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Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response Sirens blare in south as projectile explodes in field, causing no casualties; earlier rocket launched from Strip fell short of border

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Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response Sirens blare in south as projectile explodes in field, causing no casualties; earlier rocket launched from Strip fell short of border

Rockets seen flying over central Israel on the fifth day of Operation Protective Edge, July 12, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90) Alert sirens sounded Wednesday evening in a number of Gaza border communities as a rocket launched from the Strip exploded in an open field in southern Israel. The projectile reportedly fell in the area of the […]

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At least 2 dead, 6 rescued after 8-story building collapses in Istanbul’s Kartal

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At least 2 dead, 6 rescued after 8-story building collapses in Istanbul’s Kartal

Six people were rescued and at least two people died after an eight-story apartment building in the Kartal district on Istanbul’s Asian side collapsed on Wednesday. Rescue teams are searching for others believed to be trapped under the rubble. People rescued by search teams were rushed to the hospitals to receive treatment. Parliament Speaker Binali […]

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Egyptian politicians pave way for Sisi to stay in power until 2034

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Egyptian politicians pave way for Sisi to stay in power until 2034

An Egyptian parliamentary committee on Tuesday approved proposed constitutional amendments which would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034 and boost his control of the judiciary.  The approval is the first step needed to move forward with the constitutional changes, which are expected to be finally endorsed by parliament and then […]

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Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28

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Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his 2019 State of the Union address to Congress in Washington, D.C., Tuesday (local time). / AFP-Yonhap U.S. President Donald Trump said he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for two days from Feb. 27 in Vietnam to inject fresh momentum into their countries’ stalled […]

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Why Trump’s zig-zagging speech made perfect sense The State of the Union address was designed to revive and strengthen the connection between Trump the president and Trump the candidate.

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Why Trump’s zig-zagging speech made perfect sense The State of the Union address was designed to revive and strengthen the connection between Trump the president and Trump the candidate.

President Donald Trump stood in condemnation of both parties as mired in a swamp of self-dealing and dysfunction. | Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, as it unfolded, was a dizzying and even disorienting experience, a cascade of rhetorical passages that seemed to contradict each other every few moments. Appeals […]

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Lift UN arms embargo and see how far we’ll go in anti-terror figh

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Lift UN arms embargo and see how far we’ll go in anti-terror figh

Mohamoud Ahmed Nur, the Somali ambassador to Kenya. PHOTO | FRED OLUOCH | NMG The Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur spoke to Fred Oluoch about regional security, Somalia politics and bilateral relations. There have been concerns, especially among the federal states, that no new territories have been reclaimed from Al Shabaab since President […]

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Russia must create land-based hypersonic missiles with 500km+ range by 2020 – MoD

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Russia must create land-based hypersonic missiles with 500km+ range by 2020 – MoD

FILE PHOTO ©  Russian Defense Ministry / Sputnik14In response to the US suspending the INF treaty, Russia is boosting its land-based missile development. Moscow wants hypersonic missiles of 500km+ range and a land-based version of the Kalibr cruise missile, ready by 2020. After killing INF US has ‘free hand’ to reassert ‘supremacy in the world’ with ‘new […]

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Turkey has closed IMF chapter for good, President Erdoğan says

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Turkey has closed IMF chapter for good, President Erdoğan says

AA PhotoAA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that Turkey has closed its chapter with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for good. “Turkey’s ledger with the IMF is closed and will not open again,” Erdoğan said while addressing the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) group meeting. He emphasized that Turkey cut its […]

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LATEST: Nine people killed in violent blaze at Paris apartment block

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LATEST: Nine people killed in violent blaze at Paris apartment block

Photo: AFP Nine people were killed in a fire that ripped through a residential building in an upmarket Paris neighbourhood early Tuesday, the fire service said. Described as a “scene of incredible violence”, the blaze in the capital’s 16th arrondissement also left one person seriously injured and another 30 — including six firefighters — with minor injuries. […]

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Sala plane tragedy: Underwater VIDEO released by investigators shows one body inside wreckage

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Sala plane tragedy: Underwater VIDEO released by investigators shows one body inside wreckage

  Reuters / STEPHANE MAHE Underwater video footage has appeared showing one occupant visible in the wreckage of the plane carrying missing striker Emiliano Sala from France to Cardiff ahead of his £15 million club record move, investigators say. Air Live report that the footage shows one occupant from the plane’s crew, which consisted of […]

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