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Nato leaders are turning their attention to the conflict in Afghanistan, on the second day of a Brussels summit so far dominated by demands from President Donald Trump. Taliban militants reportedly killed up to 30 soldiers in attacks on…
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CNN host Christiane Amanpour and husband Jamie Rubin are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, according to a friend. The couple, who are both journalists, fell in love over ‘late night margaritas’ while working in war-torn Sarajevo.…
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Aliko Dangote has revealed that at 61, he is not getting any younger, and he is willing to take on a new wife. Speaking with David Piling in a Financial Times interview, Lunch with FT, the multi-billionaire, who is Africa’s richest man,…
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Zimbabwe's main opposition party marched to the independent election agency for the second time in as many months on Wednesday, demanding reforms it said were vital for a credible vote this month. Zimbabwe will choose a new president and…
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The Trump administration raised the stakes in its trade war with China on Tuesday, saying it would slap 10 percent tariffs on an extra US$200 (£150.8 billion) billion worth of Chinese imports. U.S. officials released a list of thousands…
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The parents of the 12 boys from the Wild Boar football team shed tears of relief and joy on Wednesday afternoon (Jul 11) when they visited them at Chiang Rai hospital. First images of the boys recovering in hospital were shown at a news…
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Nigeria's main opposition parties have agreed to form an alliance to field a joint candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's presidential election, they said in a memorandum on Monday. Buhari's ruling All…
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Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio will launch a commission to investigate accusations of widespread corruption under his predecessor Ernest Koroma, the government said. A report commissioned by Bio and released last week accused…
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European Council President Donald Tusk told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop berating NATO allies over military investment levels ahead of what is expected to be a fraught alliance summit. Before flying to Brussels where he…
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Divers in northern Thailand have rescued all 13 people who were trapped in a flooded cave system, 17 days after they got trapped underground. The plight of the 12 boys and their football coach, and the work to free them, gripped the…
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