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Russians vote in local elections in key test for Putin’s party
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Smoke from Beirut port fire still rising above port
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Greece announces major arms purchase as tension with Turkey rises
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EU wants ‘credible’ Lebanon govt before more blast aid
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Israeli protesters keep up pressure on Netanyahu over alleged corruption
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Iran executes wrestling Champion Navid Afkari. ‘Tortured into making a false confession’
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UN urges ‘credible’ probe into port blast to prevent a ‘repeat’
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Anti-Aoun protesters clash with army near Baabda palace
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Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad’s uncle Makhlouf dies of COVID-19
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Italy shaken by brutal beating death of young Black man