Taliban get aid promise but not recognition on eve of Moscow talks
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Israeli diver finds 900-year-old Crusader Sword off the sea-coast
< 1 min read Caesarea (Reuters) – A sword believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the Holy Land almost a
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Facebook plans to change its name, says The Verge
2 mins read Washington (Reuters) – Social media giant Facebook Inc (FB.O) is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week,
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EU says Turkey still ‘backsliding’ on reforms, gloomy on membership chances
2 mins read Ankara (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that Turkey’s bid to join the bloc had “come to
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Arab coalition says 48 Yemen Houthis killed near Marib
2 mins read Riyadh (AFP) – The Arab coalition in Yemen said Tuesday it killed 48 Houthis in air strikes on two districts
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Russia to withhold official recognition of Taliban for now, wants action on pledges
< 1 min read Moscow (Reuters) – Russia will not officially recognize the Taliban for now and wants the group to make good on
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US train riders held up phones as woman was raped, police say
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Saudi Police arrest Palestinian expat for video against national security
< 1 min read Riyadh – Saudi police arrested a Palestinian expatriate in Riyadh for circulating a self-made video aimed at harming the country’s
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China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait
< 1 min read Tokyo (Reuters) – A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan’s main
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Azerbaijan wants World Court to order Armenia to hand over landmine maps
2 mins read Baku (Reuters) – Azerbaijan on Monday asked the World Court to order neighbouring Armenia to hand over maps it says
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