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Trial of Palestinian teen who slapped IDF soldiers begins behind closed doors

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Trial of Palestinian teen who slapped IDF soldiers begins behind closed doors

Judge at Ofer military court orders outsiders kept out of the proceedings for the benefit of Ahed Tamimi, who is being tried as a minor Seventeen-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, right, arrives for the beginning of her trial in the Israeli military court at Ofer military prison in the West Bank village of Betunia, February 13, […]

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Somalia given greenlight to respond in border case

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Somalia given greenlight to respond in border case

In Summary The court Monday announced that Somalia should respond to Kenya’s claim that the current flow of the border should remain intact. Somalia sued Kenya in August 2014, saying the border between the two countries should extend diagonally into the sea. The area in contest is about 100,000 square kilometres, forming a triangle east […]

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10 missing after migrant boat capsizes on river between Turkey, Greece

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10 missing after migrant boat capsizes on river between Turkey, Greece

A boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized on Maritsa River that runs along the border between Turkey and Greece on Tuesday, with at least 10 migrants missing. AA Photo The incident was revealed after one of the migrants called on the soldiers patrolling the military zone, asking for help for his child to be rescued. The […]

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Egypt army says killed 10 terrorists, arrested 400 as Operation Sinai 2018 continues

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Egypt army says killed 10 terrorists, arrested 400 as Operation Sinai 2018 continues

Egyptian security forces killed 10 militants in an exchange of fire and arrested 400 suspects, including foreigners, as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism campaign focused on Sinai that was launched last week, the army said in a statement on Tuesday. Screenshot from latest series of hits by the Egyptian armed forces against terrorist hideouts in […]

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Breaking point? Turkey demands ‘concrete steps’ from US while Washington wavers

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Breaking point? Turkey demands ‘concrete steps’ from US while Washington wavers

Strained relations between Turkey and the US seem to have reached a critical point. Ankara is seeking clarity from the US, threatening to ‘break’ ties. Washington meanwhile continues to hide behind vague statements. Turkish forces wave a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, on January 28, 2018. © Khalil Ashawi / Reuters US […]

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Kim Jong Un praises South Korea’s ‘impressive and sincere’ Olympic welcome

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Kim Jong Un praises South Korea’s ‘impressive and sincere’ Olympic welcome

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un said it is important to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation” after meeting with the delegation that returned to the North after visiting the South for the Winter Olympics, the North’s state media said on Tuesday. © KCNA via KNS / AFP | This photo taken on February 10, 2018 […]

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Armed groups target Damascus, its Countryside, and Daraa with shells, damaging Ibn Sina Hospital

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Armed groups target Damascus, its Countryside, and Daraa with shells, damaging Ibn Sina Hospital

Damascus/Daraa, SANA – Material damage was caused on Monday due to shelling attacks by armed groups on Damascus and its Countryside in a new violation of the de-escalation zone in Eastern Ghouta. Speaking to SANA, a source at Damascus Police Command said that the armed groups fired a rocket shell on the Clinics Complex in […]

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Wounded IS group chief al-Baghdadi alive in Syria, says Iraqi official

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Wounded IS group chief al-Baghdadi alive in Syria, says Iraqi official

An Iraqi interior ministry official said the Islamic State group’s head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive and being treated at a field hospital in Syria after being wounded in an air strike. © AFP(archive) “We have irrefutable information and documents from sources within the terrorist organisation that al-Baghdadi is still alive and hiding” in Syria‘s northeastern Jazira region, […]

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5 die as heavy snowfall hits Sea of Japan coast

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5 die as heavy snowfall hits Sea of Japan coast

At least five people died in prefectures facing the Sea of Japan and elsewhere as heavy snowfall hit the areas Monday due to a strong winter pressure pattern, according to a Kyodo News tally. A woman walks during heavy snow in Fukui on Monday.  Photo: KYODO Sea of Japan coastal areas are expected to continue to see […]

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Palestine’s Abbas meets Russian counterpart Putin, says US not the only mediator in talks with Israel

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Palestine’s Abbas meets Russian counterpart Putin, says US not the only mediator in talks with Israel

Palestine refuses to consider the U.S. as the only mediator in its talks with Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 12, 2018. (Reuters Photo) […]

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