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Trump Hosts Palestine’s Abbas With Goal To ‘establish Peace’ In Region
President Donald Trump will play peacemaker at the White House on Wednesday, meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud...
US Moves To Ban ‘lunch Shaming’ Kids For Unpaid Meals
In some schools, children are forced to mop cafeteria floors. In others, their hot meal is taken away and thrown in the...
At Least 70 Miners Trapped After Iran Blast
At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media said. The mine in...
Fresh Syria Talks Hit Hurdles As Safe Zones Mooted
Syrian rebels said Wednesday they were suspending participation in a latest round of peace talks aimed at pushing a...
Myanmar Police Hunt Scavengers Who Found Huge Jade Boulder
Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior...
Nigeria’s Buhari Absent Again From Cabinet Meeting
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari failed to show up for a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, despite assurances...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...
Saudi Court Orders Crane Deaths Trial To Go Ahead
A Saudi appeals court has ordered about a dozen people accused of negligence in a deadly 2015 crane collapse at Islam's...
US Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the...
Voters Disillusioned Ahead of Algeria Poll
In Sidi Mhamed, a drab satellite town southwest of Algiers, residents are struggling to make ends meet, stay safe and...
Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...
Kenya Government ‘hostile’ To Rights Activists
The government of Kenya is hostile towards human rights activists and organisations, according to a report issued...
Facebook, Apple Logos Removed From Thai Royal Funeral Statue
Apple, Facebook and Google logos have been removed from a giant statue of a mythical beast that will stand inside the...
Turkey To Block Wikipedia ‘until It Removes False Content’
Turkey will not allow access to Wikipedia inside the country until rulings ordering the online encyclopedia to remove...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau ‘injured In Air Strike’
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast...
Israelis Warned Not To Visit Tunisia For Jewish Festival
Israel warned its citizens on Wednesday against visiting Tunisia, where Jewish pilgrims will celebrate a religious...
Perennial Middle East Player, Israeli Ally
The United States has for several decades played a mediating role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while remaining...
Abe Announces Plan To Revise Japan’s Pacifist Charter
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday announced plans to seek the first-ever changes to Japan's post-war pacifist...
Satellite Images ‘show Activity At North Korea Nuclear Test Site’
Satellite images show activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear site, a US-based analysts has claimed amid fears...