Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran were allowed to leave the country Monday (18) President Joe Biden said, after two years of high-stakes negotiations in which the United States agreed to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian oil…
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The African Union (AU) on Tuesday (22) said it was suspending coup-hit Niger but called for a report into the implications of a threatened military operation to restore its ousted president, as Nigerien TV said 12 troops died in a new…
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Niger's military-appointed prime minister made an unannounced visit to neighbouring Chad on Tuesday (15) as West African states set talks for mulling possible military intervention to reverse his country's coup and the United States and…
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Niger's military regime vowed late Sunday (13) to prosecute ousted president Mohamed Bazoum for "high treason" and slammed West African leaders for imposing sanctions on the country
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Despite the military intervention in Ukraine and efforts by the West to paint Russia as a pariah state, Moscow can still count on support from several African, Latin American and Asian governments, including that of heavyweight China
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1998 –Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually
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North Korea said Friday (14) that it had test-launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, technology that would be a significant step forward for its missile program if developed successfully
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Leaders from the world's poorest nations poured out their disappointment and bitterness at a UN summit on Sunday (5) over the treatment of their countries by richer counterparts
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The United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to four US officials and other sources
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, a phalanx of Western companies pledged to get out fast from what had once been an important market. McDonald’s dismantled its golden arches after 32 years. Oil giant BP moved to divest its mammoth Russian…
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