Iraqi Kurdish referendum ‘historic mistake’: Turkey
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Iraqi Kurdish referendum ‘historic mistake’: Turkey

Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence. The parliament in Baghdad authorized…
Boys ‘cried from barred windows’ as Islamic school blaze kills 23 in Malaysia
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Boys ‘cried from barred windows’ as Islamic school blaze kills 23 in Malaysia

A blaze at an Islamic boarding school in the Malaysian capital killed at least 23 people on Thursday, most of…
Israeli leader in Argentina, lauds effort to solve 1994 Jewish center bombing
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Israeli leader in Argentina, lauds effort to solve 1994 Jewish center bombing

Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday used the first Latin America visit of a sitting Israeli prime minister to praise President Mauricio…
Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers
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Germany deports failed Afghan asylum seekers

Germany deported eight Afghans with criminal records after their applications for asylum were rejected, said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.…
Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity
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Saudis urged to report on each other’s social media activity

Saudi Arabia is urging people to report subversive social media activity via a phone app, part of an apparent crackdown…
French PM shrugs off labor protests, truckers call strike
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French PM shrugs off labor protests, truckers call strike

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has shrugged off nationwide protests against planned reforms to France’s strict labor regulations, saying on…
Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe
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Saudis say time not ripe for international Yemen probe

The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to skip U.N. assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to skip U.N. assembly to deal with Rohingya crisis

Myanmar’s national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, facing outrage over violence that has forced about 400,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee…
Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya
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Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya

Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent…
Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
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Israel endorses independent Kurdish state

Israel supports the establishment of a Kurdish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Kurds in Iraq gear…
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