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Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster

Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...

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Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster

Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...

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Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote

Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a...

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Iran Urges ‘dialogue’ To Resolve Gulf Row Over Qatar

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have...

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Iran Says Trump’s Climate Pact Withdrawal Will Isolate US

Iran on Sunday joined the international chorus of criticism against President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from...

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Indian Shelling Kills Two Pakistani Civilians In Kashmir

Pakistan on Thursday said two of its civilians were killed and seven injured in Indian cross-border shelling in the...

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Indian PM Kicks Off Europe Tour In Powerhouse Germany

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for joint cabinet talks in Berlin Tuesday as...

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China Condemns Couple’s Kidnapping In Pakistan

China condemned on Thursday the armed kidnapping of a Chinese couple in Pakistan, after the abduction raised safety...

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China Says US Warship Entered Its Waters ‘without Permission’

The Chinese government charged on Thursday that a US warship had entered its waters in the South China Sea "without...

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Tensions Deepen Between Saudi, Iran, US After Trump Visit

The yawning gap between Tehran and Washington has grown even wider with US President Donald Trump's latest efforts to...

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Iran Condemns New US Missile Sanctions

Iran criticised new US sanctions on its missile programme on Thursday, saying they would undermine the nuclear deal...

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Germany Slams Turkey’s Refusal To Let MPs Visit NATO Base

Germany on Monday slammed Turkey's refusal to allow its lawmakers to visit a NATO base near Syria and warned it could...

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Berlin Backpackers In A Bind

It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help...

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Germany To Shut Berlin Hostel Over North Korea Link

The German government said Wednesday it will shut down a Berlin hostel after it emerged that the site is North Korean...

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China Lawyer’s Wife Seeks US Asylum After Brazen Escape

Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them...

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China’s Xi Vows To Defend Climate Pact In Call With Macron

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to protect the Paris Agreement on curbing climate change during a phone call with...

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China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky

When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...

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China Demands ‘immediate’ Halt As THAAD Goes Online In South Korea

China has demanded an 'immediate' halt to the deployment of a controversial US missile system in South Korea just hours...

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China Demands US Suspend Missile Shield In South Korea

China called Tuesday for the immediate suspension of a controversial missile defence system hours after Washington...