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Former UK deputy says Iraq invasion was illegal

Tony Blair’s deputy prime minister John Prescott says that the UK broke international law when it joined the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Prescott’s remarks came a few days after the publication of a damning report on Britain’s role in the US-led invasion of Iraq. The Chilcot Inquiry released its …

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US vice president expresses concerns about developments in Bahrain

  US Vice President Joe Biden has expressed “strong concerns” over the Bahraini regime’s intensified crackdown on dissent. According to a statement released by the White House on Friday, Biden voiced “strong concerns regarding recent negative developments in Bahrain” during a phone conversation with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al …

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Turkish opposition parties slam gov’t over Israel deal

  All three opposition parties in the Turkish parliament harshly criticized the government for the recent Ankara-Tel Aviv deal, which ended a six-year dispute between Turkey and Israel. Opposition parties on Tuesday blasted Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent back-to-back reconciliation with Israel and expression of regret over the downing of a …

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