture which could defuse the gravest
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Inside the UN Security Council’s double veto on Venezuela
United Nations (CNN)The bitter differences between the world's most powerful nations were on full display in New York on Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council weighed two equally hopeless resolutions on Venezuela. In
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Why China doesn’t want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict
Hong Kong (CNN)Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.Diplomatic relations between longtime rivals India and Pakistan reached their lowest
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The 27-year-old who instigated a referendum in famously apolitical Japan
(CNN)Jinshiro Motoyama is not your average political activist. In a country where politics is dominated by established middle-aged politicians, the 27-year-old Okinawa native is a university student with no party affiliations.But Motoyama has disrupted
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Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing
Jerusalem (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges arising from three separate corruption investigations, pending a hearing, Israel's attorney general announced Thursday evening.The announcement, so close
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Prince William criticizes football clubs
(CNN)The Duke of Cambridge, who is the English Football Association's President, has criticized professional clubs in England, accusing them of failing to take the mental health of their players seriously.Speaking during a trip to
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World Rugby criticized for ‘out of touch’ calendar shake-up
(CNN)There could be a major spanner in the works of World Rugby's plans for a major shake-up to the game's international setup -- the players. According to reports, a new 12-team competition beginning in
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Prince William criticizes football clubs for ‘dereliction of duty’
(CNN)The Duke of Cambridge, who is the English Football Association's President, has criticized professional clubs in England, accusing them of failing to take the mental health of their players seriously.Speaking during a trip to
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Kashmir conflict is in the hands of two populist leaders with political agendas
(CNN)When two populists go to war, there is every chance their people will suffer more than they will.These are the stakes that face both the recently-elected Imran Khan in Pakistan and Narendra Modi, of
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Kenya’s sevens stars leading the way
(CNN)When the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan in September there will be at least one viewer kicking his heels on the sidelines.For Davis Chenge, the captain of Kenya's national team, the failure


