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Sisi says "evil powers" attempt to ruin, isolate Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al- Sisi said Sunday that "people of evil" are currently attempting to isolate Egypt and ruin its institutions, stressing terrorism seeks to destabilize the most populous Arab country.

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Impeachment of Brazil's Rousseff looms ahead amid political turmoil

A Brazilian congressional committee voted on Monday to recommend impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff, but pro-government lawmakers believe a two-thirds majority can hardly be secured in the full lower house for the process to move ahead.

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Left-wing Mexican senators campaign against Donald Trump

A group of left-wing Mexican senators announced on Tuesday the start of a campaign against U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump who made a series of disparaging comments against Mexican people.

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New Zealand PM condemns Brussels terrorist attacks

​New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attacks in Brussels, saying New Zealanders are thinking about the people and the government of Belgium.

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Brazil's Supreme Court suspends Lula's cabinet post

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday suspended former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's newly appointed cabinet post and returned the corruption case against him to criminal court.

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Russia opposes U.S. unilateral sanctions against DPRK

​Russia said Thursday that it is against new U.S. unilateral sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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North Korea denies cyber attacks on South Korea officials

North Korea on Sunday denied that it conducted cyber attacks against officials from rival South Korea, calling the South’s accusation that it did so a “fabrication”.

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S.Korea's spy agency to hold emergency meeting over DPRK's cyber terror threats

​South Korea's spy agency will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to go over the preparations of government agencies against potential cyber terror threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported Monday.

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Indonesian rights group opposes gov't plan to castrate repeat child-sex offenders

​Indonesian top human rights watchdog has opposed the government's plan to use chemical castration as a punishment for convicted child molesters over violation of human rights principle.

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Hollande seeking to extend France's state of emergency for 3 months

Echoing security concerns as terror threats resurfaced, French President Francois Hollande is seeking lawmakers' approval to extend the state of emergency for another three months.

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Turkey detains 9 suspects linked to IS following Istanbul attack

Turkey detained nine members with the Islamic State (IS) militant group, including three Russians, a day following a bomb attack in Istanbul killed 10 people and injured 15 others.

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Obama urges Congress to authorize use of force against IS

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday night called on Congress to authorize the use of military force against the extremist group of Islamic State (IS).

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Bombing attack on Istanbul's tourist hub lays bare worsening security

A suicide bombing attack on Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet Square on Tuesday has left 10 people dead, among them nine German tourists, laying bare a worsening security situation in crises-ridden Turkey.

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IS leader linked to Paris attack mastermind killed by coalition airstrike: Pentagon

A Syrian-based IS leader with direct link to Paris attack mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud was killed in an airstrike, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

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Turkey says to keep up military support for Iraq until Mosul is freed from IS

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey's military training and equipment support for Iraq will continue until Mosul is liberated from the Islamic State (IS) militants.

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Israel's deputy PM resigns amid sexual assault allegations

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Silvan Shalom on Sunday announced his resignation from politics amid sexual assault accusations against him.

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Australia wins tobacco case against giant Phillip Morris over plain packaging

​Australia's government has won its case against tobacco giant Phillip Morris, fighting off an investor-state dispute challenge to its controversial tobacco plain packaging laws.