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Germany kicks out Russian diplomats over Berlin murder

AFP/File / Christoph Soeder/The suspect was riding a bicycle and was seen by witnesses afterwards throwing the bike and a stone-laden bag with a gun into a river Germany expelled two Russian diplomats on Wednesday after prosecutors said Moscow could be behind the killing of a former Chechen rebel commander in a Berlin park. Zelimkhan

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Iran’s Rouhani calls for release of innocent, unarmed protesters

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the National Insurance and Development Conference in Tehran, Iran, December 4, 2019. Official President website/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Wednesday for the release of any unarmed and innocent people who were detained during protests against gasoline price hikes, after two weeks of violent clashes. The

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World has not done enough over Khashoggi killing: U.N. investigator

Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, hold a news conference in Brussels, Belgium December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir The world has not done enough to ensure justice is done over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a special U.N.

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North Korea says it’s up to US to choose ‘Christmas gift’

This undated file photo provided on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, surrounded by a military unit, reacts to what it claims as a test firing of its “super-large” multiple rocket launcher in North Korea. North Korea on Tuesday, Dec. 3, has repeated claims

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San Diego FBI and prosecutors announce reward for a most wanted terrorist

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Federal authorities announced a reward of up to $5 million Monday for information leading to the arrest of a former San Diego man believed to be the highest-ranking United States citizen fighting for a terrorist organization overseas. Jehad Serwan Mostafa, 37, is charged in a superseding indictment with providing support to

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After Libya arms embargo breaches, U.N. Security Council warns countries to stop

Photo/Reuters The United Nations Security Council called on all countries on Monday to implement an arms embargo on Libya and to stay out of the conflict after U.N. sanctions monitors accused Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey of repeated violations. The 15-member council urged all states “not to intervene in the conflict or to

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10 wounded in shooting near New Orleans’ French Quarter

New Orleans police investigate the scene of a shooting Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, on the edge of the city’s famed French Quarter. (Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) Ten people were shot and wounded early Sunday near the French Quarter in New Orleans, a popular spot for tourists. Hours later in another part

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We set out to uncover the hidden costs of US airstrikes in Somalia

America’s military presence in Somalia could be causing more harm than good. Mazen Mahdi/EPA The US is an active participant in the war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, efforts that have increased in the last few years under the Trump Administration. The strategy involves using airstrikes to assist Somali ground forces in recapturing territory controlled by

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Yusuf Islam: Peace requires a lot of effort

Peace not achieved without disturbance … more to do with ‘holistic view of human life,’ says British musician British singer Yusuf Islam told to Anadolu Agency that establishing peace requires effort. Islam who was awarded Nov. 28 a Lifetime Achievement Award by TRT World Citizen also discussed his Peace Train project to Anadolu Agency. The

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Abiy Ahmed fanning instability in Somalia, S. Sudan: UN reports

Photo/Reuters Just months after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is fighting accusations of is interfering with the affairs of neighbouring countries. In November, two United Nations reports accused him of being lukewarm in South Sudan peace process and fuelling fires of instability in Somalia; two of the countries he

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