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Read More »Khan claims to win in Pakistan with vows on poverty, American ties
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Read More »Pence, at the height of religious freedom, threatens Turkey against detained American pastor
[ad_1] Washington – Vice President Mike Pence took advantage of a summit of foreign ministers and religious leaders from the state department to ask Turkey to release US pastor Andrew Brunson and …
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