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Category: 4. World
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Hundreds arrested in crackdown on May Day protests in Istanbul
Hundreds of people have been arrested in Istanbul, with 50,000 police officers deployed to the city as authorities attempt to crack down on May Day protests.
Public transport was shut down to stop people reaching Taksim Square, where…
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UN official urges Israel to allow aid into Gaza, calls blockade ‘collective punishment’
The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator has urged Israel to lift its blockade of aid into Gaza, saying the halting of humanitarian aid amounts to “cruel collective punishment.”
The UN said thousands of Palestinians had breached a humanitarian field office in Gaza late on…
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Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116
SAO PAULO (AP) — Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world’s oldest person, died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said.
Canabarro died…
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Deadly clashes in Syria’s Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest
AFPThe spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community condemned the violence as an “unjustifiable genocidal campaign” Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious minority near Damascus are…
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Weekend nuclear deal between Iran and the US postponed, says Oman's foreign minister
The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the US has imposed on the country.
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