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Zimbabwe’s New Law On Judges Angers Mugabe Critics

A bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to appoint senior judges sparked outrage Wednesday from Zimbabwean opposition...

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Israel PM Hails Hungary Fight Against Anti-Semitism

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday praised Budapest for "standing up for" the Jewish state, at talks with...

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‘Spiritual Brothers’ Netanyahu, Orban Meet In Budapest

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu is in Budapest Tuesday for talks with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who hopes...

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Meeting of Minds As Netanyahu Visits Hungary’s Orban

Hungary welcomes Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday on a landmark visit that Prime Minister Viktor Orban...

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Rwanda Opposition In Uphill Battle Against Powerful Kagame

On the impeccably clean streets of Rwanda's capital, where a skyline of gleaming new buildings pokes through undulating...

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Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...

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India’s Modi In Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet

India's leader Narendra Modi arrived in the US for his first meeting Monday with President Donald Trump, seeking to...

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India’s Modi Heads To Washington For ‘no Frills’ Trump Meet

India's leader heads to the US this weekend for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, seeking to build on...

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Nigeria Sends In Troops, Police After Ethnic Clashes

Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo has ordered troops in to keep the peace in the restive state of Taraba after...

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China’s Xi Visit To Hong Kong Confirmed

President Xi Jinping will come to Hong Kong next week to mark 20 years since the city was handed back to China by...

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Who’s Afraid of George Soros?

The world has a new puppetmaster. From his New York home, US financier-cum-philanthropist George Soros has manufactured...

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Taiwan Lawmakers Launch Support Group For Hong Kong Democracy

Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile...

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Lesotho Prepares For Restive Coalition In Latest Vote

Voters in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho go to polls Saturday in an election widely expected to lead to...

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Move To Re-Write Venezuelan Constitution Amid Planned Protests

Venezuela's opposition called for weekend protests as Thursday's deadline neared for candidates for an assembly to...

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Lesotho Election Likely To Deliver Uneasy Coalition

The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds a snap election on Saturday, with experts predicting another...

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Clinton the Third? Chelsea Courts Limelight

Chelsea Clinton, the 37-year-old only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is fueling speculation that she could one day...

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Galamsey Cited As Reason For Komenda Sugar Factory Shutdown

One of the panellists on the extended New Day programme on 3FM on Saturday, May 27 has advocated a total ban on all...

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China Flexes Muscle In Spy Games Against US

A cartoon posted in a dusty alleyway in the heart of Beijing warns passersby not to fall prey to the charms of foreign...

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Modi Heads To Sri Lanka As Chinese Influence Rises

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert...