Syrian PM Khamis says Idlib will 'soon' be restored
Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said on Thursday in Damascus that opposition-controlled Idlib province will soon be restored to Syrian state sovereignty, vowing to win any coming war.
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Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said on Thursday in Damascus that opposition-controlled Idlib province will soon be restored to Syrian state sovereignty, vowing to win any coming war.
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Protesters in Iraq's Basra attack offices of political parties and state-run TV channel
Protesters in Iraq's Basra on Thursday set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Dawa Party, the Islamic Supreme Council and the largest Iran-backed Shi'ite militia group in the country, the Badr Organization, local security sources said.
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Protesters in Iraq's Basra on Thursday set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Dawa Party, the Islamic Supreme Council and the largest Iran-backed Shi'ite militia group in the country, the Badr Organization, local security sources said.
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Syrian PM Khamis says Idlib will 'soon' be under state control
Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said on Thursday in Damascus that opposition-controlled Idlib province will soon be restored to Syrian state sovereignty, vowing to win any coming war.
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Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis said on Thursday in Damascus that opposition-controlled Idlib province will soon be restored to Syrian state sovereignty, vowing to win any coming war.
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Brazil's jailed Lula set to give up run for presidency: sources
Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to give up his bid to run in next month's presidential election after a Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected his latest appeal, three party sources said.
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Brazil's jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to give up his bid to run in next month's presidential election after a Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected his latest appeal, three party sources said.
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Italy moves against corruption with 'bribe destroyer' bill
Italy's government on Thursday moved to prevent people convicted of serious corruption from ever working with the state again with a bill it says will save billions of euros.
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Italy's government on Thursday moved to prevent people convicted of serious corruption from ever working with the state again with a bill it says will save billions of euros.
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Protesters torch political party offices in Basra's fourth night of violence
Hundreds of people returned to the streets of Iraq's southern oil city Basra for a fourth day of violent protests on Thursday, where residents, angry over the neglect of their city's collapsing infrastructure, set fire to political offices.
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Hundreds of people returned to the streets of Iraq's southern oil city Basra for a fourth day of violent protests on Thursday, where residents, angry over the neglect of their city's collapsing infrastructure, set fire to political offices.
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Brazil candidate Bolsonaro stabbed while campaigning, not seriously hurt: son
Brazilian far-right and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday for next month's election, his son Flavio said in a Twitter message sent from his verified account.
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Brazilian far-right and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday for next month's election, his son Flavio said in a Twitter message sent from his verified account.
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Guatemala tells U.N. Secretary-General to back off
Guatemala's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should not interfere with the country's decision to bar an anti-corruption prosecutor.
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Guatemala's Foreign Minister said on Thursday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres should not interfere with the country's decision to bar an anti-corruption prosecutor.
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One protester dead, 14 injured during violent protests in Iraq's Basra as curfew re-imposed
One protester has died and 14 more were injured during violent protests in Iraq's southern oil hub Basra on Thursday, local health and security sources said.
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One protester has died and 14 more were injured during violent protests in Iraq's southern oil hub Basra on Thursday, local health and security sources said.
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Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal prosecutors said.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal prosecutors said.
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Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro stabbed while campaigning
Brazilian far-right and opinion poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday, and Globo TV reported he is undergoing surgery.
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Brazilian far-right and opinion poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday, and Globo TV reported he is undergoing surgery.
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Yemen peace talks on hold as U.N. mediator awaits Houthi team
U.N.-mediated Yemen peace talks hung in the balance as the government delegation warned that it would leave on Friday if representatives of the Houthi movement had not shown up.
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U.N.-mediated Yemen peace talks hung in the balance as the government delegation warned that it would leave on Friday if representatives of the Houthi movement had not shown up.
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Turkey to open Paraguay embassy after policy shift on Israeli capital
Turkey will open an embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, the South American country said on Thursday, a day after President Mario Abdo reversed the previous administration's decision to move its diplomatic mission in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
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Turkey will open an embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, the South American country said on Thursday, a day after President Mario Abdo reversed the previous administration's decision to move its diplomatic mission in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
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Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro stabbed, has liver injury: GloboNews TV
Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is undergoing surgery for a serious injury to his liver, which was perforated when an attacker stabbed him during a campaign rally on Thursday for next month's election, GloboNews TV reported.
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Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is undergoing surgery for a serious injury to his liver, which was perforated when an attacker stabbed him during a campaign rally on Thursday for next month's election, GloboNews TV reported.
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U.N. nuclear watchdog chief undergoes medical procedure
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear inspectorate has undergone an unspecified medical procedure and will not return to Vienna, where the agency is based, for roughly a month, it said on Thursday.
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The head of the U.N.'s nuclear inspectorate has undergone an unspecified medical procedure and will not return to Vienna, where the agency is based, for roughly a month, it said on Thursday.
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Spy chief says Britain, allies will counter active Russian threat
Britain and its allies will deploy a "full range of tools" against Russia after London accused two Russian agents of carrying out the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a British spy chief said on Thursday.
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Britain and its allies will deploy a "full range of tools" against Russia after London accused two Russian agents of carrying out the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, a British spy chief said on Thursday.
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U.S. envoy says there is evidence Syria preparing chemical weapons
There is "lots of evidence" that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib region in northwest Syria, the new U.S. representative for Syria said on Thursday, warning any attack on the last big rebel enclave would be a "reckless escalation."
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There is "lots of evidence" that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib region in northwest Syria, the new U.S. representative for Syria said on Thursday, warning any attack on the last big rebel enclave would be a "reckless escalation."
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Three protesters dead during violent unrest in Iraq's Basra
Three protesters died during violent unrest in Iraq's Basra on Thursday, local health and security sources said.
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Three protesters died during violent unrest in Iraq's Basra on Thursday, local health and security sources said.
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Brazil top court judge rejects motion to maintain Lula's candidacy
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Celso de Mello on Thursday rejected a motion to maintain jailed former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's bid to run for president, court documents seen by Reuters showed.
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Celso de Mello on Thursday rejected a motion to maintain jailed former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's bid to run for president, court documents seen by Reuters showed.
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New Zealand deploys aircraft to Asia to help enforce North Korea sanctions
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said on Friday his government was deploying to a maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to assist with efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said on Friday his government was deploying to a maritime patrol aircraft to Japan to assist with efforts to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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Mass graves with 166 bodies found in eastern Mexico
The bodies of 166 people have been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, prosecutors said on Thursday, the latest in a string of grim discoveries made in the eastern region in recent years.
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The bodies of 166 people have been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz, prosecutors said on Thursday, the latest in a string of grim discoveries made in the eastern region in recent years.
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