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Trump to close Kennedy Center for renovations amid backlash from performers

Trump to close Kennedy Center for renovations amid backlash from performers ### Kennedy Center to Undergo Extensive Renovation, Prompting Two-Year Closure **Washington D.C.** – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is slated for a comprehensive two-year renovation project, a... read more »

Laura Fernandez declares victory in Cost...

Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Ricas presidential election

Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Ricas presidential election ### Costa Rican Presidential Election: Fernandez Emerges Victorious Amidst Security Concerns **San José, Costa Rica –** Preliminary results from Costa Rica’s presidential election indicate a decisive victory for Laura... read more »

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Ba...

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks ## Balochistan Security Forces Launch Widespread Operations Following Deadly Separatist Assaults **Quetta, Pakistan** – Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and resource-rich southwestern province, is currently the scene of... read more »

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LIVE: Wounded Palestinians prepare to leave Gaza as Israel opens Rafah

LIVE: Wounded Palestinians prepare to leave Gaza as Israel opens Rafah **Gaza’s Rafah Crossing Reopens for Medical Evacuations Amidst Ongoing Crisis** **Gaza City, [Date]** – The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt has reportedly commenced operations for a limited... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

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Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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