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A few minutes’ walk from the multi-cultural hustle and bustle of Finsbury Park Station in North London stands the Finsbury...

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Rights Groups Urge Indonesia to End Death Penalty

by Ainur Rohmah

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Yusman Talembanua felt blessed after the Indonesian supreme court annulled his death sentence, leading to him being freed...

France's President Macron signed into law counter-terrorism measures

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France’s Anti-Terror Law Takes Effect as Emergency Powers End

France's tough new anti-terrorism laws came into effect on Wednesday as the state of emergency enacted after the 2015 Paris...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi. On Thursday, he rejected an offer by regional officials to freeze the results of the Kurdistan referendum.

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Iraq to Hold Parliamentary Elections on May 15

The government of Iraq announced on Wednesday that parliamentary elections will be held in mid-May. The Cabinet announced that the...

Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza

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Hamas Gives Control of Gaza Border to Palestinian Authority

Hamas handed control of Gaza's border crossings to the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday as part of a deal the two...

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Former Trump Campaign Officials Charged in Russia Collusion Probe

by Staff Writer

2017/10/31

Mueller's office charged former Trump campaign officials - Paul Manafort and Rick Gates - in Russia collusion probe while Papadopoulos...

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US, UK on Different Sides of Debate About Smoking Addiction Cure

by Marina Watson Pelaez

2018/06/06

While the US is sending out the message that Vaping is dangerous, the UK is taking a diametrically opposed position...

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Spanish Prosecutor Calls for Sedition Charges Against Catalan Leaders

2017/10/30

Spain's public prosecutor called for sedition and embezzlement against Catalan leaders stemming from the region's declaration of independence.

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‘Gay Purge’ Never Ended in Russia’s Chechen Republic

by Evgenia Sokolovskaya

2017/10/29

Chechen officials have never denied the existence of "gay concentration camps." They have denied the existence of gay people in...

Iraqi Kurdistan president Masoud Barzani

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Iraqi Kurdistan President Barzani to Leave Office

2017/10/30

Masoud Barzani, president of Iraqi Kurdistan, is stepping down from the office he has held since 2005 amid disputes with...

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Opportunities Shrinking for Afghan Girls Seeking Education

by Shadi Khan Saif

2017/10/28

In Afghanistan, 3.5 million children are out of school, and 85 percent of them are girls. The number of schools...

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‘It is Better to Die Here than in Myanmar:’ Rohingya Struggle to Avoid Deportation from India

by Raqib Hameed Naik

2017/10/27

Some 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar and settled in India. Now all of them are at risk...

A voter casts a ballot in the Catalan independence referendum

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Catalan Parliament Votes to Secede from Spain

2017/10/27

The Catalan parliament on Friday approved a motion to secede from Spain and establish an independent state. In a secret...

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UK: North Korea Likely Behind ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack

2017/10/27

The U.K. government believes North Korea was behind the "WannaCry" ransomware attack that took down large portions of the National...

Uighurs pray at the Id Kah Mosque in Xinjiang, China.

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China’s ‘War on Terror’ Might Bring About a Real Terror Threat

by Aleksandra Urman

2017/10/26

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BEIJING, China – In the beginning of the fall, the Chinese government resorted to repressive measures against Uighurs, the country’s...

People from the town of Qaim outside their new homes in the Kilo 18 camp for displaced people from Anbar province in Iraq.

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Over 10,000 People Flee Iraq’s Anbar Ahead of Anti-ISIS Operations

2017/10/26

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More than 10,000 people have fled home in Iraq's Anbar province in the past month ahead of operations against Islamic...

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Abadi: Iraq Rejects Offer to ‘Freeze’ Kurdistan Referendum

2017/10/26

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Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday rejected an offer by the Kurdistan Regional Government to freeze the results of the...

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

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Has Democracy Succeeded in Tunisia?

by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

2017/10/25

Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring, and is hailed as the only Arab nation to achieve democracy. While...

Iraqi troops move to Qaim and Rawa near Syria border after Hawija's capture in October 2017

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Iraqi Security Forces Move on Rawa and Qaim Near Syrian Border

by Fergus Kelly

2017/10/25

Iraqi Security Forces have moved towards Qaim and Rawa in west Anbar province near the border with Syria, to capture...

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Kurdistan Gov’t Freezes Referendum Results, Calls for Dialogue

by Staff Writer

2017/10/25