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2018-10-14
La Stampa
"We cannot resign ourselves to the demon of war, to the madness of terrorism, to the deceptive force of weapons that devour life". Pope Francis writes it in the message that was read on Sunday afternoon, October 14 at the Bologna Fair, at the opening of the i…
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2018-10-15
EILEEN SULLIVAN
The Saudi king denied knowing anything about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, said President Trump, who is sending his secretary of state to meet the king.
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2018-10-12
USA TODAY, David Jackson and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY
Dina Powell, an executive at Goldman Sachs, is out of the running for Ambassador to the United Nations, according to two sources.
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2018-10-04
Reuters Editorial
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address broadcast Thursday on state TV.
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2018-10-11
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President Erdogan queries claim that no video exists from Saudi consulate on day Jamal Khashoggi vanished.
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2018-10-03
Ruth Sherlock
The Mohammed VI Tangier Tech City would stand in monument to China's expansion into a North African nation on Europe's doorstep. But experts say the project has stalled.
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2018-10-13

Yahoo News For Pakistan's 13th IMF Bailout, Expect Tougher Conditions Yahoo News (Bloomberg) -- A regular client of the International Monetary Fund, investors are asking whether Pakistan's 13th loan program since the late 1980s will finally break a cycle of f…
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2018-10-18
Hugh Eakin
This brazen killing did not occur in isolation. If it was the “game-changer” that many see, it was also the latest, most extreme manifestation of a repressive regime that has acted with virtual impunity while maintaining enviably close ties to Washington. The…
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2018-10-16
Reuters Editorial
Alain Goma, a French citizen who had been held captive in Yemen by Houthi forces, was freed on Tuesday, a statement from the French president's office said.
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2018-10-11
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
The disappearance of a well-known journalist may threaten the reputation of the Saudi crown prince.
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2018-10-15
Al Jazeera
Touted as Saudi Arabia's progressive reformer, Mohammed bin Salman has an ominous human rights record.
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2018-10-03
Kanupriya Kapoor
Indonesian President Joko Widodo made a second visit to earthquake-devastated Sulawesi island on Wednesday, saying efforts to help survivors were gearing up and he was keen to see economic activity resume.
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2018-10-11

Nigeria's former ruler Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday backed his ex deputy to beat incumbent Muhammadu Buhari in elections next year, in a cautious endorsement after a years-long feud. Atiku Abubakar, who is referred to across Nigeria by his first name, was Ob…
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2018-10-08

Close to two days after Turkish government sources first said prominent Saudi
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2018-10-12

Terror group chief dismisses Netanyahu's UN speech as a 'farce,' says he does not intend to provide 'free information' to the enemy on alleged precision missile facilities
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2018-10-15
Ahmed Mansoor, AFP, APP, Our Correspondent, AFP, News Desk, Our Correspondent, Iftikhar Chaudhry, Our Correspondent, Umer Farooq
Committee, comprising 20 MNAs, 10 senators, has equal representation of treasury, opposition benches The post 30-member parliamentary panel finalised to probe July 25 poll rigging appeared first on The Express Tribune.
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2018-10-04
ISABEL KERSHNER
In recent days, Hamas has expanded its protests in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian protesters ran from tear gas at a border crossing with Israel on Wednesday.
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2018-10-11
adekunle
The 31 Presidential candidates * President Muhammadu Buhari – All Progressives Congress, APC * Alhaji Atiku Abubakar – Peoples Democratic Party, PDP * Mr. Donald Duke – Social Democratic Party, SDP * Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim – Alliance for New Nigeria, ANN * …
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2018-10-15
FP Staff
Namaste England's narrative weaves a story between a husband, a wife, and her love for the city of London. The post Namaste England song ‘Tu Meri Main Tera’ shows Arjun Kapoor’s struggle as he follows Parineeti Chopra to London appeared first on Firstpost.
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2018-10-12
Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid
The country's secular and Islamist parties have been governing by consensus for years—and strangling democracy in the process.
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2018-10-07
DOUG MILLS and MARISA SCHWARTZ TAYLOR
The first lady visited several African countries on her first major international trip alone. But looming in the background were President Trump’s comments about the continent.
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2018-10-12
Bard Wilkinson, CNN
Turkey claims it has audio and video recordings proving a Saudi journalist was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month, according to unnamed US and Turkish officials cited by the Washington Post.
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2018-10-15
Vogue
The Jordanian monarch, Queen Rania, kept things simple in the polished, yet easy and effortless shirtdress.
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2018-10-09

[Independent (Kampala)] Dallas -Uganda's flag flew high on Sunday when Eddy Kenzo was voted East African Artiste of the Year and Ykee Benda African Newcomer artiste of the year at the 5th African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) in Dallas, USA.
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2018-10-07
Mahmood A. Madani
For Gandhi, communal harmony was more important than even swaraj. This moral urgency must inform the actions of the political class.
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2018-10-08
Megan Geuss
Recent solar projects have offered solar energy for less than 3 cents/kWh. Is that right?
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2018-10-05

Stripping the Myanmar state counsellor of her honorary citizenship is but a symbolic move, says one observer.
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2018-10-15
Joe Sommerlad, Joe Sommerlad
Brutal conflict between Houthis and Saudi Arabia-backed coalition forces sparks humanitarian crisis, leaving as many as 10,000 dead and 8.4 million people facing devastating famine
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2018-10-05
diminish
Article URL: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181003-the-secret-story-behind-turkish-delight Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18145685 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
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2018-10-10
Irshad Ansari, Hasnaat Mailk, Danish Hussain, APP, Our Correspondent, Shahbaz Rana, Sardar Sikander, Rameez Khan, Our Correspondent, Danish Hussain
Federal govt initiates investigation The post Foreign currency smuggled through Iran appeared first on The Express Tribune.
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2018-10-09

The President and her husband will take part in a special performance alongside musicians with special needs. Zoe Tay, Dayang Nurfaizah and Eason Chan also appear.
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2018-10-03
The Associated Press
Iraq's parliament elected veteran Kurdish politician, Barham Salih, as the country's new president on Tuesday in a step toward forming a new government nearly five months after national elections. The post Iraq elects veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih a…
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2018-10-11
Nicola Davis
Mayor’s plan builds on success of this year’s scheme to build 20 fountains across the capital London could soon be awash with drinking fountains, with 100 new installations in the pipeline across the capital. This year plans for 20 fountains were unveiled in …
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2018-10-11
Dietrich Klose
11. Oktober 2018: Jemen, der vergessene Krieg – Schockierende Fotos von verhungernden Kindern – Lage der Schüler – Strategie der Koalition: Luftkrieg und Hungerkrieg... Eingebetteter Medieninhalt Eingebetteter Medieninhalt... Erinnerung an den Luftangriff auf…
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2018-10-12
Georgi Gotev
Marek Halter, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, used the Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to warn Europeans that there is a high risk that fascists campaigning on the Islamophobia ticket win big in next year's European elections.
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2018-10-10
DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MALACHY BROWNE
Turkish officials have accused 15 Saudis, including a forensics expert, of killing Jamal Khashoggi inside the consulate in Istanbul and dismembering his body.
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