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Killing ISIS Boss Is ‘only A Matter of Time’ Says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed members of a 68-country coalition against the Islamic State to Washington and...

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‘Matter of Time’ Before IS Leader Baghdadi Killed

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death is...

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Ex-Congo VP To Be Sentenced For Bribing Witnesses

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and four associates will be sentenced on Wednesday for bribing...

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Laptop, Tablet Bans On Flights

Britain and the US on Tuesday banned laptops and tablet computers from the passenger compartment of flights from...

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Transatlantic Bond ‘getting Stronger’

The transatlantic bond is "getting stronger," Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO's Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the...

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China Bans Brazil Meat In Health Scare

Brazil said Monday that China had suspended imports of meat from the South American country over police claims that...

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NATO Chief To Visit US For First Time Since Trump Elected

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg headed for Washington on Monday for the first time since US President Donald Trump was...

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Turkey’s Erdogan Accuses Merkel of Using ‘Nazi Measures’ Against Turks

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel of using 'Nazi measures' as a...

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Japan PM Leaves For Europe For Security, Trade Talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe headed Sunday for a four-day trip to Europe, hoping to discuss security issues and...

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Turkey Reassures Investors, Says Dutch Business Not At Risk

Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara's ire is focused...

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Employers Allowed To Ban the Hijab

Employers are entitled to ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union's top law court ruled on...

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EU Unveils Syria Reconstruction Plan

The EU unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to support the reconstruction of war-torn Syria, calling it a "dividend" to...

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VW Diesel Compensation Is On Track In US But Not Elsewhere

It has been a year and a half since the diesel emissions scandal at the German carmaker Volkswagen first came to light....

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‘Disarray’ Over National Insurance Rises

Labour's shadow chancellor says the government is in disarray after Theresa May said Budget tax rises would not go...

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Japan PM To Visit Brussels With EU Hoping For Trade Deal

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Brussels this month, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said...

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New Round of Syria Talks Set For March 23

Syria's government and opposition groups are invited to resume peace talks in Geneva on March 23, the UN envoy said...

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EU Warns DR Congo of More Sanctions

The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and...

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EU To Host Syria Conference April 5 With UN

The European Union will host a conference on the post-conflict future of Syria with the United Nations in Brussels on...

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No ‘spending Sprees’, Hammond Warns

There will be no "spending sprees" in Wednesday's Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned. Mr Hammond said any...