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Members of Iraqi security forces gesture as a convoy advances on the outskirts of Mosul, to fight against Islamic State militants, in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed


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Fighters inspect what they say is a Russian made military surveillance drone they claimed to have shot down in Sheikh Meskeen near Daraa, Syria, Dec. 15, 2015. (Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters)


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People weep after an announcement that Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died, at the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom


Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies at 88

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies at 88

Bangkok- Thailand’s 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej was announced dead on Thursday evening. After the announcement, according to AFP, hundreds of people burst into tears in the hospital where he spent the majority of the past decade receiving treatment for...
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Financial Watchdog: EU Misspent $6 Billion

Financial Watchdog: EU Misspent $6 Billion

London, Brussels- The EU misspent 5.5 billion euros ($6 billion) in 2015, the bloc’s financial watchdog said Thursday, warning that Brussels needed to regain the trust of European citizens shaken by Brexit and other crises. Badly spent funds went on paying...
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Opinion: Trump Has Played a Useful Role

Opinion: Trump Has Played a Useful Role

Whether you like Donald Trump or not, one thing about him is undeniable: he has managed to upset the American political apple cart like no one else in recent memory. It seems as if he has built his campaign for the US presidency on the basis of a vade mecum on “how to...