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Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks

US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to...

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Iraqi Forces Retake Mosul Museum Vandalised By IS

Iraqi security forces recaptured the Mosul museum, where Islamic State group militants infamously filmed themselves...

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Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps

The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in...

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UN Chief Urges ‘massive Response’ To Avert Somali Famine

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to take action to avert famine in...

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‘Deep Regret and Discontent’ Over New US Travel Ban

Sudan expressed "deep regret and discontent" on Tuesday over US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban barring its...

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Trump Signs New Travel Ban Directive

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations....

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China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment

China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD...

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Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Hold Talks In Turkey

Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss...

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2,100 Iran Fighters Killed In Iraq, Syria

More than 2,000 fighters sent from Iran have been killed in Iraq and Syria, the head of Iran's veterans' affairs office...

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Thai Army To Drop Charges Over Torture Report

Thailand's army said Tuesday it would drop a defamation case against three human rights workers who alleged that troops...

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Trump Signs New Travel Ban Directive

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations....

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UN Chief Guterres In Somalia To Discuss Famine Threat

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia Tuesday to discuss a hunger crisis which has pushed the...

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Daring Ambush Fails To Free Top Bangladeshi Militant

Suspected Islamist militants hurled bombs at a prison van in a daring attempt to free Bangladesh's most-wanted militant...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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Google’s Fake News Snippets

Over the weekend, I put a question to the Google Home speaker I’d brought back from the United States. “OK...

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Put Away Political Colors, Start Thinking About Ghana

Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, has urged less partisanship and more work in the...

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US Deploys Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System To S. Korea

The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers In DR Congo Mark Independence Day

Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian...

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The Wow Moments At Ghana’s 60th Independence Day Parade

The Black Stars Square in Accra where Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, stood and proclaim the country’s...