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UN Renews Smaller DR Congo Peackeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Friday to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the...

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Turkey Will Maintain Military Presence In Syria

The Turkish army said Friday it will keep a military presence in Syria despite officially ending its offensive in the...

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UN Agency Suspends Gaza Missions After Hamas Restrictions

A United Nations political agency suspended its missions to Gaza Friday after the Hamas authorities in the Palestinian...

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Trump To Up Pressure On Global Trade ‘cheats’

President Donald Trump will on Friday launch an investigation to root out unfair trade practices around the world,...

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Devils Icon Elias Retires From NHL Hockey

Injury-plagued Czech forward Patrik Elias said Friday he was retiring from NHL hockey after more than two decades spent...

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US Will Keep Climate Commitments Despite Trump

The former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, said Friday the United States will keep its commitment to reduce...

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DuPont To Sell Parts of Pesticides Unit For Dow Merger

US chemical giant DuPont said Friday it will sell some of its pesticide business to FMC to clear the regulatory hurdles...

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ICC Prosecutor Warns On Spiralling DR Congo Violence

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda warned Friday against spiralling violence in the volatile...

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Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt

A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after killing more than 300 mammals in an annual Antarctic hunt, as...

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Sindhu Beats Saina To Enter India Open Semis

India's PV Sindhu won a much-anticipated clash with compatriot Saina Nehwal in straight games to book a place in the...

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Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean,...

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White House Cautions Israel On ‘unrestrained’ Settlement Building

The White House on Friday cautioned Israel on large-scale settlement building, refraining from criticism of a major...

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Sudan Rejects New US Travel Warning For Americans

Sudan on Friday rejected a new US travel advisory warning Americans against visiting the country, particularly three...

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Potential Successors of S.Africa’s Zuma

The backlash against South African President Jacob Zuma's shock reshuffle has intensified pressure on him to resign...

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Key US Inflation Measure Hits Fresh 4-Year Record

The US Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation continued its upward rise in February, beating a four-year...

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Palestinian ‘reborn’ After Israel Murder Sentence Revoked

A Palestinian prisoner freed after 17 years in an Israeli jail for a murder he was later acquitted of said he felt...

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South Africa Cabinet Bloodbath Exposes ANC Generational Divide

South African President Jacob Zuma's sweeping cabinet overhaul exposes deep divisions between the ANC's...

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Demands NATO Allies Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's...

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India State Greenlights Life Sentences For Cow Slaughter

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat on Friday increased the punishment for cow slaughter from...