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US Urges China To Take ‘action’ Against North Korea

The United States will "put pressure" on China to take action against North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the US...

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UN Renews Smaller DRC Peacekeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of...

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Shippers’ Council Holds Forum On Carriage of Goods

The Western Regional office of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) in Takoradi has held a forum in the metropolis on...

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UN Votes To Scale Down Mission

The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission,...

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Canada Extends Mission Against IS Group Three Months

The "scope and mission of Canada's military contribution will remain the same over the next three months," namely...

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Germany Rejects US Pressure For Nato Spending Rise

Calls by the Trump administration for Germany and other Nato partners to increase spending on defence have been...

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US Boost Sanctions Pressure On NKorea Over Nuclear Program

The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions Friday, seeking to...

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EU Hands Spain Power Over Gibraltar’s Future

The EU has effectively handed Spain a veto over the future of Gibraltar in its Brexit negotiating guidelines. The...

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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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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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Israel-Lebanon Maritime Dispute Explained

Earlier this month, the new Lebanese government, led by President Michel Aoun, published a tender to explore untapped...

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Rex Tillerson To Push NATO Allies To Pay Up

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO...

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Asian Traders Tread Carefully As Quarter Draws To A Close

Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic...

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UN To Cut Back DR Congo Peacekeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday to cut the number of troops and police in its peacekeeping mission...

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Trump Travel Ban: Hawaii Judge Places Indefinite Hold

A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge...

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Hawaii Judge Places Indefinite Hold

A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge...

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Hawaii Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump Travel Ban

The US federal judge in Hawaii who halted President Donald Trump's revised travel ban has extended his order blocking...

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Nicaragua Restores Ties With Israel

A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest in front of the US embassy in Managua to demand an end to the Israeli...

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China Coal Imports From North Korea Surge In February

The value of China's coal imports from North Korea surged nearly 40 percent in February, official data shows -- the...