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At least 19 dead after overnight battle at Kabul hotel

Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night…

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Pope urges hope in visit to Peru area devastated by floods

Pope Francis, visiting an area of Peru that was devastated last year by heavy rains linked to climate change and…

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China´s waste import ban upends global recycling industry

For years China was the world´s top destination for recyclable trash, but a ban on certain imports has left nations…

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Syria denies Turkey informed it of ‘brutal’ Afrin attack

Damascus on Saturday denied Turkey had informed it of its planned military operation against Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave in the…

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Mattis warns of ‘growing threats’ from Russia, China

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that America is facing "growing threats" from China and Russia, and warned that the…

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US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump travel ban

The US Supreme Court on Friday set up a major showdown over presidential powers, agreeing to decide the legality of…

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Prime Mum-ister: New Zealand PM says she’s having a baby

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday she is expecting her first baby and is set to become the…

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Growing pains for #MeToo as Ansari tale sparks backlash talk

Less than four months after the #MeToo movement inspired a national conversation about sexual misconduct and led to the downfall…

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Pakistan, Iran discuss possibility of cooperation in defence industry

Federal Minister for Defence Production, Science and Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussain and Iranian Minister of Defence and Logistics of Armed…

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