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Russian Wagner mercenaries are exposed for filming horrifying video of Syrian prisoner

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The footage is thought to have been filmed in an oil field west of Palmyra, Syria, in 2017 as four Russian-speaking soldiers attack a Syrian national.




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Lindsay Graham 'admits blocking resolution recognizing Armenian genocide so as not to upset Erdogan'

Lindsey Graham has admitted blocking a Senate resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide because he was afraid about upsetting Erdogan while he was still in Washington.




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Controversy erupts over Conan's sex as White House first says female but then corrects itself 

Controversy erupted at the White House on Monday after officials had to issue a correction regarding the gender of Conan, the hero dog who helped run down terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.




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British children orphaned after their family travelled to Syria back in the UK with relatives

The judge, who has looked at issues relating to the children's welfare at private hearings in the Family Division of the High Court in London, revealed detail of their return in a ruling published today.




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New confusion over Conan the hero Army dog's sex after Pentagon says the animal is female

Conan 'is in fact a GIRL,' according to a Defense Department official Tuesday, just a day after the most recent word out of the White House was that Conan was as male as his masculine name.




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Jihadis face execution without trial in Syrian jails as Assad says ISIS members will be hanged

Membership of Islamic State (IS) is a hanging offence in Syria and President Bashar al-Assad has now said members of IS in the country will be brought to justice.




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'I kept the oil': Trump defends withdrawal that exposed Kurdish allies

President Donald Trump defended his relationship with Turkey at NATO meetings Tuesday following its invasion of northern Syria,




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Man fleeing from leopard is just one image to make it onto AFP's best photos of 2019 list 

From an emotional Theresa May announcing her resignation to damage caused by Storm Dorian in the Bahamas, AFP has published a selection of its best and most poignant photos of the year.




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Woman, 31, and man, 32, are arrested in Dover on suspicion of preparing to commit terror offences 

A man and a woman have been arrested in Dover, Kent, on suspicion of terror offences relating to Syria. Police said the arrests were not linked to the London Bridge terror attack last month.




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Man, 36, accused of stabbing to death Abdul Deghayes faces retrial

Daniel Macleod, 36, of Crawley, claims that he lashed out in self-defence after he managed to disarm Mr Deghayes (pictured) who had come at him wielding a knife.




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PETER HITCHENS reveals evidence UN watchdog suppressed report casting doubt on Assad gas attack

PETER HITCHENS: This newspaper has now obtained the team's original, uncensored interim report which differs sharply from all later versions, including the March document.




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Assad's top aide says the US has no right' to Syrian oil

Bouthaina Shaaban, Assad's top adviser, has said that US President Donald Trump's plans to expand military operations in the country to acquire oil was like 'talking about stealing it'.




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Syrian refugee, 18, who arrived in Britain eight years ago studies medicine at Cambridge

Nazh Chendi barely spoke a word of English when she arrived in Britain as a refugee from Syria eight years ago. She is now studying medicine at Cambridge University.




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Qassem Soleimani was Hezbollah ally and helped kill US troops

Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike Thursday, led Iran's feared Quds force for two decades, helping Shia militias kill US troops in Iraq and backing Assad as he slaughtered civilians.




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How the murder of Qasseem Soleimani may be even more significant than Osama bin Laden assassination

Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the leader of Iran's formidable Quds Force, could prove to be the spark that sets the whole of the Middle East on fire.




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Norway's government at risk of collapse over repatriation of ISIS bride

Prime Minister Erna Solberg came in for immediate criticism after agreeing to the repatriation of the 29-year-old woman so her seriously ill five-year-old son could receive medical treatment.




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Somalia, South Sudan and Syria are ranked the world's most corrupt nations

Somalia, South Sudan and Syria have been ranked as the world's most corrupt nations in Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index report released on Thursday.




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Did British academics help Russia deny Syria war crimes at UN?

The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media were praised as 'recognised experts and reputable scientists' by a senior Russian official last week. Pictured: White Helmets in Syria, 2017.




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German gay man reveals how he turned to far-right political party AfD after homophobic attack

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls meets Karsten, 55, from Bremen in tonight's Travels In Euroland on BBC2, to find out why the gay man voted for far right party, Alternative for Germany.




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Sudesh Amman told fellow prison inmates he planned to copy fatal attack on Jo Cox 

Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman was freed from jail despite telling inmates he wanted to kill an MP, with one claiming he said that he wanted to copy the murder of Jo Cox.




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Kate Middleton's was left 'heartbroken' by documentary about a mother raising her child in Syria

The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, met Syrian filmmaker Waad al Kateab at the BAFTAs on Sunday, and told her how moved she was by her documentary For Sama, The Mirror reports.




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Syrian military helicopter is shot down by Turkey-backed rebels in Idlib

Dramatic video captured the final moments of a Syrian government helicopter after it was hit by missiles fired by Turkey-backed rebels in Syria's Idlib province on Tuesday.




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Scout movement in Lebanon is youth wing of Hezbollah

The Imam Al-Mahdi Scouts, which has 45,000 members - boys and girls - is officially recognised by the World Scouting Movement but the group is actually grooming its young recruits.




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Jihadi bride Shamima Begum shows off diamante nose-stud and union jack cushion in Syrian camp

Former London schoolgirl, Shamima Begum, now 20, furnished her makeshift tent in al-Roj camp in northern Syria and decorated it for Valentine's Day. Her roommate made a Union flag cushion.




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Syrian father makes up a game to make his daughter laugh every time a bomb falls in city of Idlib

In a post on Twitter, the father demonstrated the game which he has devised to protect his daughter from the 'psychological crisis' caused by near-constant explosions.




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Shocking moment US military vehicle runs Russian armored truck off the road in Syria

The footage, posted online, is thought to have been filmed in Qamishli, in the north east of the country, from inside a civilian car on Wednesday.




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The bushfires have been devastating. But Australia is rising from the ashes with some great deals

Around 72,000 sq miles of land has been affected by bushfires in Australia. So is it safe to go? Tom Chesshyre says the short answer is yes. Here's his guide to visiting in the aftermath of the disaster.




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Camila Cabello marks 23rd birthday with heartfelt message to shed light on Syrian civil war

Camila Cabello took some time on her birthday on Tuesday to think about those a lot less fortunate than her - namely, the youth of Syria.




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Syrian girl who was taught to LAUGH at bombs has managed to escape to Turkey

Three-year-old Syrian girl Salwa has safely reached Turkey, it has emerged. Her father came up with a game to make his daughter laugh every time bombs fell near their home in Idlib,




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Camila Cabello celebrates her 23rd in BLACKPOOL as beau Shawn Mendes flies 3,300 miles

Superstar songstress Camila Cabello celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday with a glittering bash in Blackpool in Lancashire.




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Ancient human settlement was obliterated by a COMET exploding in Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago

The event destroyed a village found in the Abu Hureyra dig site in Syria and splattered fragments of molten glass 'hot enough to melt cars' to the ground.




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Singapore, Osaka and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities in 2020, and Damascus is cheapest 

Researchers from The Economist Intelligence Unit looked at the prices of 160 items in 133 cities around the globe including the cost of food, clothing, transport and utility bills.




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Syrian-born refugee becomes a hospital cleaner after 'England welcomed me with open arms'

Hassan Akkad, who fled to the UK after he was imprisoned and tortured in Syria, is working at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London after deciding he had to do something to help.




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Police arrest a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities' 

Counter terrorism police have arrested a man suspected of travelling to Syria to engage in 'hostile activities'. 




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Prince Charles appears to have some new photo additions in his office

Prince Charles apears to have moved two new pictures into his office since his last video call at the beginning of April, including him walking Alexandra Knatchbull down the aisle in 2016.




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Mesut Ozil makes £80,000 donation to a Turkish charity to help muslims during Ramadan

The Germany international, who is of Turkish descent, made the generous donation to provide food and aid for 16,000 Muslims throughout the holy month.




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London congestion charge fines to increase to £160 in 2018

Motorists will still be offered a discounted early payment fine within the first 14 days of receiving the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), but that will also increase from £65 to £80 under the new rules.




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Idiot jumps across Tube platform at London Stratford

Shocking footage shows a man jump across a train station platform narrowly avoiding an oncoming train by a split second. The video is believed to have been taken at Stratford station in East London.




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Darts fan slides down London Tube escalator

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.




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Darts fan who slid down Tube escalator recalls downfall

Freddie Andrews, 22, from Tonbridge in Kent, had sunk 10 pints at the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace in north London.




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London bus lane nets £4.5m in fines in just one year

Almost 70,000 motorists were caught out by the traffic-calming measure designed to stop rat runs in the London suburb of Surbiton.




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London Tube 'fare-dodger' suffers the ultimate humiliation

The man's screams of agony can be heard as people line up to witness the incident. Police and London underground staff members worked to free the young man from the Covent Garden barriers.




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Video shows fight among Tube passengers on train 

Filmed by a passenger and posted on Facebook, the dramatic footage shows the brawl breaking out while the train waits at the platform at Highbury & Islington station in North London.




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Will Young asks Sadiq Khan for help with homophobic abuse

The 38-year-old Strictly Come Dancing star took to Twitter on Friday to share the details of the incident after which he urged London mayor Sadiq Khan to help bring the driver to justice.




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TfL apologises to Will Young

Transport for London has apologised to Will Young after he claimed he was the victim of a shocking case of homophobic abuse on a bus.




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Bailiffs threat for driver in TfL congestion charge error

EXCLUSIVE: Howard Colin, 26, from Cardiff, who has never driven his car in London, received the penalty charge notices after cameras misrecognised one of the letters on his registration.




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Bus passengers mock TFL over new announcement

Londoners are getting riled up about the latest TfL announcements which inform travellers that their bus is about to move, but often only once the bus is already travelling away from the stop.




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Tube passenger launches into a rant about 'foreigners'

Police are investigating a hate crime after a commuter on the Tube was filmed hurling racist abuse at another passenger.




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Black cabs close London Bridge to traffic

The massive demonstration saw cabbies flock to the London Bridge this evening — causing significant disruption to commuters in the capital.




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London Tube passenger abused and kicked woman in stomach

The mother, in her thirties, was targeted after getting on an eastbound Central line train from Oxford Circus with her two children, aged between two and five.