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Hamas left Syria in 2012 after condemning the Assad government's brutal suppression of protests
Meanwhile, UN Security Council discusses unmanned attacks that have caused destruction in Ukraine
Expanding access to testing and vaccines should be priority, WHO chief says
Evidence gathered from site indicates victims were males ages 25 to 40 years
Findings include eight marble bas-relief carvings depicting war scenes from rule of Assyrian kings in ancient city of Nineveh
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 72-year-old of Saudi origin, was this month sentenced to 16 years in prison, the latest in a spate of what human rights groups describe as draconian sentences for social media criticism of the government
Warming weather could increase risks further, researchers say
Radio personality Percival Mabasa, who went by the name 'Percy Lapid' in his program, was shot dead in a Manila suburb on October 3 as he drove to his studio
The Edmonton man was accused of aiding six North American nationals to travel to Syria, where they joined IS
It was first all-female exchange with Moscow after nearly eight months of war
The disaster had also forced more than 1.3 million from their homes, said a statement by Nigeria's ministry of humanitarian affairs
UNICEF drew its conclusions from a study of data from 22 countries
Saad Al-Suwaidi, head of the Hayya pass service, said that between 1.5 million and 1.7 million people have so far applied for the card, that acts as a visa, match ticket, transport ticket and gives access to some fan zones
The demonstration against the rising cost of living on Sunday was called by the left-wing political opposition and led by the head of the France Unbowed (LFI) party, Jean-Luc Melenchon
The Argentine pontiff said Russia's February invasion of Ukraine highlighted the need to ensure the current multilateral structure — especially the UN Security Council — finds 'more agile and effective ways of resolving conflicts'
Villages near Pointe-Noire — the energy hub of the Republic of Congo — often suffer the downsides of fossil fuels but get few of its benefits
Protests are Iran’s biggest in years
The latest attack comes after a September 30 coup that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and a day after 34-year-old captain Ibrahim Traore was named his successor as transitional president.
Government looking to choke a lucrative cash pipeline the extremist al-Shabab group uses to fund its deadly insurgency
Topic is expected to be discussed by European Union foreign ministers in a meeting in Luxemburg on Monday
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