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AU president welcomes Mugabe resignation
Date: 2017-11-22 08:09:41 GMT - Guinea - International - SN:5 - ID:7102726
The African Union has welcomed the resignation of Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe’s president, the BBC reported Wednesday. Alpha Conde, the president of Guinea and current chairperson of the AU, hailed Mugabe as a “great fighter” who should have left ....
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Putin set to call Trump after Assad talks
Date: 2017-11-21 09:29:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:9 - ID:7101114
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. Putin was paid a rare visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday. Greeting Assad at his Black Sea residence ....
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Elysee: Macron phones Sisi on ME developments
Date: 2017-11-19 08:42:07 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:7097556
French President Emmanuel Macron had a telephone call Saturday night with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to discuss conditions in the Middle East and means to achieve peace and stability in the region. A statement issued by the Elysee ....
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China envoy stresses importance of better ties with N. Korea
Date: 2017-11-18 09:04:53 GMT - North Korea - International - SN:4 - ID:7096150
China's special envoy on North Korea Song Tao stressed China's stance to steadily develop the traditionally friendly relations with North Korea, the North's official news agency said Saturday. Song made the remarks during his meeting with ....
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Argentine navy loses contact with submarine
Date: 2017-11-17 16:24:45 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:17 - ID:7095687
Argentina's navy said Friday it has lost contact with a submarine off the country's southern coast, ABC news reported. The navy's Twitter feed said that communications were lost 48 hours ago with the ARA San Juan, a German-built diesel-electric ....
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Ivorian leader 'calls for Mugabe to go'
Date: 2017-11-17 15:19:39 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - International - SN:15 - ID:7095582
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has added his voice to calls for President Robert Mugabe, 93, to resign, the BBC reported on Friday. He praised Mugabe's role in the fight against colonialism, saying he "has been the object of respect ....
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UK secretary blames Germany, France for Brexit talks deadlock
Date: 2017-11-17 14:28:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:13 - ID:7095492
Brexit Secretary David Davis has blamed Germany and France for the deadlock in the Brexit talks, suggesting the UK will fail to hit next week’s deadline to agree a bigger “divorce bill,” The Independent reported. The Brexit Secretary refused to ....
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NATO general points to increasing strength of China, Russia
Date: 2017-11-17 14:08:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7095441
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Denis Mercier said that the “risk for a major interstate conflict has increased” in recent years, pointing to a shift in military and economic power to countries like China and Russia. During an ....
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe makes first public appearance
Date: 2017-11-17 13:26:05 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:9 - ID:7095388
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country's army took over on Wednesday, the BBC reported on Friday. He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house ....
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Russia expects US to abide by agreements contained in Putin
Date: 2017-11-16 12:47:13 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7093635
Moscow expects the United States to strictly adhere to the agreements to fight terrorism contained in the joint statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria ....