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Turkey urges Kurdish forces to abandon ‘separatist agenda’ after Syria deal
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) must abandon its “separatist agenda,”…
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Iran releases Franco-German accused of spying
Iran has released a 19-year-old Franco-German national days after throwing out spying charges against him, the French foreign minister told…
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King Abdullah II hails Omar Yaghi’s chemistry Nobel win
Jordan’s King Abdullah II hailed American-Jordanian scientist Omar Yaghi for winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry, along with two other researchers, on…
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Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago’s mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his…
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A New Orleans candidate’s murder conviction was tossed but the state challenges his past
A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned contentious as candidate Calvin Duncan, who spent three…
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In Mexico, women didn’t traditionally inherit island farms. Some want to protect them
Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a…
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Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case
Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first…
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Militants kill 11 Pakistan paramilitary troops in ambush: Sources
Militants ambushed a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing nine paramilitary soldiers and two officers, sources…
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Former FBI chief James Comey to make first US court appearance
Former FBI director James Comey, a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump, is to make his first court appearance…
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Despite Democratics opposition, 200 troops from Texas arrive in Illinois on Trump’s orders
Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said Tuesday, ahead of a planned deployment…
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