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Israel rebuked widely at UN Human Rights Council for abuses against Palestinians
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Y.A
More than a dozen nations join in extensive criticism of Israel at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) over its human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, with some calling it an…
Biggest rig explosion in years in Oklahoma
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Officials on Tuesday recovered the remains of five gas rig workers who had been missing since a fiery explosion in eastern Oklahoma a day earlier.
"The bodies were located in the area where they were presumed to…
Police clash with protesters in Greece
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Clashes occurred between police and left-wing protesters in Thessaloniki on Monday, after a demonstration in defense of free social spaces.
Around 500 people reportedly attended the rally.
It comes after the…
Israeli forces detain Hamas-linked legislator in occupied West Bank
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Israeli military forces have detained a legislator affiliated to the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement along with more than a dozen other Palestinians during separate raids across the occupied West Bank.
Local…
Landslide hits public bus in Colombia, kills 13
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A landslide in southwestern Colombia has killed 13 people on a small public bus in a rain-soaked mountainous area, authorities said Sunday.
The landslide struck an area not far from the town of Tuquerres in Narino…
The Disgraceful U.S. Enabling Role in the War on Yemen
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Y.A
Nicolas Niarchos reports on the devastating effects of the war on Yemen and the role of U.S. and other Western support in making that war possible:
Since the war began, at least three thousand Yemeni civilians have…
Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports must be under Baghdad control: PM Abadi
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The Iraqi prime minister has called on the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to stop independent oil exports, saying the crude produced there must be placed under the central government’s control.
Haider…
Half of Americans question Trump’s mental stability: Poll
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M.A.
Almost half of Americans believe US President Donald Trump is not mentally stable while majorities continue to disapprove of his job performance, a new poll shows.
The US public is evenly divided on whether or not Trump…
Bangladesh tells Rohingya refugees they may lose food ration if stay
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M.A.
Tension mounts at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslims are expected to be repatriated to Myanmar, after Bangladesh threatened to cut their food ration if they do not…
US plane crash and two soldiers killed
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SH.A.
A US Apache helicopter crashed early Saturday morning in California, killing two soldiers, a US military spokesman said.
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Brown, a spokesman for the military, said in a statement…