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Bethlehem lights up Christmas tree as virus rules keep crowds away
Bethlehem lit up its Christmas tree on Saturday evening but without the usual crowds, as novel coronavirus restrictions put a damper on the start of Christmas festivities in the holy city.
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Macron urged to press ally El-Sisi on rights in Paris visit
President Emmanuel Macron hosts Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi from Sunday for a three-day state visit with France facing calls from activists that Egypt should not be “indulged” despite the close alliance between Cairo and!-->…
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Lebanon’s ‘hunger heroes’ bring food to people in need
Preparing over a million meals is no mean feat, but it is an even more extraordinary endeavor when achieved solely through the power of volunteers, donations and the salvaging of over 200 tons of food waste.
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Erdogan hopes France will ‘get rid of Macron’ as soon as possible
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he hopes France will “get rid” of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as soon as possible, in the latest salvo in an escalating war of words between the two leaders.
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Kuwait, US hold ‘fruitful talks’ on resolving Gulf crisis
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah said on Friday that there had been “fruitful talks” toward resolving the Gulf crisis, achieving reconciliation and supporting regional stability and solidarity.
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Thousands of Rohingya refugees being moved to ‘dangerous’ remote island
The Bangladesh government is moving thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island in the coming days - despite human rights groups' calls to stop the process.
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Biden administration prepares to inherit controversial Trump immigration policies
When President-elect Joe Biden comes into office, he will inherit the Trump administration's restrictionist immigration agenda, which cut access to asylum and has kept migrants in limbo in Mexico while they await humanitarian protection in!-->…
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US election 2020: Biden says White House co-operation ‘sincere’
US President-elect Joe Biden says the White House has so far been "sincere" in helping his transition to power.
"It has not been begrudging so far, and I don't expect it to be," he told NBC News in an interview.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN warns of war crimes as deadline looms
The United Nations has expressed concern about possible war crimes ahead of a threat by the Ethiopian army to start an assault on the northern Tigray region's capital.
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US election 2020: Biden to present team as Trump allows transition
US President-elect Joe Biden will formally introduce the first people he has chosen for his cabinet later, as the transition of power gathers pace.
Many of the choices, already announced, are Mr Biden's colleagues from his years in the!-->!-->!-->…
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