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Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle

Ivory Coast government resigns ahead of reshuffle

Ivory Coast's government resigned on Wednesday ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle that President Alassane Ouattara said would lead to…
No drop in asylum seekers reaching Germany: Berlin

No drop in asylum seekers reaching Germany: Berlin

Germany has seen no drop in the number of people arriving and seeking asylum despite EU efforts to confront a…
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State

Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State

Six weeks after a British militant who is suspected of being an Islamic State executioner slipped out of the country,…
China ‘firmly opposes’ North Korean nuclear test: Beijing

China ‘firmly opposes’ North Korean nuclear test: Beijing

China, North Korea's key diplomatic protector, said Wednesday it "firmly opposes" Pyongyang's nuclear test, adding it was carried out "irrespective…
Bangladesh court upholds death sentence for Islamist leader

Bangladesh court upholds death sentence for Islamist leader

Bangladesh's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist party leader on Wednesday for atrocities committed during the…
Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis

Indonesia turns to China as ethnic Uighurs join would-be jihadis

Indonesian authorities are working with their counterparts in China to stem a flow of ethnic Uighur militants seeking to join…
Merkel’s office sealed off as police check package

Merkel’s office sealed off as police check package

Police sealed off German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office to check a suspicious package as ministers gathered for a cabinet meeting…
One US service member killed, two wounded in Afghanistan

One US service member killed, two wounded in Afghanistan

One member of the US armed forces was killed and two others were wounded on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan's Helmand…
A year after ‘Je suis Charlie’, a divided France struggles

A year after ‘Je suis Charlie’, a divided France struggles

One year on, an anxious, fragmented France is paying tribute to the victims of the killings at Charlie Hebdo magazine,…
North Korea says successfully conducts first H-bomb test

North Korea says successfully conducts first H-bomb test

North Korea said it successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday, claiming a significant advance in the isolated…
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