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China says it is monitoring situation in Taiwan Strait

ChinaismonitoringtheoverallsituationintheTaiwanStrait,astatementbytheMinistryofNationalDefensesaidonThursday.ThestatementwasreleasedafterreportssaidaUSNavydestr

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Afghan forces recapture key district in southern Helmand province

AfghanforcesrecapturedNawadistrictinthesouthernHelmandprovincefromTalibanmilitantsafterthreedaysofmilitaryoperations,adefenseministrystatementsaidMonday."Afghan

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Green Day's Armstrong defends performing after acrobat's death

GreenDayisspeakingoutaftertheybeganaheadliningperformancejustafteranacrobatfelltohisdeathatMadrid'sMadCoolFestivalonFriday.AnacrobatnamedPedroAuniónplunged100fe

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Afghan forces kill 54 militants including 4 Taliban commanders

Upto54Talibaninsurgentshavebeenkilledand33othersinjuredduringtheAfghanarmyoperationsoverthepast24hoursinthesouthernHelmandprovinceonSundaynight,theprovincialgov

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Scotland’s Sturgeon to make a statement on ‘way forward’ after election

ScottishFirstMinisterNicolaSturgeonplanstomakeastatementonTuesdayonthefutureofScotlandfollowingaBritishnationalelectionwhichsawPrimeMinisterTheresaMayloseherpar

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8 killed as Afghan army launches raids to trace militants

EightmilitantswerekilledandfiveotherswoundedamidoperationsconductedbytheAfghanarmyintworestiveprovinces,thecountry'sDefenseMinistrysaidonMonday.Theministrysaidi

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Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi Arabia

SaudiArabiasaidonMondayithadseizedweaponsfromaboatcapturedaftershotswerefiredbysecurityforcesnearanoilplatformintheArabianGulf,atatimeoftensionwithIranandQatar.

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Brazilian president to sue businessman for slander

Brazilian President Michel Temer will sue Joesley Batista, the owner of meatpacking giant JBS, for slander, according to a statement released on Saturday.

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Crew feared missing after US Navy ship, Philippine vessel collide

Seven crew members are missing after a US Navy destroyer collided with a merchant vessel off the cost of Japan early Saturday morning, Kyodo news agency reported, citing the Japanese coast guard.

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Anbang says chairman can't perform duties 'for personal reasons'

AnbangInsuranceGrouponTuesdaysaidChairmanWuXiaohuihasbeenunabletoperformhisdutiesforpersonalreasons,accordingtoastatementpostedonthecompany'sofficialwebsite.The

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Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite tensions

QatarmovedonSundaytoavoidafurtherescalationoftensionswithitsGulfneighborsbysayingthattheircitizensare"freetoremaininthecountry."Qatar'sInteriorMinistrysaidinast

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Mali: three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate

JihadistslaunchedanattackonaUnitedNationscampinnorthernMali,killingthreepeacekeepersfromthewestAfricannationofGuineaandwoundingseveralothers,officialssaidFriday

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Genesis star Phil Collins hospitalized after fall

SingerPhilCollinshasbeenhospitalizedandpostponedhistourafterfallingandhittinghishead,accordingtoastatementonhisFacebookpageThursday.ThestatementsaidCollinshastr

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48 injured in collision of subway trains in Tehran

AcollisionoftwosubwaytrainsinIran'scapitalTehranonTuesdayledtotheinjuryofatleast48passengers,Iran'sHealthMinistryannouncedinastatement.Theaccidentoccurredwhenat

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UK police arrest man at Heathrow airport over Manchester attack

A38-year-oldmanhasbeenarrestedatHeathrowAirportinrelationtotheprobeintotheManchesterArenaattackwhichkilled22peoplelastmonth,policeannouncedinastatementonWednesd

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Brazil police arrests five for overcharging World Cup stadium

PoliceonTuesdayarrestedfivepeopleaspartofaninvestigationintoallegedoverchargingintheconstructionofasoccerstadiuminnortheasternBrazilforthe2014WorldCup,according

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UN Security Council strongly condemns most recent DPRK ballistic missile

The members of the UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the most recent ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday.