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Protests begin against Venezuela’s Maduro over takeover of Congress by the Supreme Court
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Scotland makes formal request to UK for new independence vote
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EU threatens to break up the US in revenge for Trump’s support for Brexit
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Putin Takes Tough Stance on Protests, Warns of Arab Spring Chaos
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In a departure from Obama’s stance U.S. no longer focused on ‘getting Assad out’
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Venezuela’s Maduro branded as ‘dictator’ after Congress annulled by the Supreme Court
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Bomb explosion kills 3 Syrians in Lebanon near borders with Syria
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PM Hariri visits Saudi Arabia, as Lebanon seeks warmer ties
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U.S., Turkey clash over Kurdish issue
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Hezbollah lost 2000 fighters in Syria , commander