Rockets fired at Basra airport as violent protests grip Iraq
Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
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Basra airport was attacked with rockets on Saturday after another night of protests against Iraq's political elite, during which demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate and briefly took oilfield workers hostage.
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Trump axes $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of American aid, a U.S. State Department official said on Saturday.
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Leader of Colombia rebel dissident group killed, president says
The leader of Colombia's United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
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The leader of Colombia's United Guerrillas of the Pacific (GUP), a group of former Marxist rebels who refused to demobilize under a peace deal, was killed in combat with the armed forces President Ivan Duque said on Saturday.
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Serbia's Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to continue talks with Kosovo officials to resolve differences but warned it would take a long time to reach a broad deal with Pristina that could allow both nations to move toward EU membership.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to continue talks with Kosovo officials to resolve differences but warned it would take a long time to reach a broad deal with Pristina that could allow both nations to move toward EU membership.
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Iran executes three Kurdish prisoners accused of militant attacks
Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western Iran, the judiciary's news service reported on Saturday.
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Iran executed three Iranian Kurdish men accused of belonging to a militant group and taking part in attacks against civilians and security forces in the Kurdish region of western Iran, the judiciary's news service reported on Saturday.
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Yemen's Houthi leader says Saudi-led coalition obstructed his peace delegation
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Saturday accused the Saudi-led coalition opposing it in Yemen's war of blocking the Houthi delegation from traveling to U.N.-hosted peace talks in Geneva.
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Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi on Saturday accused the Saudi-led coalition opposing it in Yemen's war of blocking the Houthi delegation from traveling to U.N.-hosted peace talks in Geneva.
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Italian PM says govt never considered leaving the euro
Italy has never considered leaving the European Union or the single currency, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
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Italy has never considered leaving the European Union or the single currency, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday.
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Greek police fire teargas at Macedonia protesters
Thousands of Greeks protested in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Saturday over a deal with neighboring Macedonia to end a decades-old dispute over its name.
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Thousands of Greeks protested in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Saturday over a deal with neighboring Macedonia to end a decades-old dispute over its name.
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Angola's Lourenço appointed leader of ruling MPLA party
Angolan President João Lourenço on Saturday took the helm of the ruling MPLA party, winning unopposed a leadership election that marks the end of Jose Eduardo dos Santos' almost 40-year dominance of Angolan politics.
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Angolan President João Lourenço on Saturday took the helm of the ruling MPLA party, winning unopposed a leadership election that marks the end of Jose Eduardo dos Santos' almost 40-year dominance of Angolan politics.
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Rouhani: U.S. asks Iran 'every day' to begin talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the United States continually sends messages to Iran asking it to begin negotiations.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the United States continually sends messages to Iran asking it to begin negotiations.
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Colombia's president says ELN rebels may free more hostages soon
More hostages held by Colombia's ELN rebel group may be released shortly, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday, reiterating that he will not return to peace talks with the leftist guerillas until all those kidnapped have been freed.
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More hostages held by Colombia's ELN rebel group may be released shortly, President Ivan Duque said on Saturday, reiterating that he will not return to peace talks with the leftist guerillas until all those kidnapped have been freed.
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Shaken Dutch lawmaker Wilders says no more Prophet cartoons, for now
Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has said he has no plans, for now, to revive a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week.
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Dutch lawmaker and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders has said he has no plans, for now, to revive a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed after it emerged as a motive for a stabbing in Amsterdam last week.
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Google pulls Russian opposition leader's YouTube advert ahead of vote
Google removed a YouTube advert by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after authorities complained that the videos would violate an election silence law before Sunday's vote for regional governors, an aide to Navalny said on Saturday.
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Google removed a YouTube advert by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after authorities complained that the videos would violate an election silence law before Sunday's vote for regional governors, an aide to Navalny said on Saturday.
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Flush from end of bailout, Greek PM announces tax breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by its EU partners and the IMF.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by its EU partners and the IMF.
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Trump cuts $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department official said on Saturday.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered that $25 million earmarked for the care of Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospitals be directed elsewhere as part of a review of aid, a State Department official said on Saturday.
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Fresh from end of bailout, Greek PM announces tax breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by its EU partners and the IMF.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by its EU partners and the IMF.
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Iraqi officials lift curfew in Basra
Iraqi officials in Basra lifted a curfew on Saturday night that had been in place since 4 p.m. (1300 GMT), the military said.
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Iraqi officials in Basra lifted a curfew on Saturday night that had been in place since 4 p.m. (1300 GMT), the military said.
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UNHCR says Tripoli facility ready to help refugees caught up in fighting
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Saturday recommended that thousands of refugees who escaped from detention centers amid clashes between militia in Tripoli be directed to a facility in the capital to help them to safety.
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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Saturday recommended that thousands of refugees who escaped from detention centers amid clashes between militia in Tripoli be directed to a facility in the capital to help them to safety.
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Anti-immigration party set for election gains as Sweden swings right
Swedes vote on Sunday in a tight election dominated by fears over asylum and welfare, with the populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats vying to become the biggest party in a country long seen as a bastion of economic stability and liberal values.
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Swedes vote on Sunday in a tight election dominated by fears over asylum and welfare, with the populist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats vying to become the biggest party in a country long seen as a bastion of economic stability and liberal values.
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Support for Merkel's coalition parties hits record low: poll
Combined support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance and their partners, the left-leaning Social Democrats (SPD), has hit a record low for any such 'grand coalition' government, according to a survey published on Sunday.
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Combined support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative alliance and their partners, the left-leaning Social Democrats (SPD), has hit a record low for any such 'grand coalition' government, according to a survey published on Sunday.
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China engages in Australia's largest maritime drill for first time
China is participating for the first time in Australia's largest maritime exercise as more than 3,000 personnel from 27 countries engage in joint training off the strategic northern port of Darwin.
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China is participating for the first time in Australia's largest maritime exercise as more than 3,000 personnel from 27 countries engage in joint training off the strategic northern port of Darwin.
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