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What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?

Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...

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Zimbabwe’s Economy Is ‘increasingly Fragile’

Despite a recent rebuttal by President Robert Mugabe that his country was not economically fragile, the British...

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Saudi Looks To Assert Regional Role With Trump Summit

Saudi Arabia is looking to assert its regional leadership against Iran by hosting a summit between visiting US...

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Two Charged For 2004 Murder of Gambian Journalist Hydara

Two fugitive former army officers have been indicted over the 2004 murder of prominent Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara,...

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White House Knew Sacked Adviser Was Under Investigation

Mike Flynn, Donald Trump's fired national security adviser, told the president-elect's transition team that he was the...

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Special Counsel To Probe Trump-Russia Links

The US Department of Justice Wednesday named a former head of the FBI as special counsel to lead the investigation into...

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Trump To Interview Lieberman For Top FBI Job

The White House on Wednesday named failed Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman as a surprise contender to...

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Trump’s Struggling Presidency

President Donald Trump's White House has been plunged into crisis mode -- once again -- by explosive claims that he...

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Hardline Challenger In Iran

Ebrahim Raisi, the leading rival to President Hassan Rouhani in Friday's presidential election, is a hardline judge...

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Michael Moore Filming New Documentary On Donald Trump

Filmmaker Michael Moore is making a documentary on Donald Trump entitled "Fahrenheit 11/9," a nod to his most famous...

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Clinton Launches Political Action Group

Hillary Clinton returned to the political stage on Monday with a new organization to "resist" Donald Trump, who...

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Akufo-Addo Begins Second Phase of ECOWAS Working Visits

President Nana Akufo-Addo has left Ghana on Monday to begin the second phase of his official working visits to some...

International

Trump’s Lawyers Say His Tax Returns Show Few Russia Dealings

Lawyers for President Trump have released a letter asserting that the past 10 years of Trump's federal tax returns...

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No ‘clean Slate’ Between the US and Russia, Tillerson Says

Relations between the United States and Russia, at their lowest level since the Cold War, will not restart "with a...

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Why Age Is Just A Number In Ghana

Letter from Africa: Why age is just a number in Ghana In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran...

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Iran’s Missing Reformists Are the Real Heroes At Rouhani Rally

The 20,000 chanting fans might have come to support Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday but it was clear their...

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Turmoil Over Justice Sophia Akuffo As New Chief Justice

There’s turmoil in the Akufo-Addo government and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP)over his decision to appoint...

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The Players In Trump’s Russia Scandal

The shock dismissal of the FBI chief James Comey has triggered days of turmoil in Washington and thrust the spotlight...

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Trump Tries To Save Face After Russia Released Photos of Meeting

Donald Trump has tweeted photos of meetings he had with the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers - a day after the...