Yemen's Houthis want U.N. guarantees for delegation as peace talks in Geneva stall
Yemen's Houthi group said on Friday it was still waiting for the United Nations to guarantee that the flight carrying its delegation to peace talks in Geneva would not be inspected by Saudi coalition forces and could evacuate some of its wounded.
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Yemen's Houthi group said on Friday it was still waiting for the United Nations to guarantee that the flight carrying its delegation to peace talks in Geneva would not be inspected by Saudi coalition forces and could evacuate some of its wounded.
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Staff undermining Colombia tribunal trying former rebels: attorney general
Officials from the special Colombian tribunal tasked with trying crimes related to the country's five decades of conflict may have covered up the non-compliance of several former rebel commanders with a peace accord, the attorney general said on Friday.
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Officials from the special Colombian tribunal tasked with trying crimes related to the country's five decades of conflict may have covered up the non-compliance of several former rebel commanders with a peace accord, the attorney general said on Friday.
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Iraq protesters enter oilfield facility, hold two staff hostage: Lukoil, police
Protesters entered a water treatment facility linked to the West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Lukoil, and held two Iraqi employees hostage on Friday, according to a Lukoil source and a source with Basra's energy police.
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Protesters entered a water treatment facility linked to the West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Lukoil, and held two Iraqi employees hostage on Friday, according to a Lukoil source and a source with Basra's energy police.
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Maldives accuses U.S. of intimidation after comments on political prisoners
Maldives accused the United States of intimidation on Friday, a day after Washington called for the release of "falsely accused" political prisoners and threatened action if the island's upcoming election is not free and fair.
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Maldives accused the United States of intimidation on Friday, a day after Washington called for the release of "falsely accused" political prisoners and threatened action if the island's upcoming election is not free and fair.
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Unrest spreads in Iraq as Iranian mission stormed, oil workers held hostage
Civil unrest fueled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite spread across the south of the country on Friday as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others took workers hostage at a nearby oilfield.
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Civil unrest fueled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite spread across the south of the country on Friday as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others took workers hostage at a nearby oilfield.
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Trump ups ante on China, threatens duties on nearly all its imports
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that he was ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the United States, threatening duties on another $267 billion in Chinese goods on top of $200 billion in imports now primed for levies in coming days.
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U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that he was ready to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese imports into the United States, threatening duties on another $267 billion in Chinese goods on top of $200 billion in imports now primed for levies in coming days.
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Study questions Iran-al Qaeda ties, despite U.S. allegations
There is no evidence that Iran and al Qaeda cooperated in carrying out terrorist attacks, according to a study published on Friday that casts doubt on Trump administration statements about close ties between the two.
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There is no evidence that Iran and al Qaeda cooperated in carrying out terrorist attacks, according to a study published on Friday that casts doubt on Trump administration statements about close ties between the two.
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Air strikes, shelling hit Idlib and Hama on day of Syria summit in Tehran: monitor
Air strikes hit parts of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, a war monitor said, as the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Tehran to discuss the fate of the enclave.
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Air strikes hit parts of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, a war monitor said, as the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Tehran to discuss the fate of the enclave.
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Iraq protesters free hostages at West Qurna water treatment plant
Protesters peacefully left a water treatment facility linked to Iraq's West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Russia's Lukoil, and released two Iraqi employees they had held hostage, a Lukoil source and a source with Basra's police said.
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Protesters peacefully left a water treatment facility linked to Iraq's West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Russia's Lukoil, and released two Iraqi employees they had held hostage, a Lukoil source and a source with Basra's police said.
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Turkey will not 'watch from the sidelines' any killings benefiting Syrian agenda: Erdogan
Turkey will "neither watch from the sidelines nor participate in such a game" if the world turns a blind eye to killings of tens of thousands to further the Syrian government's agenda, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
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Turkey will "neither watch from the sidelines nor participate in such a game" if the world turns a blind eye to killings of tens of thousands to further the Syrian government's agenda, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
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Unrest intensifies in Iraq as Iranian consulate and oil facility stormed
Civil unrest fueled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite intensified across the south of the country on Friday, as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others briefly took workers hostage at a nearby oilfield.
