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U.N. chief is a potential candidate for South Korea’s presidential election in Dec. 2017
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Church bells peal in town retaken by Iraqi troops from Islamic State
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Islamic State attacks Kirkuk as Iraqi forces push on Mosul
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Duterte didn’t really mean the ‘divorce’ from U.S., Philippine officials say, still likes to trade
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‘Dangerous’ Trump ‘undermines our democracy’, says Obama
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Hariri backs Aoun as Lebanon president in bid to end political deadlock
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8 Syrians arrested in Lebanon for plotting attacks on UN peacekeepers, tourists
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Lebanon’s Solidere rises to 2014 High on Bets for New President
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Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says
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Duterte divorces U.S. , aligns Philippines with China and possibly Russia