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Philippine troops rescue abducted British man and wife

In this image provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Task Force Sulu, British national Allan Hyrons and his Filipino wife Wilma gesture inside a military camp at Jolo, Sulu province, southern Philippines on Monday Nov. 25, 2019. A Philippine general says troops have rescued the British man and his Filipino wife who were abducted

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Israel’s Netanyahu faces court, party challenges after indictment

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS A watchdog group asked Israel’s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to pressure he is facing from

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US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian participates in a panel discussion on media freedom at United Nations headquarters. A U.S. federal judge on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, awarded Rezaian and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his captivity and torture while being held on

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Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy

This undated file photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows Jerry Chun Shing Lee. The former CIA officer who pleaded guilty to an espionage conspiracy with China could be facing more than two decades in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Lee is scheduled for sentencing Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in federal court in Alexandria, Va. (Alexandria Sheriff’s

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Israel’s Netanyahu charged in corruption cases

In this Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem. Israel’s Justice Ministry says the attorney general will deliver his long-awaited decision on whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty, pool, File)

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Saudi coalition shelling kills African migrants in Yemen

Artillery fired by the Saudi-led coalition forces yesterday evening hit a gathering of Somali and Ethiopian migrants in the border district of Monabeh in the Houthi-stronghold province of Saada, resulting in ten deaths and 35 injuries. Yemen Press Agency published preliminary images documenting the scenes of the attack against the African migrants in Al-Raqu market

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Trump administration prepares to send asylum seekers to Guatemala

Central American migrants are seen outside their tents in an encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, at the end of the Gateway International Bridge, where migrants sent back under the “Remain in Mexico” program, officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), await their U.S. asylum hearings, September 14, 2019. Picture taken September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

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More than 100 protestors killed in Iran during unrest: Amnesty International

General view of the highway, after fuel price increased in Tehran, Iran November 15, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protestors had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices last week.

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Sweden discontinues Assange rape investigation

In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. The alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, has been discontinued, a Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday Nov.

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Kenya: High Court gives Jonathan Moi’s widows time to file papers

Faith Nyambura and Jonathan Moi. Faith and Beatrice Mbuli claim their co-wife Sylvia J. has excluded them as beneficiaries of Jonathan’s estate. A judge has granted two widows of former president Daniel Moi’s eldest son Jonathan Toroitich Moi more time file papers in a succession case pending before the High Court. Appearing before Justice Aggrey

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