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Pakistan in the crosshairs of Trump’s Afghan strategy-aljazeera-

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Military, foreign office and government slam US accusations of harbouring armed groups, citing efforts to oust fighters. Pakistan’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa said Islamabad does not want financial assistance from the United States, only its trust [File: Reuters] slamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has hit back at US accusations it harbours Afghan Taliban safe havens, with […]

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Cracks in Trump’s Af-Pak policy

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Cracks in Trump’s Af-Pak policy

  India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs US President Donald Trump as they give joint statements in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US June 26, 2017. REUTERS/ President Donald Trump has finally found time from the internal White House crises and racial tensions within the United States to address a much-awaited […]

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Netanyahu to Putin: Iran must withdraw from Syria or Israel will ‘defend itself’

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Netanyahu to Putin: Iran must withdraw from Syria or Israel will ‘defend itself’

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017 © Alexei Nikolsky / Reuters Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Israel is prepared to intervene in Syria to counteract the Iranian influence in the conflict. Moscow, which views Iran as key […]

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How did terror cell behind Spain attacks avoid detention?

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How did terror cell behind Spain attacks avoid detention?

Police patrol the seafront in Barcelona. Photo: AFP The jihadist cell behind last week’s twin attacks in Spain was built around a “guru” and went completely offline to avoid detection by anti-terrorist police, experts said. The group managed to evade authorities so well that even a giant explosion at their bomb factory in Alcanar, where police […]

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In dealing with Trump, Pakistan plays its trump card

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In dealing with Trump, Pakistan plays its trump card

PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: Pakistan is learnt to have conveyed to the United States that it will call off its efforts in the Afghan reconciliation process if the Trump administration does not change its new policy of intimidation and coercion towards Islamabad. It has been conveyed to the US administration through diplomatic channels that Pakistan will set […]

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Canadian town refuses to remove swastikas from park

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Canadian town refuses to remove swastikas from park

An anchor in a Pointe-des-Cascades, Que., park is adorned with a swastika. The mayor said the anchor dates back to before  The municipality of Pointe-des-Cascades, Que., says it won’t remove an anchor adorned with a swastika in a neighbourhood park because the piece has historical significance. Last Thursday, Corey Fleischer, the founder of Erasing Hate, was called to Parc Saint-Pierre […]

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Air raid in Yemen kills at least 35 people

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Air raid in Yemen kills at least 35 people

Bombs hit close to Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, leaving dozens dead and injured, local media reports. At least 25 air raids hit Sanaa and its outskirts on Wednesday, according to local media [Reuters] AIR RAIDS INCREASING IN YEMEN An air attack on a hotel near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 35 people, according […]

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Islamic State orders militants to set headquarters in Tal Afar on fire

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Islamic State orders militants to set headquarters in Tal Afar on fire

Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) pound an Islamic State gathering in western Mosul. Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State has ordered militants to set their headquarters on fire and withdraw from open areas, according to intelligence of paramilitary troops. “The enemy ordered militants to burn their headquarters and withdraw from open areas in Tal Afar toward […]

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We must stop German Muslims from falling for Erdogan’s propaganda, ministers say

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We must stop German Muslims from falling for Erdogan’s propaganda, ministers say

Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: DPA Germany’s foreign and justice ministers warned Tuesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was using “propaganda” to divide their country’s three-million-strong ethnic Turkish community. In a tough-worded commentary published amid a raging bilateral row, they warned that Germany’s democratic culture was at threat from the “radicalisation” of Erdogan’s politics, spreading through […]

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Spain suspect admits terror cell planned ‘to kill hundreds’ in Barcelona

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Spain suspect admits terror cell planned ‘to kill hundreds’ in Barcelona

An alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that he and other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, was the first of four surviving suspects to be questioned in Madrid’s National Court, which deals with […]

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