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Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body
Middle East

Russia, Iran and Turkey seek deal on new Syria constitutional body

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey are close to agreement on composition of a Syrian constitutional committee that…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
Middle East

Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
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Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will hold a second round of voting for 31 of 40 seats in parliament next week,…
Taiwan’s ruling party faces major defeat in key elections
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Taiwan’s ruling party faces major defeat in key elections

  Taiwan’s ruling party took a huge hit in mid-term local elections Saturday, a significant blow to President Tsai Ing-wen,…
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
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Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls

  Bahrainis headed to the polls Saturday amid calls to boycott the parliamentary election in which dissolved opposition groups have…
China’s pressure on Tsai weighs on local Taiwan elections
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China’s pressure on Tsai weighs on local Taiwan elections

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s pressure campaign looms large as Taiwan holds local elections Saturday in what is seen…
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
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Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state…
White House hit again with staff upheavals
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White House hit again with staff upheavals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Another round of upheaval engulfed President Donald Trump’s White House on Tuesday, with the future of several…
Libya could hold elections next spring: Italy’s foreign minister
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Libya could hold elections next spring: Italy’s foreign minister

  ROME (Reuters) – Libya could hold elections next spring, Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero said on Wednesday, after…
In setback for Trump, Democrats seize US House control
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In setback for Trump, Democrats seize US House control

  Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives…
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