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Tunisia Welcomes Relaxing of Belgian Travel Curbs

Tunisia welcomed Wednesday a move by Belgium to partially lift travel restrictions on its nationals put in place...

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Juncker Launches Post-Brexit EU Reform Proposals

European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday presented options for reforming the bloc to shore up...

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DRC Opposition Leader’s Body To Return Home After Weeks of Wrangling

The body of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is to be repatriated next week, several weeks after his...

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EU Says Trade Pact Approval Rests On Vietnam’s Rights Record

European parliamentarians warned communist Vietnam on Thursday that a failure to improve its human rights record...

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UK Faces Hefty Brexit Bill

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK it faces a "very hefty" bill for Brexit. He...

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Pence Defends Trump’s Media Attacks During Brussels Trip

US Vice President Mike Pence backed up President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the news media, vowing Monday that he...

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Pence ‘disappointed’ By Flynn’s Russia Contacts Briefing

US Vice President Mike Pence said Monday he was disappointed that Michael Flynn gave him "inaccurate" information about...

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Mike Pence Seeks To Allay European Fears On Trip To Brussels

The US Vice-President, Mike Pence, has said the US under President Trump remains committed to co-operation and...

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Pence Takes Charm Offensive To EU and NATO

US Vice President Mike Pence meets EU and NATO leaders Monday at the end of a European trip aimed at reassuring allies...

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Trump Tries To Explain Remark About Sweden Amid Ridicule

US President Donald Trump has sought to explain why he referred to a security incident in Sweden on Friday which did...

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Pentagon Chief Readies Afghanistan Proposals For Trump

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday said he is compiling an assessment for President Donald Trump to weigh on...

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Trump Refers To Non-Existent Sweden Terror Incident

US President Donald Trump was speaking to supporters on Saturday when he apparently referred to the Scandinavian...

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Jim Mattis In Middle East For First Time As Pentagon Chief

US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his first trip to the Middle East...

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‘US Will Always Be Your Greatest Ally’

US Vice-President Mike Pence Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties, in an emphatic...

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What Osafo Marfo Really Said

During question time at the recently held Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting at the Labadi Beach Hotel on...

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What Osafo Maafo Really Said

During question time at the recently held Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting at the Labadi Beach Hotel on...

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Burundi Seeks Arrest of Opposition At Tanzania Peace Talks

Burundi's government on Friday asked Tanzania to arrest several leaders of the main opposition attending peace talks in...

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IS Leaders Leaving Syria’s Raqa, Pentagon Says

Leaders of the Islamic State group are leaving their Syrian stronghold of Raqa, fleeing in the face of the Arab-Kurd...

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Moroccan King Arrives Ghana

The King of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, arrived in the country yesterday for a three-day working visit. He arrived at...