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Libya’s eastern strongman urges troops ‘drive out’ Turkish forces
Eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has called on his fighters to “drive out” Turkish forces backing the UN-recognised government, as talks drag ...Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted pardons to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, sweeping away the ...Armenian opposition sets up protest tents to pile pressure on PM
Hundreds of opposition supporters set up a protest camp outside Armenian government headquarters in central Yerevan on Tuesday, escalating a campaign against ...UN requests $156 mn in aid for refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray
The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for $156 million to help the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled fighting in ...US President-elect Joe Biden receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine on Monday at a hospital in Newark, Delaware, ...Bosnian city of Mostar holds 1st local election in 12 years
Polls opened Sunday in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar for the first local election in over a decade in a city ...Thailand holds provincial elections in test of democracy
Thais voted nationwide on Sunday in provincial elections that mark the first test of democracy since a general election last year that ...Nepal president dissolves parliament, elections next year
Nepal’s president has dissolved Parliament at the request of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s cabinet and announced that general elections would be ...U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gets COVID shot on TV as U.S. about to approve ...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received his COVID-19 vaccine live on television on Friday, seeking to shore up public support for vaccinations ...From hope to agony, what’s left of the Arab Spring?
Ten years ago a wildfire of revolts in the Arab world touched off an unlikely series of events that swelled, then dashed ...