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Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand’s Christchurch

Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch,

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Turkey: Spying suspect commits suicide in prison cell

2 suspects were arrested earlier this month in Turkey on charges of spying for UAE One of the suspects, who was arrested on charges of spying for the UAE, committed suicide by hanging himself in Istanbul’s Silivri prison.Body of the suspect, identified as Zaki Y. M. Hasan, was found hanging from the bathroom door in

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Sudan’s military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party

Ibrahim al-Senoussi, a former aide to ousted President Omar al-Bashir, right, speaks at a press conference a day after a meeting of the Popular Congress Party, an Islamist party close to al-Bashir, was attacked by protesters, in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 28, 2019. The leader of the party says 64 members were wounded in clashes.

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Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Photo AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO Polls predict the far-right Vox party could take more than 10 percent of the vote Spain voted Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro

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Saudi royal adviser missing in Khashoggi trial: officials

Royal court ex-adviser Qahtani, who is allegedly involved in Khashoggi’s killing, not present at trials, officials say. One of the two top Saudi royal officials linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing has been absent in the closed-door trial of 11 suspects, multiple sources have told the AFP news agency. Saudi prosecutors have said that deputy

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Synagogue shooting kills 1, wounds 3 during Jewish holiday

Two people hug as another talks to a San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy outside of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Poway, Calif. Several people have been shot and injured at a synagogue in San Diego, California, on Saturday, said San Diego County authorities. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) POWAY, Calif. (AP) —

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Militants set off bombs during Sri Lanka raid, killing 15

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Militants linked to Easter suicide bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid by Sri Lankan security forces on a house in the country’s east, leaving behind a grisly discovery Saturday: 15 bodies, including six children. The gunbattle that began Friday night and the carnage that followed come

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Migrants evacuated as confident Tripoli fighters tell Haftar: ‘We are coming’

A member of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces fires during a fight with Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara The United Nations on Thursday evacuated more than 350 migrants from a detention center in southern Tripoli where a fierce battle raged as fighters from rival Libyan camps traded

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Kenya Court finds Briton guilty of possession of bomb materials

British terror suspect Jermain Grant in court on April 24, 2019. He was found guilty of being in possession of bomb making materials that were to be used in a terror attack in Kenya British terror suspect Jermaine Grant has been convicted of being in possession of bomb making materials that were to be used

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‘Trump administration complicit in Saudi crimes’

Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen would be unsustainable without US support, says Washington Post U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is complicit in the ongoing bombing campaign in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia, The Washington Post said Wednesday.Trump recently vetoed a resolution aiming to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war, claiming it would weaken his

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