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Foreign diplomats summoned in Iran after deadly militant attack on parade
Iran has summoned diplomats from Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands over allegedly harbouring members of a terrorist group that launched an attack on a military parade in the country's south-west.
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Tánaiste must tread tightrope if we're to help promote peace in Middle East
Palestinian President Abu Mazen, better known in the West as Mahmoud Abbas, is visiting Ireland and is meeting, amongst others, President Michael D Higgins and, my former colleague, Foreign Minister and Tánaiste Simon Coveney.
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Outspoken Israeli activist fatally stabbed by Palestinian teenager
A Palestinian assailant has fatally stabbed a well-known Israeli activist outside a busy mall in the West Bank.
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Israel blamed over downing of Russian jet that killed 15
Vladimir Putin was forced to step in to defuse a row between Moscow and Tel Aviv yesterday after a Russian reconnaissance plane with 15 people on-board was mistakenly shot down by Syrian forces that were targeting Israeli jets.
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Suicide attack on Afghan protesters kills 68
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said yesterday, as violence flares across the country ahead of elections and a key Islamic holy day.
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'Idlib attack will bring a new wave of refugees' - Erdogan
A full-scale Syrian regime attack on Idlib would lead to a flow of refugees to Europe and "serious humanitarian and security risks" to the continent, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned.
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