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US – Russian fighter jets face off in Syria
An American F-22 fighter actively prevented the Russian pair of Su-25 attack aircraft from carrying out a combat mission to destroy the Daesh stronghold...
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Afghanistan asked to suspend all relations with US
KABUL – In a statement issued on Saturday, members of Afghan parliament asked the Kabul government to suspend all its relations with the US following...
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Afghan Taliban claim killing 15 Army soldiers in an attack on Army Check-post
GHAZNI CITY: Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed after the militants stormed a check-point in the Qarabagh district of...
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Iran – China to ditch US dollar in bilateral trade
TEHRAN – Indications are growing that Iran and China are moving closer to a plan to eliminate the dollar from...
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Trump s deputy NSA on Middle East to resign
WASHINGTON – US deputy national security adviser Dina Powell is set to resign from her post early next year, the...
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14 UN peacekeepers killed
An armed group has attacked a base of the United Nations peacekeepers in the east of the Democratic Republic of the...
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Sleepless night in India as Sri Lanka hands over strategic Indian Ocean port to China
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Saturday handed over a deep-sea port to a Chinese firm, in a deal agreed to boost the...
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Palestine President refuses to meet US Vice President, US warns of consequences
RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will not hold a planned meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence following Washington’s controversial...
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Narendra Modi faces the litmus test as home town Gujrat goes for polls
AHMEDABAD – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s home state of Gujarat went to the polls on Saturday, in a key...
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Saudi Arabia is onboard US Jerusalem move, Palestine officials serious allegations against Kingdom
BEIRUT/RIYADH/AMMAN: Saudi Arabia pulled no punches when it condemned President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of...