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US must leave the area it controls in Southern Syria — Lavrov

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The area on Syria’s border with Jordan, which Washington designated as a “de-confliction zone” under its protection, hosts the Rukban refugee camp, Lavrov said on Monday. FILE PHOTO. © AFP Russia believes the camp to be a recruiting ground for militant groups and blames the US for restricting humanitarian access to it. “This zone must be […]

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Zarif: Israel’s ‘myth of invincibility’ has crumbled

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Zarif: Israel’s ‘myth of invincibility’ has crumbled

Iran’s Foreign Minister said on Sunday the shooting down of an Israeli jet after it bombed a military site in Syria had shattered Israel’s “so-called invincibility”, reacting to a speech delivered earlier by Israel’s premier. Mohammad Javad Zarif  AFP “Israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbors,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Munich Security […]

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Arab Coalition intercepts ballistic missile in Yemen

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Arab Coalition intercepts ballistic missile in Yemen

A ballistic missile was intercepted over the coastal city of Mokha west of Yemen by Arab Coalition forces on Sunday. Coalition aircraft also carried out 30 raids in the provinces of Hajjah, Saada and Jouf on Saturday which destroyed several targets. (AFP) Yemeni sources said that the ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias was destroyed […]

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Netanyahu slams ‘outrageous’ Holocaust remark by Polish PM in Munich

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Netanyahu slams ‘outrageous’ Holocaust remark by Polish PM in Munich

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday lashed out at “outrageous” remarks by his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki, who said the Holocaust had involved “Jewish perpetrators” as well as Polish. Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki gives a speech during the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Photo: Thomas Kienzle / AFP The Israeli leader, who like Morawiecki […]

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Saudi women to start own business without male permission

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Saudi women to start own business without male permission

Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or male relative, as the kingdom pushes to expand a fast-growing private sector. Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor’s office this month said it would also begin recruiting women investigators for the first time. (Shutterstock) The policy change, announced by the […]

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Five dead after church shooting in southern Russia, attacker killed (PHOTO, VIDEO)

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Five dead after church shooting in southern Russia, attacker killed (PHOTO, VIDEO)

An eyewitness to the shooting, Oksana, told RT it happened right in front of a Christian church. The gunman targeted people as they were leaving, but luckily many of the churchgoers managed to take cover inside the building, giving more time for the security guards to respond to the attack. FILE PHOTO © Konstantin Chalabov […]

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Donald Trump criticises FBI over Florida shooting

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Donald Trump criticises FBI over Florida shooting

FBI spending too much time on Russia investigation instead of preventing Florida school shooting, US president says. US President Donald Trump has criticised the FBI for allegedly spending too much time on the Russia investigation instead of preventing the Florida school shooting. FBI spending too much time on Russia investigation instead of preventing Florida school shooting, US president […]

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All 66 on board killed as plane crashes in southwest Iran

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All 66 on board killed as plane crashes in southwest Iran

An Iranian passenger plane crashed on Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of southwest Iran, killing all 66 people on board. Aseman Airlines flight EP3704 disappeared from radar around 45 minutes after takeoff from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, the airline’s public relations chief Mohammad Tabatabaei said. The ATR-72 twin-engine turboprop, in service for 25 years, left […]

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‘Do not test Israel’s resolve’, Netanyahu warns Iran in Munich

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‘Do not test Israel’s resolve’, Netanyahu warns Iran in Munich

The Israeli PM hoisted what he said was part of an Iranian drone. Photo: Lennart Preiss / MSC Munich Security Conference / AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Sunday over aggressions by Iran and its “proxies” in Syria, saying he would not allow them to “put a noose around our neck”. Calling […]

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Stockholm attacker may use trial to spread propaganda, experts warn

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Stockholm attacker may use trial to spread propaganda, experts warn

Rakhmat Akilov, who has has confessed to driving the truck in the April 2017 attack that killed five and injured many others in central Stockholm, will use his upcoming testimony to spread Isis propaganda, legal experts warned on Saturday. In photos provided by police, confessed Stockholm attacker Rakhmat Akilov displays the index finger gesture used […]

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