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Israeli hard line ministers to form new party ahead of vote
Two senior Israeli Cabinet ministers announced on Saturday that they are forming a new party to run in April elections, hoping to present […]
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Canadian detained in China released
A Canadian citizen who was detained in China this month has returned to Canada after being released from custody, a Canadian government spokesman […]
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Musician Nitin Sawhney among UK Indians named for royal honours
Prominent British Indian musician Nitin Sawhney is among several doctors, educationists and professionals named in the New Year Honours List released on Friday […]
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Hasina looks for third consecutive term as Oppn seeks revival
Bangladesh goes to polls on Sunday as incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League-led coalition looks for a third consecutive term. The JOF […]
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Egyptian forces kill 40 militants after attack on tourists
Egyptian security forces killed 40 militants in two operations after four people died in a roadside bomb that struck a tour bus in […]
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Saudi ‘not in crisis’ over Jamal Khashoggi murder outrage
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister voiced defiance on Friday in the face of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, rejecting the kingdom […]
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Donald Trump has ‘black and white’ world view, says UK foreign minister Jeremy Hunt
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Friday criticised Donald Trump’s view of the world after the US president’s announcement of a withdrawal of […]
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Oldest man in US dies aged 112
America’s oldest World War II veteran and the oldest man in the country, Richard Overton, has died. He was 112, his family said.Richard […]
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Trump, Democrats stick to their stands, US govt shutdown to drag on to 2019
The partial US government shutdown is all set to drag on to the new year as opposition Democrats and Republicans refused to show […]
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Magnitude 5.8 quake rattles Indonesia’s West Papua
Jakarta A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, causing nervous residents […]
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Israeli ex-general joins 2019 election race
A former Israeli armed forces chief who, opinion polls show, poses the toughest challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid for reelection next […]
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Indonesia raises volcano alert level after deadly tsunami
Indonesia has raised the alert level for the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano days after it triggered a tsunami that killed more than 400 […]