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Kabul: Gunmen ‘Attacking Intercontinental Hotel’
At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan officials say.
Special forces were battling the gunmen, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said.
An official at the Afghan spy agency told AFP…
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Syria: Turkey War Planes Launch Strikes on Afrin
Turkish war planes have launched air strikes on Kurdish positions in northern Syria, in a move likely to cause tensions with the US.
Turkey wants to oust these Kurdish fighters from Syria's Afrin region, which lies near its southern…
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Far from Home, Mexican Migrants Eager to Influence Presidential Race
Tijuana native Alma Martinez will cast her first-ever vote for a Mexican president this July, but from across the country’s northern border, where she is among hundreds of thousands of co-nationals whose participation could be decisive in a…
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German Election Would Further Harm SPD, Schulz Warns
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats on Friday urged members of his center-left party to endorse coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives or risk facing new elections that could further damage the party.
The SPD…
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In Russia, Trump Inauguration Euphoria Leaves Lasting Hangover
A year ago on Saturday, Russian nationalists partied in central Moscow to celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States.
Euphoria has given way to dismay as the man they expected to end U.S. sanctions…
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Zimbabwe To Hold First Post-Mugabe Vote This Summer
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the country will hold elections in in five months, the first poll in the southern African state since independence that does not involve former President Robert Mugabe.
Mnangagwa…
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UK Appoints a Minister for Loneliness
Since Britain voted to leave the European Union more than a year ago, Europeans have mockingly said that the decision will result in an isolated, lonely island nation.
But Britain, in fact, already has a serious problem with loneliness,…
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Trump Announces ‘Fake News Awards’ Winners
Donald Trump has unveiled the winners of his "Fake News Awards", escalating his attacks on some of the major US media outlets.
Members of the media, politicians and activists slammed the awards as "terrifying", "chilling" and "disgusting".…
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Ethiopia Frees Opposition Leader Merera Gudina
Prominent Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been released from prison after more than a year in detention.
The move on Wednesday came two weeks after Prime Minister Desalegn Hailemariam had announced that jailed "politicians"…
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Mnangagwa Says Zimbabwe Elections To Be Held In Five Months
Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying, the first time since independence the southern African state will conduct a vote that does not involve former…
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