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In this Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, photograph, an armed Saudi soldier holds a walkie-talkie near Mukalla, Yemen, at an airport now serving as a military base for the United Arab Emirates.

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Members of US 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command stands next to a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery during the NATO multinational ground based air defence units exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017 at the Siauliai airbase. (File)

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The US and Saudis are so intent on pointing the finger at Iran for the oil facility strikes because admitting the Houthis could hurt the kingdom so badly after five years of war in Yemen means facing the war’s complete failure, an expert told Sputnik. However, if they do attack Iran, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has promised it’ll be “all-out war.”
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Twitter Drags Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Over Latest Blackface Imagery
Hundreds of thousands of users on the Twittersphere have condemned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his use of black and brownface makeup in the early 1990s and in 2001.
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Three Indonesian Couples Publicly Flogged For Displaying Public Affection
Three couples in Indonesia's Aceh province were publicly flogged Thursday for displaying affection in public, an act strictly outlawed in the conservative region.
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Asia & Pacific
Taliban Must Be Re-Integrated Into Afghan Society Or They’ll Join Daesh - SIGAR Report
A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warns that Islamic extremist groups like Daesh are on the rise in the Central Asian country, and that if former Taliban fighters aren’t helped with reintegration into society, they could soon flood the ranks of Daesh.
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FIFA President Urges Iran to Allow Women Into Football Stadiums After ‘Blue Girl’ Death
Days after the death of Sahar Khodayri, an Iranian woman dubbed “Blue Girl” on social media, FIFA President Gianni Infantino issued a statement calling on Iran to reflect on the situation and begin allowing women into football stadiums.
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Barack Obama Makes a Veiled Attack on Trump for Use of Social Media
The 44th US President warned against watching TV and using social media, saying “those are two things I would advise, if you are a good president, not to do.“
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Philippines Declares First Polio Case in Nearly 20 Years Amid Dengue Epidemic
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