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Akufo-Addo Didn’t Skew Ghana’s History – Mustapha Hamid

The Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, has rejected assertions that the President is trying to skew Ghana’s...

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Wahaha Boss Sees U.S. Suffering More In Any Trade War With China

The chairman of China's biggest beverage maker, Hangzhou Wahaha Group, said the United States would suffer more in any...

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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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‘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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N. Korea’s Art of Brinkmanship

Pyongyang's travel ban on Malaysians leaving North Korea sharply escalated the already-high tensions with Kuala Lumpur...

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Trump Cabinet Member Ben Carson Calls Slaves ‘immigrants’ In Speech

Ben Carson appeared to liken slaves to immigrants who choose to come to the United States while addressing employees at...

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North Korea Bans Malaysians From Leaving In Kim Spat

North Korea on Tuesday banned Malaysians from leaving the country, dramatically escalating an already-heated diplomatic...

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North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan

Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global...

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Trump Cabinet Member Carson

President Donald Trump's housing secretary provoked a firestorm Monday by saying slaves brought from Africa were...

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N.Korea Missile Launch Was Training Exercise For Strike On US Bases…

Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in...

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Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij

Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic...

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Trade Deficit Threat To National Security

The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could...

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US Hasn’t Decided Yet On Iran Nuclear Deal

The new US administration has not yet decided what to do about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the head of the UN atomic...

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Nigerians Told To Avoid Non-Essential Travel To US

Nigeria is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to the United States because of the lack of clarity...

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US Warned Israel Against Annexing West Bank

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank...

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FBI Chief Comey ‘rejects’ Allegation

FBI director James Comey has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of...

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Five Questions On North Korea’s Missile Programme

North Korea launched four missiles on Monday, three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone -- waters...

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Fifth Night of Suspected US Raids On Yemen

Yemen was hit by a fifth consecutive night of suspected US air strikes targeting Al-Qaeda members in the impoverished...

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China Defense Budget Rises At Slowest Pace In Decades

China's defence budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since...