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Florida school shooting: Who is Nikolas Cruz?

Police say the 19-year-old confessed to killing 17 people in one of the deadliest school shootings in US history. A 19-year-old man has confessed to the shooting at a Florida high school that resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people, including students and adults, police say.  Nikolas Cruz “stated that he was the gunman who entered the school […]

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Turkey targets critics of Operation Olive Branch

Probe launched into conduct of leader of main pro-Kurdish party over criticism of Turkey’s military offensive in Syria. Turkish authorities have arrested at least 666 people since the beginning of a major military operation in northern Syria. The detained are accused of spreading “terror propaganda”. The Turkish prosecutor has also launched a probe into the conduct of the leader of […]

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N Korea delegates arrive in South for Olympics closing ceremony

Among the envoys is a high-ranking official and a diplomat in charge of relations between North Korea and the US. A delegation of high-ranking North Korean officials has entered South Korea on Sunday to attend the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Among the delegates are Kim Yong-chol, a high-ranking party official, and Choe Kang-il, a diplomat in charge […]

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Meghan Markle 'could have baby at Lindo Wing after all as maternity staff are banned from taking holiday near Duchess's April due date'

The Duchess of Sussex, 37, who is six months pregnant, had been rumoured to be eyeing up a countryside birth in rural Surrey. She was believed to have her heart set on NHS Frimley Park Hospital for the birth of her and Prince Harry's first child. Her initially expected choice, near the Sussex's new Frogmore Cottage home in Windsor, Berks, was […]

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New Israeli bill seen as move for annexation of Palestinian land

Observers are saying a number of recent developments indicate that Israel is attempting to extend its jurisdiction over more occupied Palestinian land. Israeli government ministers have advanced a bill that would allow land disputes in the occupied West Bank to be settled by a district court, rather than being considered by the High Court. The proposed change in the law […]

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South Sudan: war deprives children of education

The civil war has seen much of the population displaced, depriving 1.8 million children of school-going age of education. South Sudan has the world’s highest proportion of young children not getting an education. The civil war has seen thousands of people killed and millions displaced. It’s also had a major impact on education, with 1.8 million, or 70 percent of […]

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Seal pup rescued and in rehabilitation at Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is caring for a new northern seal pup they have dubbed “Mo.” Employees at Mowi salmon farm took action on Monday when they noticed Mo in distress, floating sideways and struggling to swim near the waters of Hardwicke Island. “She’s dehydrated and severely underweight, which indicates she is failing to thrive after being […]

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Turkey official denies use of chemical weapons in Afrin

Yasin Aktay, adviser to president, tells Al Jazeera that parties making the accusations are responsible to prove them. A senior Turkish official has denied the claims by a monitoring group and Syrian state media that Turkey’s military used chemical weapons on civilians in its operation against the Kurdish YPG fighters in northwestern Syria. “It is out of the question for Turkey […]

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