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In Iran and Russia the Telegram messenger has become particularly popular for its phenomenal feature - public channels, which have...

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Iran Nuclear Deal: What Can Trump Do, With What Consequences?

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has threatened to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran. But he has a...

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Hezbollah Cements Dominance in Lebanon After General Election

The Iran-backed Hezbollah group was poised to seal its dominance of Lebanese politics on Monday as its main foe Prime...

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Watchdog: Foreign Donors to Afghanistan Fueling Corruption

Foreign donors have flooded Afghanistan with more money than it can absorb, exacerbating corruption and fuelling the drawn-out conflict, according...

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Chinese Déjà Vu: Beijing Sends Foreign Minister to N.Korea

by Yaechan Lee

Earlier this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited North Korea for the first time in 11 years. This development...

Protesters at Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square

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Not Our Tsar: Russians Protest Against Putin’s Inauguration

by Evgenia Sokolovskaya

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Almost 1,600 Russians, including at least two children and 703 Muscovites, were arrested during opposition rallies that took place all...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Saudi Arabia

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Can Iraq Balance Relations With Both Saudi Arabia and its Arch-Rival Iran?

by Rabiya Jaffery

Iraqi-Saudi ties have thawed significantly recently, becoming stronger than they have been in three decades.

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Dozens of Palestinians Wounded by Gunfire in Gaza Border Protest

Dozens of Palestinians were wounded by gunfire on Friday as thousands demonstrated on the Gaza border for a sixth week...

Migrants heading toward the United States

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Illegal Crossings at US Southwest Border With Mexico Triple

Illegal crossings on the border with Mexico climbed in April to triple the year-earlier levels, the U.S. Department of Homeland...

Actresses who have faced the prejudice of the film industry in France

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‘Do you speak African?’ Black Actors Blast Racism of French Film Industry

A group of black and mixed race actresses published a book pillorying the prejudice they have suffered at the hands...

A tree fell on a car after a sand storm in northern India

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At Least 125 Killed in India’s Dust Storm

A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced on Thursday for more...

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Slain Afghan Journalists Remembered on World Press Freedom Day

Afghanistan's slain journalists were remembered on World Press Freedom Day on Thursday, days after the deadliest attack on the country's...

Government buildings in the Tunisian capital. Tunisian democracy has faced numerous setbacks since the Arab Spring.

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Tunisia’s Revolutionary Youth Disillusioned Ahead of Polls

Clean streets, functional transportation, a football field... young Tunisians aren't asking for the moon from their soon-to-be elected officials, but...

China, North Korea, crisis, missile threat

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China Border Town Sees Property Boom as World Warms to N. Korea

The dramatic diplomatic thaw on the Korean peninsula is sparking an unexpected economic windfall on the Chinese border, where property...

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Tens of Thousands of Armenians Shut Down Capital in Show of Defiance

2018/05/02

Tens of thousands of Armenians converged on the capital Wednesday, blocking key transport links and government buildings.

The arrest of migrants by police in Hungary

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Hungary Refuses to Sign Euro-African Declaration Mentioning Migration Advantages

2018/05/02

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Hungary on Wednesday refused to sign a declaration recognising the advantages of migration, despite its adoption by more than 50...

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Red Cross: Syria Aid Shifts to ‘Rehabilitation’ from ‘Emergency’

2018/05/02