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Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial...

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NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role

NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not...

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No NATO Combat Role In Afghanistan

NATO allies will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help the government battle a resurgent Taliban but there is...

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Italy Threatens To BAN Migrant Vessels Amid ‘unsustainable’ Influx

Italy has threatened to close its ports to aid groups rescuing migrants off Libya's coast as it struggles to cope with...

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US To Toughen Airline Security; No Laptop Ban Expansion

The United States announced Wednesday it would implement tough new security rules for all airlines flying into the...

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Mattis Says Assad Took Trump’s Chemical Warning ‘seriously’

US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have...

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Japan-EU Trade Negotiations At Crucial Moment

Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Japan's foreign...

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US Mayors Bypass Trump To Back Paris Climate Goals

President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris climate accord has triggered a bipartisan push from US mayors to stick...

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EU Cases Against US Firms

The EU's decision to impose the biggest anti-trust fine in its history on Silicon Valley giant Google is the latest in...

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Google Faces Record EU Fine On Tuesday

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator is set to slap Google with a record fine on Tuesday in yet another salvo against...

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Trump Travel Ban Injunction Partly Lifted

US President Donald Trump has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling allowing his travel ban to be partly reinstated as a...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week, Sources Say

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record two billion euro fine as early as Tuesday in...

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EU To Slap Google With Record Fine This Week

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator will slap Google with a record fine as early as Tuesday in another European blow...

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The Prize-Winning Tech Helping Ghana’s Farmers To Grow

Agyei Douglas is a farmer who grows vegetables near Kumasi in Ghana's central Ashanti region. He used to struggle to...

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EU States Slammed For Lack of Support To Africa Fund

EU countries have fallen far short of their duty to an African economic development fund designed to help discourage...

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EU Leaders Seek Unity On Post-Trump Trade Dangers

EU leaders tackle the thorny topic of globalisation at a summit on Friday with deep divisions between proponents of...

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EU Leaders Urge Internet Giants To Fight Online Extremism

EU leaders on Thursday urged Internet firms to do their utmost to combat online extremism promoting attacks or face the...

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Merkel Slaps Down May On Brexit Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted Thursday that the EU's future take priority over Brexit talks as Prime...

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Suspected Suicide Bomber Shot At Brussels Railway Station

Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials...