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Cuba's Raul Castro to leave office in 2018

CubanPresidentRaulCastroonThursdayaffirmedthathewillleaveofficeinApril2018,whenthecountry'snewnationallegislatureconvenestoelectaleaderforthenextfiveyears."When

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Turkish parliament extends mandate for troop deployment in Iraq, Syria

TheTurkishparliamentonSaturdayapprovedtheextensionofamandatefortroopdeploymentinIraqandSyriaforanotheryear.TurkishparliamentholdsanextraordinarysessioninAnkara,

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UN peacekeeping chief calls for stronger mandate for UN Mission in South Sudan

The UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, Herve Ladsous, on Wednesday called upon the UN Security Council to give a stronger mandate for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) against a backdrop of the current unstable security situation in the world's youngest country.