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Uganda to withdraw more troops from Somalia

FILE PHOTO: A battle group from the Uganda Peoples Defence Force, receiving African Union medals and certificates on Saturday, 7 December 2019 in recognition of their contribution to security and

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Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed

Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, calling for “day-to-da

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EU's foreign policy chief to travel to Iran in de-escalation mission

The head of the European Union’s foreign service, Josep Borrell, will travel to Iran next week to meet the country’s leaders in a bid to reduce tensions in the Middle E

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EU's top envoy to embark on maiden visit to Iran

The EU's new foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell will travel to Iran for the first time since taking office in December 2019. (Credit: AP) The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell is ex

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U.S. Middle East plan, a finishing blow to international law?

Editor's note: Lionel Vairon is the president of CEC Consulting company and senior researcher at the Charhar Institute of international relations and public diplomacy in Beijing. He is a former jo

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APD | Maldives becomes 54th member of Commonwealth family

By APD writer EaswaranMALE, Feb 1 (APD) The Commonwealth has welcomed its 54th family member after Maldives' application for re-admission was approved.The small island

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Israel's Netanyahu formally indicted on corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a ceremony in Jerusalem, January 23, 2020. /AP The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Tuesday formally indicted

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Iraq, a theater of confrontation between Iran and U.S.

Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Observers of politics in Iraq can

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How Trump's Iran crisis escalated conflicts in Syria and Yemen

Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, and

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Limited internet to be restored in Kashmir, no access to social media

Limited mobile data services and internet will be temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday, ending nearly a six month communications lockdown after Prime

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Iran's FM says Tehran open to dialogue with Gulf neighbors

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at a global conference in New Delhi, India, January 15, 2020. /AP Photo Tensions between Washington and Tehran have steadily increased

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32 killed in attack in disputed South Sudan border region: official

It was not immediately clear if all the 32 people died from burns. /Getty Images At least 32 people were killed on Wednesday in South Sudan when suspected nomadic herders from neighbouring Sud

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APD | Omani FM visits Tehran, holds meetings to deescalate Iran-U.S. tension

By APD writer Muhammad SohailOmani Foreign Minister Yusef bin Alawi visited Tehran on Tuesday and held important meetings including a one on one talks with Iranian Fore

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Iran’s top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil

Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pre

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Khamenei to lead Friday prayers amid Iran tumult

Iran's supreme leader is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran on Friday, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of

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Iran's Rouhani urges 'unity' after plane protests

President Hassan Rouhani appealed Wednesday for "unity" and flagged the need for radical changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the acciden

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Foreign organizations should not interfere in Hong Kong affairs: HKSAR gov't

File photo shows China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhu