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A picture taken on Thursday shows vehicles belonging to the US-backed coalition as they drive down a road in Syria’s northern Deir Al-Zor province. — AFP
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Blast hits minibus carrying oil workers in eastern Syria, killing 10
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Hsieh marches into Dubai semifinals after ousting Pliskova
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Pressure? I don't worry about it, says Ferrari's Leclerc
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KSA signs MoU on joining Solar Alliance
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India reiterates plan to stop sharing of excess water with Pakistan: Minister
Pakistani civilians walk in an alley behind a poster displaying the portrait of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad in this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Pakistan bans groups linked to Mumbai attack suspects
Forensic and security officials stand next to the wreckage of a bus after a suicide bomber rammed a car into the bus carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district in this Feb. 15, 2019 file photo. — Reuters
February 21, 2019
India presses for Pakistan to stay on terrorism financing list
Former Korean Air (KAL) executive Cho Hyun-Ah is surrounded by journalists after receiving a suspended jail sentence at a court in Seoul in this May 22, 2015 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
‘Nut rage’ Korean Air heiress accused of child abuse by husband
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Libyan security forces form a human barrier as people gathered in the capital Tripoli’s Martyrs Square celebrate a day ahead of the eighth anniversary of the Libyan revolution in this Feb. 16, 2019 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Security chief in south Libya town assassinated: Ministry
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Syrians walk past a truck removing the rubble from a building that was destroyed during battles between rebel fighters and regime forces, in the former opposition held district of Salaheddin in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, in this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
In crumbling Aleppo, residents scramble for shelter
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Lawyers and opposition MPs gather outside the Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul to protest against the upholding by an appeal court of the jail sentences against opposition journalists in a long-running case targeting the Cumhuriyet newspaper on Thursday. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Protests against jail sentences for journalists in Turkey
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opinion
February 21, 2019
A burning need to learn
Abdullah bin Bakheet
February 21, 2019
Is a girl’s escape a serious phenomenon?
February 21, 2019
What to do with captured terrorists
hana hijazi
February 21, 2019
The art of cinematography
Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin uses a pair of binoculars while watching the Zapad-2017 war games, held by Russian and Belarussian servicemen, at a military training ground in the Leningrad region, Russia, in this Sept. 18, 2017 file photo. — Reuters
February 21, 2019
Putin to US: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, center, leaves the EU Commission in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting with EU Brexit negotiator. — AFP
February 21, 2019
British opposition leader warns of no deal Brexit danger
Albania’s national flag is seen after an anti-government protest in front of the Democratic Party headquarters in Tirana, Albania, on Thursday. — Reuters
February 21, 2019
Thousands protest against Albanian PM as EU slams opposition
Pope Francis arrives for the opening of a global child protection summit for reflections on the sex abuse crisis within the Catholic Church at the Vatican on Thursday. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Pope opens child sex abuse conference, promising ‘concrete’ remedies
Police officers stand next to burning barricades settled to block the AP7 highway during a regional strike near Girona, Spain, on Thursday. — Reuters
February 21, 2019
Separatist activists cut roads in Catalonia as strike begins
Asia
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Dame Jenny Shipley at the Boao Forum for Asia Conference in Sydney, Australia, in this July 30, 2015 file photo. — Reuters
February 21, 2019
New Zealand ex-PM denies writing article in China’s official paper
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February 21, 2019
Kashmiri students flee Indian backlash after suicide attack
February 21, 2019
Former Foreign Minister Bishop retires in new blow to Australian govt
Africa
A woman holds a branded table water called Buhari Vendors and bearing photographs of candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s President Mohammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja, on Wednesday, ahead of rescheduled general elections. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Nigeria rivals make final appeal for votes ahead of delayed poll
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February 16, 2019
Saudi Arabia reduces visit visa fees for Pakistanis
February 16, 2019
Pilgrims may soon travel to Madinah on camel backs
February 17, 2019
Grand welcome for Saudi Crown Prince in Pakistan
America
Opposition deputies wave while traveling in a caravan of buses heading to the border with Colombia to bring in US-supplied humanitarian aid, in Caracas on Thursday. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Venezuela convoy heads to Colombia border as Maduro threatens to close it
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YouTube’s headquarters is seen during in San Bruno, California, in this April 03, 2018 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn
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Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at US District Court in Washington in this on June 15, 2018 file photo. — AFP
February 21, 2019
Manafort sentencing set for March 8
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