Gaza rescuers say 31 killed near a US-backed aid site, Israel denies involvement
Israel has faced growing condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations has warned...
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Algeria bans French military planes from airspace: French army
France's jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping...
- France said the decision to cut visas had been made necessary by the former colonies' failure to do enough to allow illegal migrants in France to be returned.
- Algiers on Saturday recalled its ambassador to France, citing "inadmissible interference" in its affairs.
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Has Apple traded magic for profit?
The company under Cook has delighted Wall Street: the Apple brand was worth about $350 billion ten years ago and...
- The company under Cook has delighted Wall Street: the Apple brand was worth about $350 billion ten years ago -- and is worth $2.358 trillion today
- The Californian behemoth has impacted hundreds of millions of lives since its 1976 founding in a garage
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Iraqis to elect new parliament amid deep crisis, apathy
The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam...
- The country is emerging from almost two decades of conflict and insurgency since the 2003 US-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein
- Although security has improved in recent years, elections threaten new volatility in a nation still terrorised by militant attacks
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Algeria recalls ambassador to France as tensions rise
The statement, from the Algerian presidency, said it had withdrawn its ambassador following media reports of the French president Macron’s...
- The statement, from the Algerian presidency, said it had withdrawn its ambassador following media reports of the French president Macron’s comments
- The French daily Le Monde reported that Macron had made critical remarks about Algeria during a meeting with descendants of figures from the war of independence
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Ballot count begins as voting ends in first Qatar legislative election
Qatar wrapped up its first legislative election Saturday with reports of a solid turnout even though the vote is not...
- The count getsunderway straight after the 1500 GMT close of polls
- More than a third of the 101 candidates dropped out of the race by Saturday afternoon
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Protests in Bahrain over new Israeli embassy
Protesters marched waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No to Israeli embassy in Islamic Bahrain".
- Protesters marched waving Palestinian and Bahraini flags, chanting "Death to Israel" and "No to Israeli embassy in Islamic Bahrain".
- Police fired tear gas during one rally as scattered, small-scale protests took place around the tiny Gulf state
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US surpasses 700,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the...
- The US fatalities far exceed other frontrunners such as Brazil and India facing a resurgence in cases due to the prominence of the highly contagious Delta variant
- After a heavily criticized early response to the pandemic, the United States has since organized among the world's most effective vaccine roll-outs
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UN agency for Palestinian refugees needs $800m
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that the organization needed "predictability" for its...
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that the organization needed "predictability" for its operations
- The funding would allow the agency to keep open the 700 or so schools it managed, catering to 550,000 children
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US urges Turkey not to buy more Russian arms
Turkey, a NATO member, defied US warnings in 2017 to buy the S-400 air defense system, a deal that the...
- The statement came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this week
- The US has expelled Turkey from its state-of-the-art F-35 jet program in which multiple Turkish companies were involved
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Dubai Expo ‘new city’ is here to stay for decades
Dubai has created a "new city" for Expo 2020 that will exist for decades, the head of the event said,...
- The $7bn purpose-built showground occupies a vast site on Dubai's outskirts with hundreds of pavilions
- Expo 2020, which has sustainability as one of its main themes, wraps up in March
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New York, United States - Music icon Elton John has put a variety of personal items up for auction at Christie's...
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IMF okays $700 million disbursement for cash-strapped Pakistan
Washington, United States - The IMF's executive board approved an immediate disbursement of around $700 million for Pakistan Thursday as part...
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Oil prices rise after US, UK strike Houthi rebels
Oil prices surged four percent after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels after attacks on ships...
- Wall Street had ended flat on Thursday, while the dollar was closing the week with gains against the euro.
- The Houthis have carried out a number of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea, a key international shipping route.
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Turkey and Gulf nations condemn US, UK airstrikes on Yemen
"First of all, they are not proportional. All of these constitute disproportionate use of force," Erdogan told journalists after Friday...
- Kuwait's Foreign Ministry expressed "great concern" about the strikes, echoing the view of Yemen's powerful neighbor Saudi Arabia
- Oman condemned American and British strikes on targets in rebel-held Yemen on Friday, warning of the risk of escalating conflict in the region
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China implores all sides to prevent Yemen conflict expanding
Beijing, China--China called Friday for all sides to prevent the Yemen conflict from expanding, after strikes by the United States and...
- China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijing is concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Red Sea
- She called on "the relevant parties" to keep calm and exercise restraint in order to prevent the conflict from expanding