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Reporter's diary: UAE suspends all flights to and from Iran

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East Africa's huge locust outbreak has spread to Congo

A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesd

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Israel-Gaza hostilities flare through second day

Flame and smoke are seen during an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza Strip, February 24, 2020. /Reuters Gaza militants on Monday fired rockets toward Israel, which responded with air str

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NBA highlights on Feb. 23: Lakers edge the Celtics at home

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Irish PM Varadkar resigns, but stays on with country in angry deadlock

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German government under fire after far-right mass shooting incident

Thousands of people took part in vigils across Germany on Thursday after a gunman with apparent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in the c

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Germany's moral dilemma

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Palestine slams Netanyahu's plan to build new settlement homes

Palestine on Thursday condemned the plan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to build thousands of settlement homes in Jerusalem, considering his decision "systematic destruction of the two

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Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigns, retains caretaker role

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar resigned on Thursday, but stayed on as interim leader while the country's three main parties battle out coalition talks after an incon

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Far-right motive suspected in mass shooting in Germany, authorities say

A 43-year-old German man shot and killed nine people at several locations in a Frankfurt suburb in an attack that appeared to have been motivated by far-right beliefs,

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German gov't passes law against right-wing extremism, hate crime on internet

The German government passed a law on Wednesday to combat serious cases of right-wing extremism and hate crime on the internet. Social networks in Germany now have to report certain postings to the

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Netanyahu's graft trial to begin on March 17

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will start on March 17, two weeks after Israel holds its third national election in less than a year, the Justice Ministry said on Tues

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Polls show Israel's political deadlock may persist, reasons explained

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives speaks to media in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 21, 2019. /Reuters Photo Opinion polls on Monday showed that Israel's political gridlock may persi

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Orban goes green, but critics smell opportunism

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Israel’s Gantz vows to form government without Netanyahu

Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz is vowing to form a government that will include neither the indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the predominantly Arab

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Dortmund cruise past Frankfurt 4-0 to go second

Players of Borussia Dortmund celebrate their first goal in a Bundesliga game against Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund, Germany, February 14, 2020. /VCG Photo Norwegian teen striker Erling Braut H

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Marchessault's OT goal lifts Golden Knights past Blues 6-5

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