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A Saudi teenager who fled her family and got stranded at a Bangkok airport has arrived in Canada after being granted asylum there. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but was initially told to return

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she is fleeing abuse from her family has been granted asylum in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Friday. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun refused to fly back and barricaded herself into her airport hotel room, attracting international attention.

Members of U.S. Congress honored Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by holding an event on Thursday to mark the 100th day of his assassination; his body has yet to be found. Sharing stories and memories about Khashoggi, the U.S. lawmakers called for

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Friday that military-to-military talks between the U.S. and Turkey will continue next week, expressing hope that these talks will produce results that are “acceptable to both sides”. Bolton, in a radio interview, said he,

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has fired a Chinese employee who was arrested in Poland over espionage allegations, saying he had harmed the company’s global reputation, a state-run newspaper said Saturday. Wang Weijing was arrested for “personal reasons”, the company said in

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos have decided to divorce after a long trial separation, Bezos said on Wednesday in a joint statement by the couple on Twitter. “After a long period of loving exploration and trial

Former Israeli minister Gonen Segev has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for spying for an enemy state, the Israeli Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. Israeli security agency the Shin Bet revealed in June that the authorities had arrested and

Malta will allow two ships that have been stranded at sea for weeks with 49 migrants on board to dock, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Wednesday, adding that they will then be redistributed among eight European Union countries. However, the absence