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Iran candidate: If I win, I would like to meet Biden
An Iranian presidential candidate said on Wednesday he would be willing to meet US President Joe Biden if he wins his country’s election next week, though “America needs to send better and stronger signals” to the Islamic Republic.…
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Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’
President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is back” as he seeks to reassert the nation on the world stage and steady European allies deeply shaken by his predecessor.…
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Drowned migrants get ‘dignified’ burial in Tunisia cemetery
A cemetery in southern Tunisia for migrants who drowned crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of a better life in Europe is already half full — even before it is formally opened.
Jardin d’Afrique, French for Garden of Africa, is for…
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“Wild animals don’t behave this way.” An Israeli rabbi comments on a gay rally
The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Shlomo Amar, commented in "strong language" on the LGBT pride march in Israel last week.
Shlomo Ammar compared the LGBT community to animals and mocked the religious participants in the march. He said in…
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Hungary uses Turkish expertise to establish a local space agency
The head of the Turkish Space Agency, Serdar Huseyin Yildirim, said that he will soon visit Hungary to hold talks on bilateral cooperation on establishing a Hungarian space agency similar to the Turkish one.
Yildirim added, in an interview…
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Blinken says Trump administration had concerns about COVID-19 probe
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cast doubt on Tuesday on a probe into the origins of COVID-19 launched at the State Department under the Trump administration and said the previous administration had had real concerns about its…
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Canada PM Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labeled the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck, as a "terrorist attack".
"This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist…
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US, EU condemn Nigeria’s Twitter ban
The US and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria’s decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the US social media giant deleted a tweet from the president’s account for violating its rules.
International human rights groups have…
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2 trains collide in southern Pakistan, killing at least 25
Two express trains collided in southern Pakistan early Monday and at least 25 passengers were killed, police and rescue officials said.
The Millat Express derailed and the Sir Syed Express train hit it soon afterward, said Usman…
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Two dead, five wounded in Libya car bomb: security source
Two members of Libya’s security forces were killed and five others wounded Sunday evening in a car bomb blast at a checkpoint in the country’s south, a police source said.
“A car bomb exploded as it was crossing a roadblock set up by the…
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