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US President Donald Trump listens as Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House. (AP)

Kuwait to Expel North Korea Ambassador

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait will expel the North Korean ambassador as the US and Asian nations stepped up pressure on their allies to sever ties with the isolated state in wake of its recent nuclear test and missile launch over Japan. A Gulf-based official confirmed on Sunday that Kuwait...

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Protests erupt in St. Louis in the US after a judge acquits a white former cop of the fatal shooting of a black man. (AP)

Riots Continue in St. Louis after Ex-Cop Acquitted of Shooting Black Man

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | World

Protesters continued for a second night in a row in the US city of St. Louis after a white former policeman was acquitted of the fatal shooting of a black man. The protests turned violent when demonstrators refused to disperse, breaking windows at dozens of businesses...

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Iran and six world powers signed the nuclear deal in 2015. (AFP)

Fans of Iran Nuke Deal Start to Acknowledge its Flaws

by Eli Lake | Sep 17, 2017 | Opinion

The public line from the supporters of the Iran nuclear deal in the last two years has been clear. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the core agreement is known, is wonderful. As Barack Obama said after its negotiations were completed in 2015:...

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British police arrested late on Saturday a second suspect over possible links to Friday morning’s subway attack in Hounslow in west London (Reuters)

Second Suspect Arrested in Connection to London Subway Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | World

A second suspect was arrested late on Saturday in connection to Friday’s subway attack in London. Police announced on Sunday that a 21-year-old man was detained in Hounslow in west London and is being held under the Terrorism Act. He has not been charged or identified...

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Five Pakistani officials were killed in a roadside bomb in a region near the Afghan border. (AFP)

5 Killed in Bomb Attack as Pakistan Holds by-Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | World

A senior tribal government official was killed in a roadside bomb in Pakistan on Sunday as the country voted in by-elections to fill the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Fawad Ali, the assistant administrator, was traveling with the...