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Israel urges UN to condemn Hezbollah over tunnels
Israel has urged a special session of the UN Security Council to condemn the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and designate it a terrorist […]
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American jailed for attacking Sikh taxi driver with hammer in US
A man in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for brutally attacking a 53-year-old Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver in […]
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Facebook sued over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Washington Washington DC’s top prosecutor is suing Facebook in the first significant US move to punish the firm for its role in the […]
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UK to unveil details of post-Brexit immigration system
Britain’s interior minister Sajid Javid will on Wednesday publish plans for a post-Brexit immigration system that would bring net migration to the UK […]
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Pakistan activist Asma Jahangir posthumously honoured with top UN human rights award
Pakistan’s renowned social activist Asma Jahangir was posthumously honoured by the UN with a prestigious human rights award. Jahangir, an outspoken critic of […]
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Russian president Vladimir Putin says open to third nations joining nuclear treaty
Russian president Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday he was open to the idea of other countries joining a key Cold War treaty limiting mid-range […]
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Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri passes away
Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri has passed away; He was 93; Giri died at his residence in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Giri […]
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US envoy on N Korea to visit S Korea amid stalled nuclear talks
Seoul A US envoy on North Korea is to visit South Korea, officials said on Wednesday, as Washington and Pyongyang struggle to find […]
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Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to form new political alliance
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that they will form a new political alliance in the name of “National Democratic Front” […]
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Mexico president defends budget cuts, says ‘do more with less’
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday defended deep cuts to several ministries’ budgets, saying savings investors described as prudent were made […]
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UK opposition launches parliamentary confidence manoeuvre against PM May
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn tabled a non-binding no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May after she told MPs they will only get […]
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‘No one can dictate to China what it should, shouldn’t do,’ warns Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to push ahead with China’s “reform and opening up” but warned that no one can “dictate” what […]