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Ten hurt in blast, blaze at German refinery
Nearly 600 firefighters, police and rescue workers have been able to extinguish large parts of fire by mid-afternoon
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Palestinian anger as US ends funding for UN agency
If they stop the aid completely it will have a major effect on our children,' says Abu Huweila, 40, from Jabalia camp
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US prepares list of possible targets for airstrikes in Syria
US officials claim that an assault on Idlib could lead to many casualties
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Dutch former defence minister appointed UN Iraq envoy
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert was named special representative and will head up the UN's Assistance Mission for Iraq
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Twitterati destroy Trump over Cruz backing
Will organise rally at biggest Texas stadium, US president boasted
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'Pak-China military drills foster regional peace'
China has carried out joint exercises, training and competitions with Pakistani armed forces
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One killed as plane catches fire in Russia
18 people seek medical help as the plane skids off a runway in the Olympic city of Sochi
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Israel welcomes end of US funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency
'Israel supports the US move'
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UK minister holds talks in Iran in first visit since US quit nuclear deal
Britain and other European signatories try to keep the nuclear deal alive
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Buddhist monk held over sexual abuse at Indian meditation school
Indian police have arrested a senior Buddhist monk accused of sexually abusing 15 boys
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Brazil electoral court bars former president from running
The widely expected decision removes a cloud hanging over Brazil’s most uncertain election in decades
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Drunk man urinates on woman's seat in Air India flight
Junior civil aviation minister orders probe
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Eight hurt in blast, blaze at German refinery: police
The explosion took place at around 5:30am in a site run by the Bayernoil group
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US sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
Russian Foreign Minister says the Syrian government has every right to chase militants out of Idlib
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Double stabbing at Amsterdam station in possible terror attack
Assailant was identified as an 19-year-old Afghan man
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North Korea preparing toned-down military parade
Amid sensitive negotiations over the future of the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile arsenal
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India to help Nepal build rail link to Kathmandu
An agreement to study the feasibility of a rail line linking the two countries was signed by officials on Friday
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Stabbing suspect in Germany was slated for deportation
Many Germans have recoiled at anti-migrant violence since the stabbing
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East Ukrainian separatist leader killed in cafe blast
Russia accuses Ukraine of assassinating him while Kiev blames separatist infighting
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Myanmar releases 75 more child soldiers: UNICEF
No concrete figures on how many children are still among the estimated 500,000 troops that serve in Myanmar's military
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Saudi Arabia hints at plan to turn Qatar into an island
Saudi official signaled implementing plan to dig a canal that will separate Qatari peninsula from Saudi mainland
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Hayat Tahrir al Sham: Syrian govt's toughest foe in Idlib
HTS swore allegiance to al Qaeda in 2013 before splitting with the global militant syndicate in July 2016
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US halts funding to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
US has announced a halt on funding for UN's agency for Palestinian refugees declaring it as irredeemably flawed
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Extremist jailed for 30 years over plot to behead British PM
Judge Charles Haddon says It is difficult to predict if he will become de-radicalised and no longer be a danger
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Iran rejects French call for wider talks
Tehran says it is impossible so long as Western powers failed to meet existing commitments
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Syrian woman swimmer who saved refugees arrested in Greece
Sarah Mardini, 23, who is being held in a maximum security prison in Athens, has denied all charges
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Boat cuisine: French superchef takes to the water
It's surely the most extraordinary architectural and cultural trip one can have on a river anywhere in the world
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Turkey rushes to buy advanced Russia air defence system
In April, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to speed up the first deliveries of the S-400s
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Japan's military seeks record spending to reinforce North Korea missile defenses
It will be the seventh straight annual increase as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reinforces country’s military
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Trump threatens to withdraw US from World Trade Organisation
The president complains the US is treated unfairly in global trade and has blamed the WTO for allowing that to happen
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'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems: study
Experts say their predictions are conservative
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Cambodian court jails Australian filmmaker for six years for espionage
Ricketson has spent more than a year behind bars after his bail was denied
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Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war
The trade dispute makes economic growth uncertain and unsettles lives of ordinary Chinese people
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Conflicts may have killed five million children in Africa: study
The five million figure was much higher than previous estimates, the authors said
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Venezuela arrests 131 accused of economic sabotage
The detainees are accused of trying to "destabilise the economy," Saab added
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Myanmar struggles to digest global anger over Rohingya crisis
A UN report calls for the army chief's prosecution and singles out Myanmar's PM for failing to speak up for the...
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Chohan bans 'vulgar' movie billboards in Punjab
Province's information minister gives three-day deadline to remove any 'objectionable content'
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Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker backtracks on blasphemous caricature contest
Rizvi-led TLP calls off Islamabad protest rally in the wake of announcement
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Iran 'cannot avoid' expanded talks on nuclear issue: France
Addressing regional disagreements with Iran will be more effective if we maintain nuclear deal foreign policy chief EU
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Gerard Depardieu faces probe over alleged rapes, sex assaults: judicial source
Paris public prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary inquiry into allegations against Depardieu after a complaint
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Military helicopter crash kills 18 in Ethiopia: news agency
Three dead were civilians, no word on where the helicopter came down no update on causalities on ground
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India may face sanctions if it buys Russia's S-400 missiles: US
However, a new defense bill gives the president the authority to grant waivers in case of national security interests
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Bahrain charges 13 with 'terrorism'
Charges of forming and funding a terrorist cell have been filed against six persons in custody another seven charged
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Space station reports 'leak', crew not in danger
A micro fracture was found, most likely it is damage from the outside, it is the result of a micrometeorite
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Pope's rightwing rivals on the attack over abuse claims
A resignation request is legitimate regardless. Anyone can make it for any clergyman who has made a grave error
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Russia to hold Mediterranean naval drills as Syria tensions rise
Drills come amid rising tensions between Russia and the West over Syria’s rebel-held region of Idlib
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Spain defends hard line on North African border immigration
The country’s southern shores have become the main gateway into Europe for migrants
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China slams Trump's 'irresponsible and absurd logic' on North Korea
Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally
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New Zealand village cat ban plan leaves locals livid
NGO expresses skepticism over evidence presented
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Indonesia detains suspected Polish journalist in Papua
Journalist face difficulty reporting despite President Widodo's has promises to ease media curbs in Indonesia