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Austria's new centre-right leader Sebastian Kurz called on Sunday for snap elections, setting up another nail-biting vote in Europe that...More
Pope Francis called attention on Sunday to the plight of people affected by war and conflict in the Middle East as U.S.-backed forces...More
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An Egyptian Muslim cleric has been barred from preaching and is set to appear before a court for saying Christians and Jews followed...More
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The top Indonesian security minister said on Monday that the country's president has ordered the dissolution of a hard-line Islamic group...More
Iran's supreme leader on Sunday criticised the government of President Hassan Rouhani for promoting a "Western-influenced" United Nations...More
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Britain's next government should "do the right thing" for refugees by increasing resettlement quotas, reuniting more refugees with family...More
On Monday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Israeli policies towards Palestinians as equivalent to the racist measures...More
On Tuesday an Indonesian court sentenced Jakarta's Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to two years in prison for blasphemy over...More
Germany's interior minister has caused a furore five months before an election for saying migrants must accept a "dominant (German)...More
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' relief at being invited to the White House is now clouded by concerns he might have to say no to...More
A powerful Saudi royal said on Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said wants to dominate...More
Tunisian and international non-governmental organisations warned on Tuesday of deteriorating freedom of the press in a country considered...More
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Hamas unveiled a new policy document on Monday easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the country's destruction, as...More
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests and sackings of public employees in Turkey and...More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his successors in her first visit to the kingdom in seven years,...More
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German lawmakers on Thursday approved a partial ban on the full-face burka Islamic veil and a package of security measures aimed at...More
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