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Diplomacy
Gibraltar rejects US demand to seize Iranian oil tanker
Gibraltar on Sunday rejected a US demand to seize an Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute…
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‘Very good’ White House discussions on Afghan peace deal: Trump
The White House signalled progress on Friday in preparations for a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying that…
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Africa
Euphoria grips Sudan as historic transition deal to civilian rule signed
Thousands of cheering people gathered around the Friendship Hall next to the Nile, where the documents that will govern the…
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Diplomacy
Malaysia to question Naik over ‘sensitive remarks’
Malaysian authorities would summon Indian preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic…
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Defense
US lawmaker says no visit to West Bank under ‘oppressive’ Israel conditions
Palestinian-American lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected Israel’s offer to allow her to visit her grandmother in the West Bank, blasting the…
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Asia
Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies
Donald Trump has urged China to “humanely” resolve the violent stand-off with pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, on the back of growing…
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China
Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize
Flights resumed at Hong Kong’s airport on Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening…
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Clashes between pro-govt forces, rebels kill 59 in Syria
Clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents in rebel-held northwest Syria killed 59 combatants on Tuesday, a war monitor said. Hayat…
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Britain might release oil tanker soon, says Iran
The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean…
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China
18 die as typhoon hits east China
Waves several metres high hit the coastline as the storm made landfall in Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai. The deaths…
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