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Millions expected to throng Indian city for world's largest religious festival
Pilgrims from across the world are gathering in India for the Kumbh Mela, a heady mix of spirituality, politics and tou…
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Russia's Putin expected to visit Japan in June: Japanese foreign minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Japan in June, Japan's foreign minister said on Monday during…
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Pompeo cancels Kuwait leg of MidEast trip: spokesman
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his Middle East trip because he needs to return to the United States…
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Gaza teen dies of wounds from Israeli fire during protest
The Gaza Health Ministry says a 14-year-old Palestinian who was shot by Israeli forces during mass protests along the p…
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Military cargo plane crashes in Iran, 15 killed
A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 1…
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China says detained former Canadian diplomat does not have diplomatic immunity
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, being held in China on suspicion of endangering national security, is not enti…
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UK trade minister Fox says no Brexit deal is default government policy
The default policy of the British government is to leave the European Union on March 29 without any deal if Prime Minis…
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Germany's CDU chief: There are "crusades" against diesel
The chairwoman of Germany's governing conservatives, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer increasingly has the impression tha…
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Libya will not participate in Beirut economic summit: report
Libya will not participate in the Arab Economic and Social Development summit in Beirut next week, Libya’s foreign mini…
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Iran plane crash: 'At least seven dead' near Tehran
The aircraft was reportedly carrying 16 crew, with seven bodies and one survivor so far found, media say. from BBC Ne…
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Serena Williams Is Back at Australian Open, for Tennis and So Much More
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N.B.A. Mid-Season Power Rankings: The Warriors Are Not No. 1. For Now.
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‘She Took My Arm With Her Left Hand and Held Her Walking Stick in Her Right’
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Urging Gulf states to heal rift, Pompeo lands in Riyadh
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that a rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbors had gone on fo…
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Qatar sees no need to re-open embassy in Syria: foreign minister
Qatar's foreign minister said on Monday that he saw no need to re-open an embassy in Damascus, nor any encouraging …
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White House asked for options to strike Iran: source
The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran …
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Boeing 707 cargo plane with at least nine on board crashes in Iran
A Boeing 707 cargo plane with at least nine people on board crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capita…
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Crashed plane belonged to military, 15 people killed: army cited by news agency
Iran's army said a cargo plane that crashed in Iran's Alborz province on Monday was a military plane and that 1…