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In death, Iran’s Soleimani bequeaths perilous dilemma for Iraq
BAGHDAD: A month after a US missile killed him, Qassem Soleimani looms as large over Iraq’s fractured democracy as he ever did alive. The death of the Iranian general removed a shrewd guiding hand on the pro-Tehran Shiite militias who
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Two dead, one wounded in shooting at Texas university campus
Two women were killed and a toddler was wounded yesterday in a shooting at a residence hall on the Texas A&M University campus in Commerce, authorities said. The wounded toddler, a boy about 2 years old, was in stable condition
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Democrats criticise Trump at trial as threat to American democracy
Even with acquittal seemingly assured, the Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction yesterday, calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy. Congressman Adam
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Bushfire smoke blows into Australia’s capital as fire threat eases
MELBOURNE: Bushfires eased near Australia’s capital Canberra today as temperatures dipped, but officials warned heavy smoke was set to blow into the city with a shift in the wind. While a fire continued to burn out of control southwest of
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AirAsia shares plunge after Airbus bribery allegations
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group (AIRA.KL) and unit AirAsia X (AIRX.KL) fell today, after allegations by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office that Airbus (AIR.PA) paid a bribe of US$50 million to win plane orders from Asia’s largest budget airline
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Zelenskiy: Give plane shootdown families better compensation, Iran
KIEV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran last month and would seek larger payments.
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Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises “painful” steps
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad plan that includes taking “painful” steps to escape a deep financial crisis, according to a draft policy statement seen by Reuters. The
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Al Qaeda claims Dec shooting at Florida naval base
CAIRO: An audio recording purporting to be from the Islamist militant group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility yesterday for a fatal shooting in December at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, but provided no evidence.
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Man shot dead by UK police wanted girlfriend to behead her parents
LONDON: Sudesh Amman, the man shot dead by police in what officials described as a terrorism incident in south London, had been jailed for promoting violent Islamist material and had encouraged his girlfriend to behead her parents. Amman, 20, was
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UK: Man shot dead by police after terrorism linked attack
LONDON: A man has been shot dead by police in South London after stabbing several people yesterday, Anadolu Agency quoted British police as saying in a statement. “A man has been shot by armed officers in Streatham,” Metropolitan Police said
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