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Spreading Violence In South Sudan Forcing Thousands To Flee To Uganda

A woman and her children displaced by fighting in South Sudan sit outside her tent at the Kule camp The U. N. refugee...

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Over 6,000 Flee ‘terrifying’ Violence In S.Sudan Town

More than 6,000 people have fled fighting in southern South Sudan, with refugees recounting the slaughter of civilians...

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US Strike In Syria Not Enough, Further Steps Needed

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday welcomed the US strike on an airbase of the Syrian regime but said it...

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Philippine Military To Upgrade Island Facilities, Not Launch Land Grab

The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in...

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Turkey Welcomes US Syria Strike, Urges No-Fly Zone

Turkey on Friday welcomed a US missile strike on a Syrian regime airbase in retaliation for a suspected chemical...

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Syria Army Says Six Dead In US Missile Strike

Six people were killed and serious damage caused by a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in the centre of the...

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Syria War: US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’

The US has carried out a missile strike against a Syrian air base in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...

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US Strikes On Syrian Base

The missile strike against a Syrian air base marks the first time the United States has directly attacked the regime of...

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GP Practices Close In Record Numbers

Record numbers of GP practices closed last year, forcing around 265,000 patients to move, data suggests. A Freedom of...

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Brexit Vote A ‘bad Decision’, Says Irish Minister

Voting to leave the European Union was a "bad decision" for the UK, the Irish foreign minister has said. Charlie...

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Syrian Refugees Settle In Egypt, Give Up On West

After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West...

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US Launches Missile Strikes In Response To Chemical ‘attack’

The US has carried out a missile attack against targets in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on...

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UN ‘working On Solution For Ex-IS Captives Released In Libya’

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has confirmed that a group of 35 people, mainly women and children from Eritrea who were...

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US Border Tax Plans Raise Major Questions For GM, Fiat

Republican plans to introduce a US border adjustment tax have auto giants General Motors and Fiat Chrysler looking for...

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NATO Calls On Russia To Stop Violence In Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Russia to use its "considerable influence" to end fighting in...

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Russia Says Its Support For Syria’s Bashar Al Assad Is ‘not Unconditional’

Russia has said its support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad is "not unconditional" in the wake of a suspected...

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Iraqi Helicopter Downed In Fight To Retake Mosul

The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they...

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Huawei Defeats Samsung In Patent Battle In China

The Chinese smartphone-maker Huawei has won a patent victory over its South Korean rival Samsung. A Chinese court in...

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China Court Orders Samsung Units To Pay $11.6m To Huawei Over Patent Case

A Chinese court has ordered Samsung Electronics’s (005930. KS) mainland subsidiaries to pay 80 million yuan ($11.60...