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UN Official Resigns Over Israel Apartheid Report

The head of the United Nations' West Asia commission, Rima Khalaf, has resigned over what she described as the pressure...

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DOJ Documents ‘show No Evidence’ To Support Trump’s Wiretap Claims

The US government has no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered...

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Half of Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Dead After Cold Snap

This week's bitter cold snap killed about half of Washington's beloved cherry blossoms, and the survivors are now...

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Trump Repeats Charge That Obama Ordered Wiretaps Against Him

US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his charge that predecessor Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap against...

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Syria Raids Targeted ‘advanced’ Hezbollah Arms

Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most...

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UN Official Says Quitting Over ‘Israel Apartheid’ Report

Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to...

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UK Raps White House Over ‘ridiculous’ Trump Spy Claims

The White House will not repeat claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK...

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Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster

A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...

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Uganda’s Police Spokesman Shot Dead Outside Home

Uganda's second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as he...

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Suicide Attacker Targets Bangladesh Army Camp

A man blew himself up on Friday at a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces, wounding two others, in an apparent...

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US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque Where 46 Killed

The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a...

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Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump

Britain’s communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during...

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Palestinian Police Wage War On Stolen Israeli Car Traffic

At the police officer's gesture, the bulldozer smashes its shovel into a blue Hyundai -- the latest of thousands of...

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Trump, Xi Eye Mar-A-Lago Summit

The United States and China are finalizing plans for a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at...

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World Bank Indirectly Backs Harmful SE Asian Projects

World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution...

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US Claims Deadly Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque

The US military said it carried out a deadly air strike on an Al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and would investigate...

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Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump

Britain's communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the...

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UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

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Senate Intelligence Panel Rejects Trump Wiretap Claim

There are "no indications" that Trump Tower was under surveillance by the US government before or after the election, a...