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The Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has disbanded Africa’s largest political party in an effort to reinvent the country’s politics—but some powerful players stand to lose, and they won’t go quietly.
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The new camp full of “unaccompanied minors,” located in Place de la Republique, aims to raise awareness of their plight and garner greater assistance from French authorities.
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A gold deposit with estimated resources of 1 million ounces had been discovered in #Egypt's southeast Iqaat area, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Tuesday. More than $1 billion will be invested to develop the deposit over the next 10 years.
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#Iran issued an arrest warrant on Monday for US President @realDonaldTrump and dozens of others it believes carried out the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
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"We affirm our commitment to stay engaged with the three countries until a final agreement is concluded,” said the US ambassador to the @UN.
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (@GCC) economies are expected to shrink by 7.6% this year amid a crash in oil prices and the novel coronavirus #crisis, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department said on Tuesday.
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Russia, Iran and Turkey will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss the #Syrian conflict. Russia and Iran are the main foreign supporters of President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey backs opposition fighters.
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The @UN called on governments at a video conference on Tuesday for nearly $10 billion in aid for war-torn and crisis-hit #Syria. The now annual fund-raising was hosted by the EU and brought together 60 governments and non-official agencies.
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French President @EmmanuelMacron on Monday accused #Turkey of massively importing jihadists from Syria into Libya. “I think it’s a historic and criminal responsibility for a country which claims to be a @NATO member,” he said.
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America’s race war hit a new low after President @realDonaldTrump tweeted a video that included a white supremacist slogan on Sunday morning.
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Anti-smoking campaigners have accused tobacco companies of having outsized influence over tobacco-related legislation.
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India-China tensions, Israeli annexation, and the failed COVID-19 response in the US: How the blinding effect of #nationalism produces an uncertain future for multilateral diplomacy.
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The congress focused on the challenge of transitioning to green buildings to reduce emissions and promote health.
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#ChesapeakeEnergy’s $9 billion in debts prove too much to bear in a symbol of the decline of the US shale gas industry.
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After the Lebanese pound took yet another dive in value, many in the country fear a shortage in flour, and by extension, bread.
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At least 6 people, including a policeman, were killed on Monday, when four militants stormed the #Karachi Stock Exchange, the financial capital of Pakistan.
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Sudan said Sunday it has arrested 122 of its nationals as they headed to neighboring #Libya to fight as “mercenaries,” state media reported.
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"Anything unrelated to the battle against the #coronavirus will wait,", sais Israel's Defence Minister @gantzbe ahead of Prime Minister @netanyahu's plans to annex the occupied West Bank set to start on July 1.
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.@UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @mbachelet has called #Israeli annexation plans “illegal” as she warns of increased violence.
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