"Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony …
Iran, Russia finalising new nuclear plants deal
"Iran is moving to finalise plans with Russia to build at least two more nuclear power plants on its southern Gulf shores, media reports said on Monday. The announcement came as Russia’s Rosatom …
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UAE: Khalifa orders release of 969 prisoners
"On the occasion of Ramadan, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 969 prisoners incarcerated for various crimes, and the settlement of their financial …
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Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 7 years
"An Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to seven years in prison each on terrorism-related charges in a verdict Monday that stunned their families and was quickly …
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Ukraine crisis: US steps up sanctions on separatists
"The US has imposed sanctions against separatists in eastern Ukraine, as the crisis there shows no sign of easing. The sanctions include asset freezes against seven pro-Russian leaders. Western …
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Ukraine crisis: EU deal to be signed on 27 June
"The new president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has said he will sign a controversial association agreement with the EU on 27 June. His elected pro-Russian predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, was …
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US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack
"U.S. special forces seized a 'key leader' of the deadly Benghazi, Libya, attack and he is on his way to face trial in the U.S. for the fiery assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other …
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Israel re-arrests former Palestinian prisoners in hunt for teens
"Israel re-arrested 51 Palestinians freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, the army said on Wednesday, in the sixth day of a hunt for three missing teenagers believed abducted in the occupied West …
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Ukrainian Leader Proposes a Unilateral Cease-Fire in East
"President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said on Wednesday that he would soon put forward a 14-point plan to end the separatist violence that has effectively plunged his country into civil war, and …
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European countries are selling arms to Russia while condemning it over Ukraine
"The French are sending Russia advanced helicopter carriers. Germans built it a high-tech military training facility. Italians have been shipping armored vehicles. Deep into a crisis in which Russia’s …