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Reconciliation dialogue in Cairo fails to end Hamas-Fatah division

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Sri Lanka and China to amend agreement on southern port

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New Zealand's incoming leader flags TPP problems

NewZealand’sparticipationintheTrans-PacificPartnership(TPP)hasencounteredanobstaclewithincomingPrimeMinisterJacindaArderninsistingshewillpushforchangestotheagre

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The Gambia signs 45-million-dollar loan with Islamic Trade Finance Corp.

TheGambianFinanceMinisterAmadouSannehonTuesdaysignedaloanagreementof45millionU.S.dollarswiththeInternationalIslamicTradeFinanceCorporation(ITFC)tosupporttheGamb

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EU backs Iran deal, urges US Congress to protect it

EuropeanUnionforeignministersonMondaybackedtheIrannuclearagreement,sayingtheaccordisworkingandisakeypartofnon-proliferationeffortsdespiteU.S.PresidentDonaldTrum

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Trump to make announcement on fate of Iran nuclear deal Friday

U.S.PresidentTrumpisexpectedtoannouncehisdecisiononthefateoftheIrannucleardealinaspeechonFriday,accordingtoRepublicanlawmakersbriefedbytheadministration.WhiteHo

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Turkish military says has begun reconnaissance in Syria's Idlib

TurkisharmedforcesbeganreconnaissanceactivitiesinSyria’sIdlibprovinceonSunday,themilitaryconfirmedonMonday,beforeanexpectedmilitaryoperationinthebitterlycontest

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Trump points to Iran missile test in criticizing nuke deal

PresidentDonaldTrumponSaturdaypointedtoareportedmissiletestbyIrantorenewhiscriticismofthenuclearagreementitreachedwiththeU.S.andothernations.Iran’sRevolutionary

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Iran unveils new long-range ballistic missile

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China's call to support Iran nuclear deal echoed

ChineseForeignMinisterWangYionWednesdayurgedsupportforthehard-reachedIrannucleardealandhiscallwasechoedbyothermajorcountries.TheJointComprehensivePlanofAction(J

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Trump weighs pulling out of free trade deal with South Korea

President Donald Trump is considering triggering a withdrawal from a free trade agreement with South Korea, a business lobbying group said Saturday, raising concerns about a move that could cause a fresh economic rift between allies at a moment of heightened tensions with a common foe.

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S. Korea trade minister says no agreement at talks with US on FTA

SouthKorea'stradeministersaidonTuesdayattheconclusionoftradetalkswiththeUSthatthetwosidesfailedtoagreeonhowtomoveforwardondiscussionsoverthepossibilityofamendin

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Egypt, Russia help mediate a third peace deal in Syria

EgyptandRussiahavehelpedtocreatea"de-escalationzone"inSyria.ThelatestceasefireagreementwasmadebySyrianforcesandrebelsintheSyriancityofHomsandtheeasternGhoutareg

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday launched a task force to review the agreement with Japan on "comfort women," a euphemism for women, mostly of the Korean Peninsula, who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

SouthKorea'sforeignministryonMondaylaunchedataskforcetoreviewtheagreementwithJapanon"comfortwomen,"aeuphemismforwomen,mostlyoftheKoreanPeninsula,whowereforcedin

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Friday said that Sri Lanka would sign a deal with China on the development of the Hambantota Port, in southern Sri Lanka, on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan PM says agreement with China over port deal to be signed

ByAPDWriterJamilaHusainCOLOMBO,July28(APD)-SriLanka'sPrimeMinister,RanilWickremesinghe,onFridaysaidthatSriLankawouldsignadealwithChinaonthedevelopmentoftheHamba