Blinken says U.S. will continue to encourage Egypt to take action on human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said human rights were a top item on the agenda in talks with Egypt’s
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US blocks entry to those “undermining Nigerian democracy”
THE United States said it is restricting entry to people “believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy
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Germany to approve sending heavy battle tanks to Ukraine
ANDREAS RINKE and TOM BALMFORTH GERMANY will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland
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China the elephant in the room as US meets Africa
MICHAEL MARTINA, DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS and DAVID BRUNNSTROM WHEN President Joe Biden speaks to African leaders in Washington, expect to hear
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U.S. says to commit $55 bln to Africa ahead of summit
TREVOR HUNNICUTT and NANDITA BOSE THE United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as
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U.S. indicts Mauritanian man for role in deadly Mali restaurant attacks
ISMAIL SHAKIL A Mauritanian man who received the death penalty in Mali for involvement in attacks that killed dozens including
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Biden vows to ‘free Iran’ in West Coast campaign speech
TREVOR HUNNICUTT U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to “free” Iran and said that demonstrators working against the country’s government would
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U.S. targets weapons trafficking with sanctions on Islamic State in Somalia
DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS THE United States issued sanctions targeting the Islamic State in Somalia, designating members of the group and others
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U.S. authorises departure of non-emergency staff from Nigeria
THE U.S. State Department authorised the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families from Nigeria due to a
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U.S., Japan, S. Korea warn of ‘unparalleled’ response if N. Korea holds nuclear test
KIYOSHI TAKENAKA THE United States, Japan and South Korea warned that an “unparalleled” scale of response would be warranted if
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