"A senior UN official on Friday criticised Tunisia’s efforts to eradicate torture, which was widespread under the former regime ousted in a 2011 revolt. ‘There are very encouraging developments’ on …
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"Venezuela's judiciary is persecuting students, dissidents and independent judges while turning a blind eye to most crimes in a country with one of the world's highest murder rates, an international …
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"North Korean state media said Friday that authorities have detained a U.S. citizen for 'hostile acts' against the country. The terse statement, just two sentences long, didn't specify the alleged …
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"China's foreign ministry denounced the prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile on Friday as a separatist who had never done a good thing in his life, in a sign that Beijing is unlikely to …
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"Israeli Air Force (IAF) chief Major General Amir Eshel highlighted his service's new firepower capabilities during a conference at the Fisher Brothers Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies on …
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"Iran's Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defence Command unveiled its new long-range Ghadir surveillance radar on 2 June, claiming that it is less vulnerable to jamming and anti-radiation missiles." Source: Iran …
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"Libya's coastguard detained 114 African migrants in a packed boat headed for Europe on Thursday, officials said. Some 43,000 migrants have crossed from North Africa to Italy so far this year, mostly …
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"In the maps above, produced by Josse de Voogd and first published in Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant, Europe's recent voting has been mapped. On the left-hand side, you can see how the votes across the …
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"China and Vietnam have expressed support for Thailand's new military government, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, as pro-army supporters held a small gathering at the Australian Embassy in …
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"France is preparing to train hundreds of Russian seamen to operate a powerful French-made warship this month, defying calls from the U.S. and other Western allies to keep the vessel out of the …
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