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FIFA cut World Cup ref following arrest for alleged sexual assault in UK
A football match official who was a potential pick to work at the men’s World Cup in North America was…
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The cost of 76 years of US wars, from Korea to Iran
“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida, says when describing…
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Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate?
After months of political wrangling, Iraq’s Coordination Framework on Monday named Ali al-Zaidi, a multimillionaire business figure, as the compromise…
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Migrants in hiding as Mauritania pushbacks drastically cut Europe arrivals
In her dimly lit apartment in a quiet suburb of Nouakchott, Francina folded up laundry scattered on a low bed…
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‘War crime’: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities say Pakistani mortars and missiles struck a university and residential neighbourhoods in the eastern province of Kunar…
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North Korea’s Kim to continue support for Russia, state media says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would continue to support Russia’s policies and discussed bolstering military ties…
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US says three killed in boat strike as campaign toll hits at least 185
The US military said Sunday that three men were killed when it struck a boat “engaged in narco-trafficking operations” in…
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Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack ‘pretty sick guy’, views alarmed relatives
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on…
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Iran foreign minister arrives in Russia as US talks remain stalled
Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday as peace efforts between Tehran and Washington hung in the balance, following a…
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US imposes sanctions on Chinese teapot refinery for buying Iranian oil
The Trump administration said on Friday it imposed sanctions on an independent “teapot” refinery in China for buying billions of dollars’ worth…
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