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France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
World

France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa

Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that…
War in Yemen: ‘The world isn’t paying enough attention’
Middle East

War in Yemen: ‘The world isn’t paying enough attention’

The UN has called the war in Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Karl-Otto Zentel, general secretary of humanitarian agency…
In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Egypt

In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Al-Azhar mosque following Friday prayers protesting US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US…
France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
Middle East

France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks

France accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of obstructing UN-led peace talks with its refusal to return to Geneva and…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Middle East

UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya

The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Middle East

Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor

Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing…
US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war
World

US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war

The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out after Pyongyang…
UN restarts Syria peace talks but Assad regime absent
Middle East

UN restarts Syria peace talks but Assad regime absent

The United Nations reopens its Syria peace talks on Tuesday but the Damascus government’s last minute announcement that it may…
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East

Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’

Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a UN database of companies that operate in Israel’s West Bank settlements, Israel…
US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC
Middle East

US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC

The Trump administration backtracked Friday on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it…
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