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Sudan May Return To War If US Keeps Sanctions

Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has...

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Gaza May Already Be ‘unlivable’

The Gaza Strip may already be "unlivable", a United Nations official warned Tuesday, after a decade of Hamas rule and a...

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UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen

International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...

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Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa

Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that...

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Tillerson In Qatar As Leaks Spark Fresh Gulf Tension

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret...

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UN Rights Chief Urges Justice and Healing After Mosul

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for accountability and dialogue to heal the trauma of Mosul after...

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Japan Protests S.Korea’s ‘comfort Women’ Heritage Bid

Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest with South Korea over its support for registering with the United Nations...

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Libya Clashes Leave Four Dead East of Tripoli

Clashes between forces loyal to Libya's unity government and rival fighters east of Tripoli have left four people dead...

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San Diego ‘likely’ In Range of N.Korea ICBM In 2 Years

North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile is "likely" to be able to deliver a 500 kilogram warhead to San Diego...

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Rawlings Praises J.H. Owusu Acheampong’s Sense of Nationalism

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has praised the nationalistic credentials of late former Member...

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US Pressures Myanmar To Accept UN Rights Probe

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday ramped up pressure on the Myanmar government to accept a UN fact-finding mission...

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Rwanda’s Kagame In Israel Hails ‘blossoming’ Cooperation

Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for bolstering relations with Israel on Monday during a visit reflecting a warming...

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Rohingya Refugees May Stay In Bangladesh ‘for Some Time’

Nearly half a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in squalid Bangladeshi camps face staying "for some more...

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Asiedu Nketia Leads NDC Delegation For Meeting In USA

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia is leading a four-member delegation...

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DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’

The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an...

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Iraqi Troops Clearing Last IS Militants

Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul....

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Britain’s Arms Exports To Saudi ‘lawful’

Britain's High Court ruled on Monday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued...

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Ghana Needs New Policy Regime On Space Engineering – ANU Chancellor Oti Boateng

Chancellor of the All Nations University has called for a new policy focus to harness the potential of Ghana’s new...

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Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn...