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Sudanese president makes surprise visit to Syria

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Sudanese president makes surprise visit to Syria

December 16, 2018 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir paid a surprise visit to Damascus on Sunday, expressing readiness to improve bilateral relation with the isolated Arab country. The one-day visit was the first since the imposition of Arab sanctions against Damascus as a result of the repressive campaign of the Syrian uprising against the […]

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Thousands protest Orban government ‘slave law’ in Budapest

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Thousands protest Orban government ‘slave law’ in Budapest

Bernadett Szabo, Reuters | People take part in a protest against a proposed new labor law, billed as the “slave law”, in Budapest, Hungary, on December 16, 2018. Protesters threw smoke grenades at police who responded with tear gas in Budapest on Sunday as thousands of people rallied against a new “slave law” passed by […]

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Israel says it uncovered 4th Hezbollah tunnel from Lebanon

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Israel says it uncovered 4th Hezbollah tunnel from Lebanon

* Israel said it had detected Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’ infiltrating north Israel from Lebanon. (File photo: AFP) Israel’s army said Sunday it has uncovered another Hezbollah “attack tunnel” leading from Lebanon into north Israel, the fourth since it started a search-and-destroy operation this month. Israel says the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group has dug the infiltration […]

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Trump says ‘in no hurry’ to negotiate with N. Korea

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Trump says ‘in no hurry’ to negotiate with N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-un walk together before their working lunch during their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, June 12. REUTERS-Yonhap U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is “in no hurry” to negotiate with North Korea, as progress on dismantling […]

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Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel capital Prime Minister Scott Morrison says embassy will not move until a peace settlement is achieved.

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Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel capital Prime Minister Scott Morrison says embassy will not move until a peace settlement is achieved.

Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on Saturday that work on a new site for the embassy is under way [Mick Tsikas-Pool/Getty Images] Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on Saturday that work on a new site for the embassy is under way [Mick Tsikas-Pool/Getty Images] Australia has recognised West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but an embassy shift from Tel […]

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Kremlin Rebuffs U.S. Call to Release Ukraine Naval Crews

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Kremlin Rebuffs U.S. Call to Release Ukraine Naval Crews

FSB / TASS The Kremlin on Friday rebuffed a U.S. call to release Ukrainian ships and sailors, saying it could not take precedence over Russia’s justice system, but added that Moscow remained interested in a top-level meeting with the United States. Washington said on Thursday that a meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin […]

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Swedish Prime Minister Löfven loses confidence vote Far-right Sweden Democrats back opposition Alliance in confidence motion.

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Swedish Prime Minister Löfven loses confidence vote Far-right Sweden Democrats back opposition Alliance in confidence motion.

Swedish Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party leader Stefan Lofven | Henrik Montgomery/AFP via Getty Images   Sweden’s prime minister, Stefan Löfven, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday after the far-right Sweden Democrats backed the center-right Alliance’s bid to oust the Social Democrats. Löfven’s defeat in the vote, in which 204 MPs voted against him versus […]

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Defying Trump, US Senate votes to end US support for Yemen war Senators also pass resolution saying that Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

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Defying Trump, US Senate votes to end US support for Yemen war Senators also pass resolution saying that Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Senator Bob Corker speaks to reporters before a series of votes on legislation ending US military support for the war in Yemen [Joshua Roberts/Reuters] Washington, DC – The US Senate voted on Thursday to approve a resolution calling for an end to United States involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led military campaign in Yemen, setting the stage for a potential showdown […]

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Strasbourg shooting: Tourists and locals among the victims

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Strasbourg shooting: Tourists and locals among the victims

Patrick Hertzog, AFP | A man lights a candle in tribute to the victims of a deadly shooting the day before in central Strasbourg on December 12. A Thai tourist was among those killed in the deadly shooting at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg Tuesday, while an Italian radio journalist was […]

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Foreign Policy: ‘Saudi Arabia declares war on Muslim congresswomen’

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Foreign Policy: ‘Saudi Arabia declares war on Muslim congresswomen’

Rashida Tlaib (R) and Ilhan Omar (L) became the first Middle Eastern women to be elected to Congress during the US mid-terms on 6 November, 2018 [Facebook] The American magazine Foreign Policy reported that since the beginning of the mid-term elections in the United States, conservative media outlets have fiercely targeted Somali-American congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who wears hijab, in […]

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