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The European Union will cut some of the money earmarked for Turkey to join the bloc, reflecting increasingly sour ties with Ankara but stopping short of killing membership bid of the country it still sees as a strategic partner. The EU…
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Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have voiced concern about the current political climate in the US, in comments seen as a veiled rebuke of Donald Trump's leadership. Mr Obama urged Americans to reject the politics of…
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Thousands of Somalis prayed in Mogadishu on Friday at a symbolic funeral for more than 300 people killed by the country’s deadliest truck bombing. The truck detonated next to a fuel tanker on Saturday, creating a huge fireball that…
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Kenya is celebrating Heroes Day, a public holiday that honours the country's freedom fighters. But the occasion is being overshadowed by the political crisis currently gripping the country. Originally it was the "Kenyatta Day", the day that…
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At least 63 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in two separate attacks at mosques in Afghanistan. In one attack, an armed man opened fire on worshippers in a Shia mosque in Kabul, police said on Friday. A man "entered the…
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New Zealand is set for a centre-left coalition government led by Labour head Jacinda Ardern. Ms Ardern has been opposition leader for the last three months. At 37, she is set to be the country's youngest prime minister since 1856. Her…
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At least 43 Afghan soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after two suicide bombers in Humvee trucks targeted a military base in the southern province of Kandahar. Six are still missing and 10 militants are also said to have died.…
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Two others were injured in the blaze which began around 03:00 (20:30 GMT Wednesday) at the Kandawgyi Palace. The hotel, which was largely made out of teak and built in a traditional Burmese style, was a local landmark popular with…
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President Jacob Zuma has reshuffled his cabinet, adjusting six portfolios including the Ministry of Energy, in a move analysts say is linked to a contentious nuclear energy deal with Russia. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the…
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At 31 years old, Sebastian Kurz is set to become the world's youngest leader. The conservative People's Party (OVP) leader is poised to be the new Chancellor of Austria. Despite his young age, he already has significant political…
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