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London attacker named, was previously convicted of terrorism offenses
British police named the man who stabbed two people to death in London yesterday in what the authorities called a terrorist attack as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been convicted of terrorism offenses and was released from prison last year.
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Taliban ready to resume peace talks with US
The Taliban said today they were ready to restart peace talks with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to US troops in Afghanistan and said he believed the radical group would agree to
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Malaysian peacekeepers in Congo safe
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s peacekeepers in the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) are safe and unaffected by the latest deadly clashes in the eastern part of the country. There are currently six Malaysian
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Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters yesterday after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, in what could mark a turning point in the uprising against the Tehran-backed authorities. At least 29 people died in the
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Four killed in attacks against Ebola response centres in Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centres yesterday, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. Violence
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Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, hopes for ceasefire with Taliban
US President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan yesterday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America’s longest war. Trump’s visit was his first to Afghanistan since becoming president
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Nigeria: M’sia should invest in our mineral,mining sector
PUCHONG: Nigeria Mines and Steel Development Minister, Olamilekan Adegbite said mineral and mining sector in that country is still largely underdeveloped and he is looking for investment to develop the sector. With that in mind, a delegation from Nigeria Mining
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China warns of ‘firm countermeasures’ after Trump signs US Bill on HK
China’s Foreign Ministry today said it will take “firm countermeasures” if the United States continues to interfere in Hong Kong. It said legislation signed by US President Donald Trump yesterday backing protesters in Hong Kong was a serious interference in
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Three more Navy SEALs spared review after Trump’s intervention
The US Navy announced yesterday it would scrap plans to carry out reviews of three Navy SEALs that could have led to their ouster from the elite force, after President Donald Trump’s extraordinary intervention in a related case. “I have
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Iraqi protesters torch Iranian consulate in Najaf, curfew imposed
BAGHDAD: Iraqi protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf and set fire to the building yesterday, bringing a new level of violence to demonstrations aimed at the downfall of a government backed by Tehran. It was
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