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Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said dies at 79, leaving no heir
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Child dead after killing one in Mexico school shooting
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No sight of French deal on pensions as unions hold out
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US tried to take out another Iranian leader, but failed
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Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont to return after three years of deadlock
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Pelosi Shares Plan to Send Impeachment Articles to Senate
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Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 8 others
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Trump Says Iran Had Planned to Attack Four U.S. Embassies
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US Warship Faces Aggression From Russian Ship in Arabian Sea
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Iraqi PM Was Informed By Iran Before Missile Attack
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Budget scheduled for March
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UK PM Johnson calls suggestions he is soft on Trump 'absolute fiction'
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Mining magnate donates $72 million to bushfire relief
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Ukrainian jet 'trying to turn back' when it crashed, Iranian report claims
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Donald Trump Sends North Korea's Kim Jong Un Birthday Wishes
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Lawmakers approve Brexit bill, United Kingdom on course for Jan 31 exit
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Florida man charged with threatening to kill Trump to avenge Soleimani
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Facebook doubles down on political ads policy, still won't ban micro-targeting
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