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January 12, 2020

Rallying-Portuguese Goncalves dies after crash in Saudi

Portuguese motorcycle rider Paulo Goncalves died after a crash in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, organisers said, Reuters reports. The 40-year-old Hero Motorsports entrant,...

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January 12, 2020

Qatar's emir visits Iran amid regional tension

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Tehran on Sunday, amid a rising tension between Iran and the US following the killing of an Iranian general...

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January 12, 2020

Canada's Trudeau wins plaudits at home as Iran admits causing crash

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s diplomacy was vindicated on Saturday when Iran admitted that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner as Trudeau had suggested, and his handling of...

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January 12, 2020

11 dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey

At least 11 irregular migrants, including eight children, were killed when their boat sank off the coast of western Turkey, a Turkish Coast Guard source said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports....

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January 12, 2020

Report: Minister says Britain must reduce military dependence on US

Britain must invest in military hardware to become less reliant on US air cover and spy planes in future conflicts, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was quoted as saying in...

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January 12, 2020

Ambassador arrest in Tehran violates international law, UK says

The arrest of UK’s ambassador to Iran is a “flagrant violation of international law,” British foreign secretary said Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Iranian government is at a cross-roads moment....

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January 12, 2020

Israeli foreign minister cancels visit to Dubai

Israel’s foreign minister has cancelled a visit to Dubai this month due to security concerns, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Israel Katz, who doubles as intelligence...

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January 12, 2020

Iran condemns new US sanctions

Iran condemned Saturday new US sanctions on manufacturing and construction companies as well as Iranian officials, Anadolu Agency reports. “Unfortunately, the Americans involved in a type of unilateral, illegal, inconclusive...

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January 12, 2020

Protests pile pressure on Iran after admission of plane strike

Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran’s military admitted that it had mistakenly...

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January 12, 2020

Calm prevails in Tripoli as cease-fire takes effect

Calm prevailed in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday as a cease-fire called by Turkey and Russia went into effect Anadolu Agency reports. The cease-fire took effect at 12 midnight local...

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