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Damascus Bomber Kills 18 After Car Chase

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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Qatar Defiant As Deadline Nears To Resolve Gulf Rift

A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a de...

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Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly...

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Akufo-Addo To Ministry of Finance

President Akufo Addo has directed the Ministry of Finance to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian employees at the...

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Pay Military Civilians’ Arrears – Akufo-Addo To Fair Wages Commission

President Akufo Addo has directed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to pay all outstanding arrears owed civilian...

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Arab-Israeli Ex-Lawmaker Imprisoned Over Phone Smuggling

An Arab-Israeli former lawmaker entered prison Sunday to begin a two-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to smuggling...

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Polio Worker ‘shot Dead In NW Pakistan’

A health worker who had been immunising children against polio was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern province...

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Total To Sign Iran Gas Deal, Biggest Since Sanctions Lifted

French energy giant Total will finally sign its multi-billion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field...

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Israel Rearrests Palestinian Lawmaker

Israeli authorities have re-arrested a prominent Palestinian lawmaker in an overnight raid over her leadership in a...

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18 Killed As Car Bombers Strike Damascus

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus on Sunday, with a monitor reporting...

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Total To Sign $4.8 Bn Gas Deal With Iran

French energy giant Total is to sign a $4.8 billion agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field, the oil...

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I’m Modern Day Presidential, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump has defended his use of social media in a series of tweets, following a row over comments he...

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Israel’s Ex-PM Jailed For Bribery Released Early

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been released from prison on parole after serving two-thirds of a...

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From Promise To Prison

Ehud Olmert was once described as "probably the best" politician Israel ever produced, but the debonair ex-premier who...

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Suicide Bombing Hits Damascus, Deaths Reported

Several people were killed and others wounded on Sunday when a suicide bombing struck an eastern district of Damascus,...

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‘Schoolmaster’ Xi Leaves Hong Kong Smarting

A landmark visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hong Kong left little doubt that Beijing views the city as a...

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked...

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Israeli Ex-PM Olmert Freed From Prison After Parole In Graft Case

Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison on Sunday after being granted parole in a corruption case...

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Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist...