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US Tells Canada It's Urging China to Free Detained Canadians

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Canada on Thursday that the United States was working to get China to release two Canadians it detained last year on espionage charges in cases linked to a U.S. criminal charge against a Chinese technology...

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Iran Showcases New Long-Range Missile System

Iranian state media said the government showcased a domestically built long-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system on Thursday.

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Death Toll in Afghan Wedding Attack Rises to 80

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack at a wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul, last week has risen to 80, officials said.

The initial death toll from Saturday's blast was 63 but jumped to 80 after 17 civilians died from their wounds in...

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Scars of terrorism ‘run deep’, UN chief says, paying tribute to victims

The scars of terrorism “run deep”, and while they may fade with time, “they never disappear”, the United Nations chief said on Wednesday, in his message for the second International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.

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