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India advises citizens to avoid traveling to Iraq

The Indian government on Wednesday issued an advisory to its citizens against traveling to Iraq in the wake of escalated tensions between the Iranian government and th

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U.S. aviation authority issues emergency restrictions for Gulf airspace

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued emergency restrictions for the Gulf airspace, as Washington-Tehran tensions are escalating. The FAA said in a sta

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Firestorms: How Australia's bushfires create their own weather

Australia's bushfires have burned so intensely that they have hurled smoke as far away as Chile.They have also created their own weather systems, including deadly "firestorms" that produce dry lightn

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New Zealand forest fire continues

The firefighters are working on Wednesday to contain a large forest fire which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand's Napier. Firefighters have faced strong westerly wind

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New Zealand forest fire continues

The firefighters are working on Wednesday to contain a large forest fire which started on Monday and stretched to 350 hectares near New Zealand's Napier. Firefighters have faced strong westerly wind

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E.U. warns against foreign interference in Libya

The E.U. statement comes a day after forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar said they had taken control of large parts of the coastal city of Sirte. Foreign Ministers from the U.K., F

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Missile attack on US base in Iraq is revenge for Soleimani

Heavy missile attacks were carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps on the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq that hosts both Iraqi and US soldiers on Tuesday n

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APD | Soleimani's daughter criticizes Trump, hailed by Iranians

By APD Writer Muhammad SohailDaughter of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a U.S. strike in Iraq last week criticized U.S. President Donald Trump by ca

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Iran blacklists U.S. Pentagon as "terrorist organization"

Iran designates U.S. Pentagon "terrorist organization" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a U.S. strike last week. TEHRAN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran'

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What's trending worldwide

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following is a selection of the latest world news published by Xinhua News Agency. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for the National Defense A

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U.S. issues travel alert for Israel, Palestine over "heightened tension" in Middle East

The U.S. government issued a travel advisory on Monday, urging its citizens to stay alert while traveling in Israel and Palestine. The U.S. embassy in Israel noted in a release that "heightened tens

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Former 2020 presidential candidate Castro endorses Warren for White House run

Democrat Julian Castro, who ended his presidential campaign last week, has endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren for the White House run. Castro tweeted on Monday that he and Warren share "a vision of A

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Merkel to meet Putin in Moscow for talks on Mideast crises

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere,

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France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to launch a crucial week of negotiations with labor unions amid nationwide protests and transport strikes against the gove

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Libya: Gen. Haftar's forces announce entry into Sirte

Members of the Salah Bou-Haliqa brigade, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army./ Getty Images Forces loyal to Libya's renegade general Khalifa

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What to expect from CES 2020?

01:01 CES, The Consumer Electronics Show will kick off this week in Las Vegas. More than 4,500 exhibiting will launch and nearly 20,000 new transformative tech products from 5G, virtua

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Experts: Chinese footballers "lack quality"

A panel of Chinese Football Association-approved experts has decreed that Chinese footballers "lack quality" and should be put on a specialized training regimen. The comments came after the CFA reve