Under pressure, UN winds down ‘unique’ Iraq probe into IS crimes
The head of a United Nations body investigating crimes by the Islamic State group in Iraq expressed regret over “misunderstandings”
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Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds ‘Eden’ in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and
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Gunman kills 3 Israelis at West Bank crossing as Gaza war rages
A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday
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France’s Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break deadlock
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday urged President Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such
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Venezuela says presidential opposition candidate has left country
The Venezuelan government said Saturday opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia — in hiding after he challenged President Nicolas Maduro’s disputed
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Italy backs Kyiv’s ‘legitimate defence’ as Zelensky presses allies
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed her support for Ukraine’s “legitimate defence” Saturday in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, as
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New York Fashion Week opens with call to vote from Jill Biden
US First Lady Jill Biden called for the protection of “freedoms” Friday during a “get out the vote” march that
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Debut Oasis album tops UK charts 30 years after original release
LONDON: “Definitely Maybe”, the debut studio album by Oasis, topped the UK charts again on Friday, 30 years after its
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Bringing Sagan’s ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ to modern moviegoers
When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan’s hit 1954 coming-of-age novel
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Paralympic fencing star Bebe Vio in shock defeat, Storey slams cycling course
PARIS: Star Italian wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio suffered a shock defeat at the Paralympics today but British Paralympic cycling great
