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About 400 IS fighters recently surrendered in Raqa: US

About 400 Islamic State members – including foreign fighters — have in recent weeks surrendered to US-backed forces in the…

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Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 47 in attacks on Afghan security forces

Two separate suicide and gun attacks on government forces in Afghanistan left nearly 50 dead and more than 200 wounded,…

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Pakistan elected to UN Human Rights Council for fourth time

Pakistan on Monday won a key election by securing a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council when the…

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No negotiations with ‘hostile’ US: North Korean envoy

North Korea has told the United Nations that it will never negotiate the dismantling of its nuclear weapons unless the…

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India, Russia to hold first ‘tri-service’ war games

India and Russia will hold large-scale military exercises engaging their armies, navies and air forces for the first time, the…

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Saudi Arabia cancels charity gig by Egyptian pop star

Saudi authorities on Sunday cancelled a charity concert by Egyptian pop sensation Sherine Abdel Wahab, which had been hailed as…

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US-world divide spills out at IMF-World Bank meetings

The growing split between the United States and the rest of the world spilled into the annual meetings of the…

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Death toll from blasts in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu rises to 85

The death toll from twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has jumped…

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General Qamar Bajwa meets UAE PM Sheikh Mohammed

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday met Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the…

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