
Uproar over alleged barring of Iraq orphans from shopping centre
Baghdad (AFP) June 17, 2018 - A furious online backlash has erupted against a chic Baghdad shopping centre after volunteers said their party of 25 Iraqi war orphans was denied entry.
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Baghdad (AFP) June 17, 2018 - A furious online backlash has erupted against a chic Baghdad shopping centre after volunteers said their party of 25 Iraqi war orphans was denied entry.
Jun 17, 2018

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Jun 16, 2018

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Washington (UPI) Jun 15, 2018 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a contract by the Air Force for upgrades to radars on the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft, the Pentagon announced this week.
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Jerusalem (AFP) June 15, 2018 - An internal report has revealed Israeli foreign ministry officials' reservations over the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, despite the government's public endorsement.
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Washington (AFP) June 15, 2018 - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, accusing him of attacking western democracy and trying to break up NATO.
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Geneva (AFP) June 15, 2018 - Switzerland, a country famous for its neutrality, announced on Friday it wants to allow the sale of arms in countries in the grip of an internal armed conflict, under certain conditions.
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Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 15, 2018 - It has long been a tradition in Iraq's second city Mosul for young boys to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday by running riot with firecrackers or toy guys - scaring their sisters and grandparents.
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