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Salvoes Of Rockets Fired At US Embassy In Baghdad Amid Israel-Hamas War
At least three rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone at dawn on Friday, landing on the outskirts of the district housing government and diplomatic buildings, an Iraqi security official said.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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Ivanka Trump Enters North Korea With Father, Calls Short Walk "Surreal"
Few Americans alive today have set foot inside North Korea, the isolated, nuclear-armed dictatorship sometimes called the Hermit Kingdom. On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of them, capping a consequential three-day Asian trip in which the president's eldest daughter played a very public role that blended family ties with diplomatic work that is us...
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Trump Meets Kim Jong Un In North Korea After Crossing Demilitarised Zone
Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil Sunday as he met Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president.
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As US-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq's US Embassy
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the US Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
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8 Dead, After Blast Hits Afghan Capital Kabul: Report
A large explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, in an area housing foreign embassies and government departments, causing numerous casualties.
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Where's Melania? A Reluctant First Lady Finds Her Comfort Zone Overseas.
Melania Trump seemed at ease during her brief trip to Paris last week. She spoke French with sick children during a visit to Necker hospital, toured the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte and garnered positive reviews for her reserved demeanor and adherence to diplomatic protocols on Bastille Day.
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Bangladesh Claims It Has Identified Dhaka Cafe Attack Mastermind
Bangladesh police today claimed it has identified the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack in the country at a cafe in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic zone that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners.
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Bangladesh Officials Seek More Samples From Dhaka Cafe Attackers' Bodies
Bangladeshi investigators have sought more samples from the bodies of the slain attackers to check whether the ISIS' 'super soldiers' carried out the country's worst terror attack at an upscale restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone early this month, killing 22 people.
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Bangladesh Hostage Crisis: What Happened And Why
Bangladeshi troops have stormed a cafe popular with foreigners in the diplomatic zone of the capital Dhaka after suspected Islamist militants took dozens of diners hostage.
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Dhaka Restaurant Attack: 14 Hostages Rescued; Operation Underway
Heavily armed terrorists struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners. Two police officers were killed and at least 26 people wounded in a gunbattle as security forces cordoned off the area and sought to end the standoff.
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4 Held in Bangladesh Over Italian Aid Worker Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested four people in connection with the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot dead last month in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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North, South Korea Reach Agreement in Kaesong Wage Row
South Korea said Tuesday it had reached agreement with Pyongyang on a wage hike for North Korean workers at their Kaesong joint economic zone, ending a six-month dispute.
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South Korea Condemns North Over Land Mine Blast, Threatens Retaliation
South Korea's military threatened retaliation against North Korea today after it accused the North of planting land mines inside the Demilitarised Zone border that wounded two soldiers last week, calling it a cowardly act of provocation.
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Imran Khan, Cleric Qadri Lead Thousands of Protesters to Parliament Inside Islamabad's 'Red Zone'
Around 30,000 protesters led by Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri descended on Islamabad's "Red Zone", the political and diplomatic enclave, late on Tuesday evening. Their aim: forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down. Despite the presence of hundreds of armed soldiers, they managed to enter the are...
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Salvoes Of Rockets Fired At US Embassy In Baghdad Amid Israel-Hamas War
At least three rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone at dawn on Friday, landing on the outskirts of the district housing government and diplomatic buildings, an Iraqi security official said.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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Ivanka Trump Enters North Korea With Father, Calls Short Walk "Surreal"
Few Americans alive today have set foot inside North Korea, the isolated, nuclear-armed dictatorship sometimes called the Hermit Kingdom. On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of them, capping a consequential three-day Asian trip in which the president's eldest daughter played a very public role that blended family ties with diplomatic work that is us...
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Trump Meets Kim Jong Un In North Korea After Crossing Demilitarised Zone
Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil Sunday as he met Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president.
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As US-Iran Tension Simmers, Rocket Fired Near Iraq's US Embassy
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the US Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
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8 Dead, After Blast Hits Afghan Capital Kabul: Report
A large explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, in an area housing foreign embassies and government departments, causing numerous casualties.
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Where's Melania? A Reluctant First Lady Finds Her Comfort Zone Overseas.
Melania Trump seemed at ease during her brief trip to Paris last week. She spoke French with sick children during a visit to Necker hospital, toured the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte and garnered positive reviews for her reserved demeanor and adherence to diplomatic protocols on Bastille Day.
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Bangladesh Claims It Has Identified Dhaka Cafe Attack Mastermind
Bangladesh police today claimed it has identified the mastermind behind the worst terrorist attack in the country at a cafe in Dhaka's high-security diplomatic zone that killed 22 people, mostly foreigners.
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Bangladesh Officials Seek More Samples From Dhaka Cafe Attackers' Bodies
Bangladeshi investigators have sought more samples from the bodies of the slain attackers to check whether the ISIS' 'super soldiers' carried out the country's worst terror attack at an upscale restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone early this month, killing 22 people.
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Bangladesh Hostage Crisis: What Happened And Why
Bangladeshi troops have stormed a cafe popular with foreigners in the diplomatic zone of the capital Dhaka after suspected Islamist militants took dozens of diners hostage.
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Dhaka Restaurant Attack: 14 Hostages Rescued; Operation Underway
Heavily armed terrorists struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners. Two police officers were killed and at least 26 people wounded in a gunbattle as security forces cordoned off the area and sought to end the standoff.
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4 Held in Bangladesh Over Italian Aid Worker Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested four people in connection with the murder of an Italian aid worker who was shot dead last month in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
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North, South Korea Reach Agreement in Kaesong Wage Row
South Korea said Tuesday it had reached agreement with Pyongyang on a wage hike for North Korean workers at their Kaesong joint economic zone, ending a six-month dispute.
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South Korea Condemns North Over Land Mine Blast, Threatens Retaliation
South Korea's military threatened retaliation against North Korea today after it accused the North of planting land mines inside the Demilitarised Zone border that wounded two soldiers last week, calling it a cowardly act of provocation.
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Imran Khan, Cleric Qadri Lead Thousands of Protesters to Parliament Inside Islamabad's 'Red Zone'
Around 30,000 protesters led by Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri descended on Islamabad's "Red Zone", the political and diplomatic enclave, late on Tuesday evening. Their aim: forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down. Despite the presence of hundreds of armed soldiers, they managed to enter the are...
