Eritrea plans to upgrade key road to Ethiopia: state tv
Eritrea plans to improve its transport connections with Ethiopia by upgrading a road that stretches from its port in Assab to a town across the border with its neighbor, state television said on Wednesday.
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Eritrea plans to improve its transport connections with Ethiopia by upgrading a road that stretches from its port in Assab to a town across the border with its neighbor, state television said on Wednesday.
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Second blast hits Kabul at suicide attack site
A second explosion was reported at the site of an earlier suicide attack at a sports club in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, officials said but gave no details.
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A second explosion was reported at the site of an earlier suicide attack at a sports club in the west of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, officials said but gave no details.
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Dutch foreign minister survives no confidence vote over race remarks
The Dutch foreign minister on Wednesday survived a no confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, as he apologized for saying multi-cultural societies could never be peaceful, and calling former colony Suriname a "failed state".
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The Dutch foreign minister on Wednesday survived a no confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, as he apologized for saying multi-cultural societies could never be peaceful, and calling former colony Suriname a "failed state".
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Merkel choice Weber bids for Juncker's EU job
Chancellor Angela Merkel backed a German bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as EU chief executive on Wednesday, signaling a start to campaigning for May's European elections amid jockeying for top jobs among member states.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel backed a German bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as EU chief executive on Wednesday, signaling a start to campaigning for May's European elections amid jockeying for top jobs among member states.
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Bosnian police clash with war veterans protesting for increased benefits
Bosnian police used pepper spray on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of war veterans protesting in Sarajevo to demand a law be adopted granting them more benefits.
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Bosnian police used pepper spray on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of war veterans protesting in Sarajevo to demand a law be adopted granting them more benefits.
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Zarif says Trump to 'abuse' Security Council presidency to slam Iran: Twitter
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticize Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticize Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
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Britain to present poison evidence to U.N. on Thursday: May's spokesman
Britain will present its evidence on the nerve agent poisoning in Salisbury at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday after she blamed Moscow for the murder attempt.
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Britain will present its evidence on the nerve agent poisoning in Salisbury at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Thursday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday after she blamed Moscow for the murder attempt.
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Parliament needs to be able to make informed decision on future EU relationship: May's spokesman
The British parliament will need to be able to make an informed decision about Britain's future relationship with the European Union when it votes on whether to back any Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Wednesday.
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The British parliament will need to be able to make an informed decision about Britain's future relationship with the European Union when it votes on whether to back any Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Wednesday.
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What is Russia's GRU military intelligence agency?
Britain said two Russian military intelligence officers, almost certainly acting with the approval of senior Russian officials, were responsible for the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent.
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Britain said two Russian military intelligence officers, almost certainly acting with the approval of senior Russian officials, were responsible for the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent.
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Iraqi security forces face new protests in Basra
Iraqi security forces sprayed tear gas and fired into the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters on Wednesday in the southern city of Basra, in some of the worst unrest in the region for months.
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Iraqi security forces sprayed tear gas and fired into the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters on Wednesday in the southern city of Basra, in some of the worst unrest in the region for months.
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Russia says it will fulfill its duty to rid Syria's Idlib of terrorists
The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it was Russia's duty to fight terrorists in Syria's Idlib until their "complete and final liquidation", and called on other countries to support that effort, not obstruct it.
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The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it was Russia's duty to fight terrorists in Syria's Idlib until their "complete and final liquidation", and called on other countries to support that effort, not obstruct it.
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Trust-building is first step in U.N. Yemen talks, says envoy
Peace talks between Yemen's warring parties will start by trying to build trust between the two sides, who are both keen to agree prisoner releases, and substance will come later, U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths told reporters on Wednesday.
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Peace talks between Yemen's warring parties will start by trying to build trust between the two sides, who are both keen to agree prisoner releases, and substance will come later, U.N. Special Envoy Martin Griffiths told reporters on Wednesday.
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At least 8 dead as twin blasts hit Afghan capital
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, followed by a second blast apparently targeting the emergency services and journalists.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, followed by a second blast apparently targeting the emergency services and journalists.
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Who's EU? Names in frame for Juncker job
Following are some of the many possible contenders to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as EU chief executive after elections to the European Parliament in May.
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Following are some of the many possible contenders to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as EU chief executive after elections to the European Parliament in May.
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Swedish centre-left lead shrinks as deadlocked election looms
The lead of Sweden's centre-left bloc's over the centre-right Alliance has narrowed ahead of Sunday's general elections, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, with neither coalition set to win a majority of seats.
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The lead of Sweden's centre-left bloc's over the centre-right Alliance has narrowed ahead of Sunday's general elections, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, with neither coalition set to win a majority of seats.
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Germany has full trust in Barnier on Brexit: government spokesman
The German government has full trust in the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, who represents the bloc's 27 members in talks with Britain, a spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
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The German government has full trust in the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, who represents the bloc's 27 members in talks with Britain, a spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
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U.S. designates al Qaeda affiliate in Mali as terrorist organization
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday designated an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, as a foreign terrorist organization, cutting off its funding and blocking U.S. citizens from doing business with it.
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The U.S. State Department on Wednesday designated an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, as a foreign terrorist organization, cutting off its funding and blocking U.S. citizens from doing business with it.
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At least eight dead as twin blasts hit Afghan capital
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, followed by a second blast apparently targeting the emergency services and journalists.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wrestling club in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, followed by a second blast apparently targeting the emergency services and journalists.
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Britain charges two Russians for state-backed plot to kill Skripals
Britain charged two Russians in absentia on Wednesday with the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter, and said the suspects were military intelligence officers almost certainly acting on orders from high up in the Russian state.
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Britain charged two Russians in absentia on Wednesday with the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter, and said the suspects were military intelligence officers almost certainly acting on orders from high up in the Russian state.
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Estonia says it arrests two on suspicion of spying for Russia
Estonian security police have detained two Estonian men, one of whom has been working at the Baltic country's defense forces' headquarters, on suspicion of spying for Russia, the prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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Estonian security police have detained two Estonian men, one of whom has been working at the Baltic country's defense forces' headquarters, on suspicion of spying for Russia, the prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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Congo records first Ebola death in major eastern trade hub
Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded its first death from Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a city of almost a million with links to Uganda that could complicate efforts to control the outbreak, health officials said on Wednesday.
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Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded its first death from Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a city of almost a million with links to Uganda that could complicate efforts to control the outbreak, health officials said on Wednesday.
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