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Lebanon arrests 21 in Israeli ‘spy networks’ busts
Lebanon said Monday it had busted at least 17 suspected Israeli spy networks in one of the largest nationwide crackdowns…
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US urges direct nuclear talks with Iran, says time running out
Washington: A senior US official said Monday that time was running out for nuclear negotiations with Iran and urged Tehran…
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Colombia demands removal from ‘hunger hotspots’ list
Colombia took umbrage Monday at being included in a report by UN agencies on 20 “hunger hotspots,” demanding to be…
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Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon
An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that supplies water to indigenous…
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Pakistan police call for PUBG game ban after family massacre
Pakistani police called Monday for the wildly popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game to be banned after a teenager confessed to…
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Russia, US square off at UN over Ukraine crisis
Russia and the United States faced off Monday at the UN Security Council over Moscow’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian…
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was feeling fine and…
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Ban on meat: Indian Muslims to close food business permanently if BJP sweeps power
MATHURA: In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura, where a temple and a…
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Suu Kyi to face new trial for electoral fraud
Myanmar’s junta has charged Aung San Suu Kyi with influencing election officials during 2020 polls, a source said on Monday,…
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Foreign journalists in China facing ‘unprecedented’ pressure: media group
Threats of legal action, online troll campaigns and dwindling numbers after the expulsion of colleagues — foreign journalists in China…
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