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A Prayer For the Victims of Turkey

God in heaven, I pray for the hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Alevis, Hizmet movement participants and minority...

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Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90

President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...

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Palestinian Refugees’ Dreams of Returning Home Fade

Fifty years ago, Sobhi Awwad left the ancient West Bank city of Jericho with his parents, running to dodge the...

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Putin Hosts Modi At Russia’s Economic Showcase

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlin's...

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Chairman Wontumi To Be Honoured With Doctorate Degree

The New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako has been nominated by Economic and Social...

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Britain’s May In Saudi Arabia Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's...

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Israeli Rule ‘key Cause’ of Palestinian Hardship

Fifty years after Israel occupied the Palestinian territories, its policies in the West Bank and Gaza are at the root...

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North Korea Warns of ICBM Launch

North Korea warned on Wednesday that it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time,...

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N. Korea Prepared For New ICBM Test

North Korea warned Wednesday it was prepared to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at any time, as the...

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Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East

The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...

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Slave Trade To People Trafficking In SE Nigeria

They travel thousands of kilometres across west Africa to get to the southeast Nigerian city of Calabar where small...

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Keeping Memories Alive In Years Since Six-Day War

Some use photographs, others seek global solidarity or throw themselves into campaigning for peace. Fifty years after...

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UN Chief Guterres Says Climate Deal Is Essential

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is "absolutely essential" that the world unite to combat the threat...

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War of Words Between Trump and Merkel Continues

US President Donald Trump called Germany's trade and spending policies "very bad" - intensifying a row between the...

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As Many As 30 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean

Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that left Libya last week said as many as 30 people were trampled or drowned during...

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Yemen Facing ‘total Collapse’ As Fighting Continues, UN Warns

The United Nation's top humanitarian co-ordinator has said Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional...

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UN Says Five Kenya Refugee Camp Workers Involved In Fraud

Five UN workers at a refugee camp in northwest Kenya were allegedly involved in fraud and other serious misconduct, the...

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US, China Could Decide This Week On North Korea Sanctions

The United States and China are discussing next steps in response to North Korea's missile tests and could reach a...

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UN Urges Morocco and Algeria To Help Stranded Syrians

The UN refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage for dozens of Syrian refugees...