Lebanon's Aoun warns Israel would bear consequences of any attack
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the results of any attack on his country, days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the results of any attack on his country, days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Masked man tasers Russian election chief before regional vote
A masked man broke into the home of Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia's Central Election Commission, in the early hours of Friday morning and repeatedly tasered her, Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
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A masked man broke into the home of Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia's Central Election Commission, in the early hours of Friday morning and repeatedly tasered her, Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
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'You're playing games!' PM Johnson harangued on UK street
Boris Johnson got a taste of just how deeply his Brexit strategy has split public opinion in Britain when he was persistently harangued by man on a shopping street for "playing games" while others cheered the prime minister.
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Boris Johnson got a taste of just how deeply his Brexit strategy has split public opinion in Britain when he was persistently harangued by man on a shopping street for "playing games" while others cheered the prime minister.
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Mugabe's legacy: thousands killed in 'rain that washes away the chaff'
Just three years after Zimbabwe's independence from Britain, Robert Mugabe sent the army's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade into Matabeleland to crush dissidents and former guerrillas loyal to liberation war rival Joshua Nkomo.
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Just three years after Zimbabwe's independence from Britain, Robert Mugabe sent the army's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade into Matabeleland to crush dissidents and former guerrillas loyal to liberation war rival Joshua Nkomo.
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UK lawmakers should face up to election after voting for Brexit delay: PM's spokeswoman
British lawmakers should consider whether they will face up to a national election after they passed legislation to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Brexit and frustrate his plans for an Oct. 31 departure, his spokeswoman said.
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British lawmakers should consider whether they will face up to a national election after they passed legislation to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Brexit and frustrate his plans for an Oct. 31 departure, his spokeswoman said.
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British PM Johnson says: I will not resign
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was not willing to contemplate resigning.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was not willing to contemplate resigning.
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Factbox: Reaction to the death of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980, died aged 95 on Friday, two years after the army brought an ignominious end to almost four decades of his iron-fisted rule.
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Robert Mugabe, the guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980, died aged 95 on Friday, two years after the army brought an ignominious end to almost four decades of his iron-fisted rule.
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Lebanon's Aoun warns Israel would bear results of any attack
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the consequences of any attack, days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the consequences of any attack, days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Pre-Oct. 31 UK election unlikely as opposition parties to thwart PM Johnson
An election before Oct. 31 is now unlikely as opposition parties will vote against or abstain when Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday seeks parliament's approval for an election in mid October, Sky News cited Plaid Cymru as saying.
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An election before Oct. 31 is now unlikely as opposition parties will vote against or abstain when Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday seeks parliament's approval for an election in mid October, Sky News cited Plaid Cymru as saying.
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British PM Johnson says he will not contemplate resigning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was not willing to contemplate resigning.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was not willing to contemplate resigning.
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Islamic authorities in Malaysian state denounce Shi'ites in sermon
Religious authorities in a Malaysian state denounced Shi'ite Islam on Friday and asked mosques to call in sermons on their congregations to be vigilant over the spread of the "deviant teachings" of the Shi'ite sect.
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Religious authorities in a Malaysian state denounced Shi'ite Islam on Friday and asked mosques to call in sermons on their congregations to be vigilant over the spread of the "deviant teachings" of the Shi'ite sect.
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In the Brexit maelstrom, UK wavers between no deal and no exit
Once the chaos of the Brexit crisis is stripped away, there are ultimately just three main choices for the United Kingdom: departing the European Union without a deal, striking an exit deal or cancelling the entire endeavor.
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Once the chaos of the Brexit crisis is stripped away, there are ultimately just three main choices for the United Kingdom: departing the European Union without a deal, striking an exit deal or cancelling the entire endeavor.
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Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
A Turkish court for the first time ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who were charged with "propaganda of a terrorist organization" for signing a 2016 letter calling for the end of a conflict in the country's southeast.
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A Turkish court for the first time ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who were charged with "propaganda of a terrorist organization" for signing a 2016 letter calling for the end of a conflict in the country's southeast.
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UK will have election 'when the time is right': SNP
British opposition parties will not back Prime Minister Boris Johnson's preferred timing for an early election but voters will not have to wait long before going to the polls, the Scottish National Party's leader in Britain's parliament said.
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British opposition parties will not back Prime Minister Boris Johnson's preferred timing for an early election but voters will not have to wait long before going to the polls, the Scottish National Party's leader in Britain's parliament said.
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UK PM Johnson defeats court challenge over suspension of parliament order
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he ordered the suspension of parliament for five weeks before Brexit, London's High Court ruled on Friday, but it allowed the the legal challenge to be taken to the Supreme Court.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted lawfully when he ordered the suspension of parliament for five weeks before Brexit, London's High Court ruled on Friday, but it allowed the the legal challenge to be taken to the Supreme Court.
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UK's Labour will not support Johnson's motion for early election: source
Britain's opposition Labour Party will not support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to call an early election in a vote in parliament on Monday, a source in the party said.
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Britain's opposition Labour Party will not support Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to call an early election in a vote in parliament on Monday, a source in the party said.
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Exclusive: Libyan state oil firm cuts back fuel supplies to east amid battle over capital
Libya's state oil firm has restricted kerosene supplies to areas controlled by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in what diplomats and oil officials said was an attempt to prevent his troops using them in their five-month-old battle to take the capital.
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Libya's state oil firm has restricted kerosene supplies to areas controlled by eastern commander Khalifa Haftar in what diplomats and oil officials said was an attempt to prevent his troops using them in their five-month-old battle to take the capital.
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UK will have election 'when the time is right': SNP
British opposition parties will not back Prime Minister Boris Johnson's preferred timing for an early election but voters will not have to wait long before going to the polls, the Scottish National Party's leader in Britain's parliament said.
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British opposition parties will not back Prime Minister Boris Johnson's preferred timing for an early election but voters will not have to wait long before going to the polls, the Scottish National Party's leader in Britain's parliament said.
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Opposition to block British PM Johnson's snap election gamble
British opposition parties said on Friday that they would block Prime Minister Boris Johnson's second bid to call a snap general election in mid-October, setting up showdown with the government over delaying Brexit.
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British opposition parties said on Friday that they would block Prime Minister Boris Johnson's second bid to call a snap general election in mid-October, setting up showdown with the government over delaying Brexit.
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Son of Afghan resistance hero criticizes "secretive" U.S. Taliban deal
A "secretive" peace deal between United States and the Taliban could face wide resistance in Afghanistan if it opens the door to the insurgents' hardline regime, said the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance.
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A "secretive" peace deal between United States and the Taliban could face wide resistance in Afghanistan if it opens the door to the insurgents' hardline regime, said the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance.
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Hong Kong protesters gather in renewed protest as night falls
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday measures announced this week to help restore order in the Chinese-ruled city were a first step as thousands gathered outside a subway station in renewed protest after months of sometimes violent unrest.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday measures announced this week to help restore order in the Chinese-ruled city were a first step as thousands gathered outside a subway station in renewed protest after months of sometimes violent unrest.
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