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Civil unrest fueled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite intensified across the south of the country on Friday, as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others briefly took workers hostage at a nearby oilfield.
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Staff undermines Colombia tribunal trying former rebels: attorney general
Officials from the special Colombian tribunal tasked with trying crimes related to the country's five decades of conflict may have covered up the non-compliance of several former rebel commanders with a peace accord, the attorney general said on Friday.
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Officials from the special Colombian tribunal tasked with trying crimes related to the country's five decades of conflict may have covered up the non-compliance of several former rebel commanders with a peace accord, the attorney general said on Friday.
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Power supplies restored to almost all of Hokkaido, Toyota plants to shut
Power supply had been restored to almost all customers in Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after a powerful earthquake caused blackouts across the island, but the impact to businesses continue, including Toyota Motor's plan to halt 16 of 18 domestic full-assembly plants due to a parts factory shutdown.
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Power supply had been restored to almost all customers in Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after a powerful earthquake caused blackouts across the island, but the impact to businesses continue, including Toyota Motor's plan to halt 16 of 18 domestic full-assembly plants due to a parts factory shutdown.
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U.S. recalls diplomats in El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic over Taiwan
The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries' decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan.
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The United States said on Friday it had recalled its top diplomats in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama over those countries' decisions to no longer recognize Taiwan.
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Chinese government's top diplomat in Pakistan to meet new government
The Chinese government's top diplomat was in Pakistan on Saturday for the first high-level meetings between the neighbors since new Prime Minister Imran Khan took office, the south Asian nation's foreign office said.
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The Chinese government's top diplomat was in Pakistan on Saturday for the first high-level meetings between the neighbors since new Prime Minister Imran Khan took office, the south Asian nation's foreign office said.
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Australian groups launch global wave of climate protests ahead of summit
Tall ships carrying climate change banners sailed into Australia's Sydney Harbour on Saturday launching a wave of protest across 95 countries organized by New York-based lobby group 350.org.
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Tall ships carrying climate change banners sailed into Australia's Sydney Harbour on Saturday launching a wave of protest across 95 countries organized by New York-based lobby group 350.org.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro unlikely to return to presidential campaign: son
Brazil's front-running presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to return to campaigning before the Oct. 7 first-round vote because of the severity of wounds he suffered in a stabbing attack, his son said on Friday.
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Brazil's front-running presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is unlikely to return to campaigning before the Oct. 7 first-round vote because of the severity of wounds he suffered in a stabbing attack, his son said on Friday.
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U.S. military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons
America's top general on Saturday said he was involved in "routine dialogue" with President Donald Trump about military options should Syria ignore Washington's warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib.
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America's top general on Saturday said he was involved in "routine dialogue" with President Donald Trump about military options should Syria ignore Washington's warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib.
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Power restored in most of Japan's quake-hit Hokkaido; Toyota plants to shut
Power had been restored to almost all customers in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after an earthquake caused an island-wide blackout and killed at least 21 people.
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Power had been restored to almost all customers in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido by early Saturday, two days after an earthquake caused an island-wide blackout and killed at least 21 people.
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Filipinos’ trust in Duterte falls to lowest level - survey
Public trust in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte dropped to the lowest of his presidency, a survey showed on Saturday, although he still maintained a rating of "very good".
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Public trust in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte dropped to the lowest of his presidency, a survey showed on Saturday, although he still maintained a rating of "very good".
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Wife of top Mexican drug lord released on bail: media
Mexican authorities have released on bail the wife of one of the country's most wanted drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, boss of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, local media reported late on Friday.
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Mexican authorities have released on bail the wife of one of the country's most wanted drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, boss of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, local media reported late on Friday.
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