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Sri Lanka police arrest two in clashes as schools reopen to near-empty classes
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Sri Lanka police arrest two in clashes as schools reopen to near-empty classes

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka/COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka police arrested two men after a personal feud led to clashes between two…
In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years
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In time for Ramadan, Iraqi TV drama returns after 7 years

BAGHDAD (AP) — Every evening at the Muntada al-Masrah theater on Baghdad’s Rashid street, the cast and crew of the…
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
Middle East

Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eight soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on a training camp belonging to the…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will continue ‘peaceful’ work regardless of Trump moves
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will continue ‘peaceful’ work regardless of Trump moves

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday it would continue to work in line with “our moderate and…
Charity: Iraq excludes 45,000 children born under IS rule
Middle East

Charity: Iraq excludes 45,000 children born under IS rule

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An estimated 45,000 children in Iraq who were born under the rule of the Islamic State…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years
Middle East

IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims
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Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims

Sri Lankan authorities have identified 42 foreign nationals among the 253 people killed in the string of Easter suicide bombings,…
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka
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IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police,…
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers
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Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At 12:10 p.m. Friday, men and boys in a Muslim neighborhood in Sri Lanka’s capital…
Fifteen dead as Sri Lanka forces raid Islamist hideout
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Fifteen dead as Sri Lanka forces raid Islamist hideout

Fifteen people including six children have died during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter…
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