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US lawmakers struck a deal to reopen the federal government
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers struck a deal to reopen the federal governmentthree days into a shutdown prompted by an impasse over...
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Statue of Liberty closes after US government shutdown
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Tourists who came to Battery Park in lower Manhattanhoping to catch a ferry to the Statue of Liberty...
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan lashes out at Donald Trump for speaking against Muslims
LONDON – London Mayor Sadiq Khan has compared US President Donald Trump’srhetoric against Islam to tactics used by Daesh (ISIL)...
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Palestine takes Israel to ICC over arrested girl Ahed al-Tamimi
RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority has submitted a complaint with theInternational Criminal Court (ICC) over Israeli violations againstPalestinian children. The move...
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard to loosen control over economy
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard toloosen its hold on the economy, the country’s defense minister...
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Former CIA official slams new US Defence Policy
WASHINGTON – The new US National Defense Strategy targets Russia and Chinaaccording to Defense Secretary James Mattis, but it is...
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Turkish Army enters Syria after rockets hit Turkey
ANKARA – Turkish ground troops entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensiveagainst Kurdish militia as rocket fire hit a...
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Syria to shoot down Turkish warplanes in violation of its airspace: officials
DAMASCUS: Damascus on Saturday denied Turkey had informed it of its plannedmilitary operation against Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave in thewar-ravaged...
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Indian Army sensitive Maps being sold on photocopy shop in UP, Military Intelligence raids
*Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh: M*aps related to the Indian Army sensitiveinstallations and operations were found in a photocopy shop in UttarPradesh’s...
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Several dead, multiple hostages and Kabul hotel operation still continues
KABUL: Gunmen attacked Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel on Saturday, seizinghostages and exchanging gunfire with security forces as the building in theAfghan...