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Senegal votes with President Sall confident of first-round win
Senegal went to the polls Sunday in an election that incumbent President Macky Sall is tipped to win after his main challengers ...Vietnam relishes role as peace maker as it seeks to balance ties
While the leaders of North Korea and the United States debate banishing nuclear bombs from the Korean peninsula, the host of their ...Mine blast kills more than 20 civilians in Syria
More than 20 civilians were killed Sunday in central Syria when a landmine left behind by jihadists exploded under a van, the ...Turkish President Erdogan lashes out at Sisi over Egypt executions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply criticised his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the recent execution of nine people in Egypt, ...Moldova holds election, torn between pro-Moscow and pro-EU parties
Moldovans began voting Sunday in an election that reflects the tiny ex-Soviet republic\'s longstanding division between those seeking closer ties with Moscow ...Thousands in Serbia protest for 11th week against populists
Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia\'s capital for 11th week in a row against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.Abu Dhabi arms fair opens amid Yemen war criticism
A biennial arms fair has opened in the United Arab Emirates as the country faces increasing scrutiny over its involvement in the ...US strikes IS-held mosque as Syria battle intensifies
The U.S. military said Tuesday it struck a mosque that had allegedly been used as an Islamic State control center, as American-allied ...Venezuela opposition takes to streets over blocked aid
Thousands of opposition activists headed out into the streets of Venezuela on Tuesday to demand the military allow in desperately-needed aid, with ...South Africa imposes severe power cuts ahead of election
South Africa on Monday introduced its most severe electricity rationing in nearly five years, presenting President Cyril Ramaphosa with a major political ...




