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Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit 15 Mar 2023 - 12:03 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) arrives for an official visit to Ethiopia, at the Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, on March 14, 2023. - The US secretary of state arrived in Ethiopia on a bid to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war, and renew ties with a longtime ally. The trip comes as part of a push by the US president's administration to step up engagement with Africa, where China and Russia have been stepping up influence. (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial 14 Mar 2023 - 11:57 pm
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Blinken in Ethiopia to push peace accord as US returns from cold 14 Mar 2023 - 10:54 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room at the State Department in Washington on January 7, 2022. File photo / AFP
Putin to hold talks with Syria's Assad on Wednesday: Kremlin 14 Mar 2023 - 10:34 pm
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad being received by the Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and the Russian president's special representative Mikhail Bogdanov upon arrival in Moscow on March 14, 2023. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
Diplomatic push sparks little hope for ending DR Congo insurgency 14 Mar 2023 - 09:02 pm
M23 rebels attending ceremonies at Rumangabo on January 6 when they handed back an army base they had seized. Guerchom Ndebo / AFP
Greek trains to resume 'gradually' from March 22 after crash: govt 14 Mar 2023 - 08:41 pm
Police and emergency crew search the debris of a crushed wagon after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larisa, Greece, March 1, 2023. (Photo by Sakis Mitrolidis / AFP)
Reform of Spain's contested security law fails 14 Mar 2023 - 08:30 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses a parliamentary session in Madrid on October 22, 2020. File photo / AFP
Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea: US military 14 Mar 2023 - 08:19 pm
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Biden says Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver his eulogy 14 Mar 2023 - 07:38 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (out of frame) during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation 14 Mar 2023 - 07:32 pm
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Hungary to delay vote on NATO membership for Sweden, Finland 14 Mar 2023 - 06:42 pm
Fance's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, before a working dinner at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 13, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique 14 Mar 2023 - 06:29 pm
A general view of a landslide at Mbayani in Blantyre, on March 13, 2023, due to heavy rains following the effects of cyclone Freddy. - Malawi's leader on March 13, 2023 declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a come-back killing dozens. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement 14 Mar 2023 - 06:13 pm
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German court throws out Rosneft case against Berlin 14 Mar 2023 - 06:00 pm
This file photo shows the logo of Russia's oil producer Rosneft on its headquarters in Moscow, Russia, on August 13, 2021.  File photo / AFP
UK recalls cough medicines containing pholcodine on health risk 14 Mar 2023 - 05:40 pm
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Pakistan police, ex-PM Khan supporters scuffle near his home 14 Mar 2023 - 05:27 pm
Riot police fire teargas shells to push back supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan gathered outside Khan's house to prevent officers from arresting him, in Lahore on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Witnesses say extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 9 14 Mar 2023 - 05:08 pm
Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu on Aug. 21, 2022. File photo / AFP
San Francisco to air Black reparations plan, $5M per person 14 Mar 2023 - 04:51 pm
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