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Israel frees 207 African migrants from prison

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Israel frees 207 African migrants from prison

African migrants walk on a road after being released from Saharonim Prison in the Negev desert, Israel, on April 15, 2018. (Reuters) Israel on Sunday freed 207 African migrants from prison following a supreme court ruling after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu controversially reversed a deal with the UN refugee agency on the detainees’ fate. After […]

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Caught in a lie, US & allies bomb Syria the night before international inspectors arrive

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Caught in a lie, US & allies bomb Syria the night before international inspectors arrive

A Syrian firefighter inside the destroyed Scientific Research Center in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018 © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters An engineer at the now-bombed-out research facility north of Damascus, which the US claims was the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, says the labs were making medicine and testing toys for safety. RT Arabic […]

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North Korea warns UK against ‘act of war’ after Royal Navy deployed to enforce sanctions

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North Korea warns UK against ‘act of war’ after Royal Navy deployed to enforce sanctions

North Korea called the UK’s decision to send warships to the Korean peninsula an “extremely provocative act” CREDIT: REUTERS  North Korea has accused Britain of an “act of war” for deploying warships off the Korean Peninsula to enforce international sanctions. Pyongyang hit back at an “extremely provocative act” after Britain announced last week that a third vessel will […]

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Ex-FBI Director Comey: Trump ‘morally unfit’ to be president

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Ex-FBI Director Comey: Trump ‘morally unfit’ to be president

Comey was fired from his post as FBI director in May of last year [File: EPA] James Comey says US president treats women like ‘meat’ and there is ‘certainly some evidence of obstruction of justice’. Former FBI Director James Comey has accused US President Donald Trump of being “morally unfit” for the presidency and treating women like […]

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What mission has the US accomplished in Syria?

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What mission has the US accomplished in Syria?

US President Donald Trump leaves after making a statement about Syria at the White House in Washington [Yuri Gripas/Reuters] US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the US-led strikes in Syria were a “mission accomplished”, adding that he had no intention of launching further strikes against President Bashar al-Assad‘s targets. Trump’s announcement came hours after US, French […]

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Putin to Arab League summit: Russia ready for joint work to help war-torn Iraq & Syria recover

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Putin to Arab League summit: Russia ready for joint work to help war-torn Iraq & Syria recover

A woman who fled eastern Ghouta receives aid from Russian forces at a shelter in Adra, near Damascus, Syria, March 20, 2018 © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters Russia is ready for a multifaceted cooperation with the Arab League in order to ensure regional security,” Putin said on Sunday in an address to the 22-member alliance. The Russian president […]

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Ibrahimovic on target again as Galaxy douse Fire

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Ibrahimovic on target again as Galaxy douse Fire

Zlatan after scoring against the Chicago Fire. Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/TT Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his first full appearance for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday to secure a battling 1-0 win over the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Ibrahimovic took his MLS goals tally to three in three games after heading home a cross […]

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France, US, UK launch joint draft resolution on Syria

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© AP Photo/Julie Jacobson MOSCOW, April 15. /TASS/. France, the US and the UK have circulated a joint draft resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council that denounces the use of chemical weapons there and demands the establishment of an independent mechanism for investigating such incidents, AFP reported on Saturday evening. The draft resolution resolutely […]

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US: Locked and loaded if Syria uses toxic gas again

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US: Locked and loaded if Syria uses toxic gas again

  The United States has warned it “is locked and loaded” to strike Syria if there are any more chemical attacks, hours after more than 100 bombs targeted facilities in Damascus and Homs said to be associated with the use of chemical weapons. Speaking to an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Saturday, […]

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Mission accomplished’: Trump hails ‘perfectly executed’ Syria strike

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Mission accomplished’: Trump hails ‘perfectly executed’ Syria strike

US President Donald Trump announces from the White House that strikes are under way on Syria. (Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Twitter praised Western air strikes against the Syrian government on Saturday (Apr 14) as “perfectly executed”, and added “Mission Accomplished”. “A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United […]

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