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Israel Closes Gaza Border Crossings
Israel announced the closure of its Gaza border crossings on Thursday in response to daily rocket fire from the enclave over the past week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital stoked Palestinian…
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More Than 6,700 Rohingya Killed In Myanmar
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmar security forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country's Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
The figure, published on Thursday…
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Theresa May Heads To Brussels After EU Vote Loss
Theresa May is due at a summit in Brussels, hours after Conservative rebels in the Commons defeated the government in a key Brexit vote.
MPs backed an amendment giving them a legal guarantee of a vote on the final Brexit deal struck with…
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Deadly Suicide Attack At Somali Police Academy
A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman has killed at least 13 police officers inside a training centre in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, police say.
Fifteen others have been wounded in the attack, police added.
The bomber blew…
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Mozambique President Fires Four Key Ministers
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has sacked four ministers, including those with the foreign affairs and energy portfolios, his office said in a statement late on Tuesday.
No reasons were given for the dismissal of Mineral Resources…
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‘Feminism’ Is Dictionary’s Word Of Year
A leading US dictionary has named "feminism" as its word of 2017 following a surge in online searches.
Merriam-Webster said interest in the term was driven by women's marches, new TV shows and films on women's issues and the string of…
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U.S. Lifts Visa Sanctions On Gambian Government
The United States government has announced the lifting of visa sanctions imposed on Gambian officials last year.
The State Department said the latest move which took effect Tuesday December 12, 2017; was because Banjul had taken…
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U.S. ‘Troubled’ Over Ethiopia’s Renewed Deadly Violence
The United States Embassy in Ethiopia says it is troubled and saddened by deadly violence in the country over the past two days.
Reports indicate that about 15 people were killed by state forces in the town of Chelenko in the east…
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Trump’s Jerusalem Move to Create Tensions – Putin, Erdogan Warns
Before landing in Ankara on Monday to meet Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin made an unscheduled visit to war-torn Syria, where he ordered Russian troops to start withdrawing, and Egypt, to hold planned talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.…
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The EU’s Complicity in Refugee Abuse in Libya
"In prison, they would hit us often," said Ousman who spent five months in a Tripoli detention centre in 2016. "They killed many boys. I saw many people dying in prison, either because they fell sick or were beaten."
Ousman is just one…
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