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Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill
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Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill

Protestors in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown…
Hong Kongers await Beijing olive branch after rare calm
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Hong Kongers await Beijing olive branch after rare calm

Hong Kongers have delivered a clarion call for change over the last fortnight with a landslide local election defeat for…
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
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Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed

BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad’s central plaza on Saturday after a night of…
Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites
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Unrelenting transport chaos as French strike bites

Public transport in France was crippled for a fourth day Sunday as the government prepared to respond to anger over…
Hong Kong protesters aim for big turnout at rare sanctioned march
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Hong Kong protesters aim for big turnout at rare sanctioned march

Hong Kong democracy protesters are hoping for huge crowds later Sunday at a rally they have billed as a “last…
Hong Kong police chief promises flexibility ahead of rally
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Hong Kong police chief promises flexibility ahead of rally

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new police commissioner said on Saturday his force would take a flexible approach to…
Arab region needs extensive economic and social reform: Arab League chief
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Arab region needs extensive economic and social reform: Arab League chief

The Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Friday that the Arab region, as shown through current…
Protesters clash with police as Chile unrest enters 50th day
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Protesters clash with police as Chile unrest enters 50th day

Protesters clashed with police as thousands took to the streets of Chile’s capital Friday for a demonstration that marked 50…
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
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Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
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Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
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