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Looking Ahead To Trump Presidency, Netanyahu Refocusses On Iran

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed his attacks on a nuclear deal with Iran, seeking Donald Trump's help to smash a cornerstone of the Obama administration's foreign policy legacy. Following up on remarks he made this month to a Washington think...

China Warns Trump Against Ignoring Its Taiwan Interests

China expressed "serious concern" on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China", calling it the basis for relations. Trump's comments...

IMF’s Lagarde On Trial Over French Payout To Tycoon

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International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in Paris on Monday over her role in a 400 million euro ($424 million) payout of French taxpayer money to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008. Lagarde, 60, was France's finance minister...

Exclusive: Risking Beijing’s Ire, Vietnam Begins Dredging On South China Sea Reef

Vietnam has begun dredging work on a disputed reef in the South China Sea, satellite imagery shows, the latest move by the Communist state to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. Activity visible on Ladd Reef in the Spratly...

British Parliament Set To Back PM May’s Brexit Timetable

The British parliament was set to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit timetable on Wednesday after she headed off a rebellion in her Conservative Party over a lack of insight into the government's strategy to leave the European Union. May...

Kremlin Says Exit Deal For Aleppo Rebels Still On Agenda

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a potential U.S.-Russia deal to allow Syrian rebels to safely leave Aleppo was still on the agenda, but that no talks were planned between the two countries for now. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told...

At least 11 killed in hotel blaze in Pakistan

A fire at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Karachi killed at least 11 people on Monday and injuring dozens, media reported. The blaze broke out in a ground floor kitchen of the Regent Plaza hotel and trapped...

New Zealand PM Key Announces Shock Resignation, Backs Finance Minister

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who won praise for his economic stewardship after the global financial crisis, unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after eight years in power, backing his finance minister to take the helm. Bill English, deputy...

Fidel Castro Interred In Rock, Closing Last Chapter Of Historic Life

Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro's ashes were encased in a large granite boulder on Sunday in a ceremony that capped nine days of public mourning and aimed to literally set in stone the legacy of one of the 20th century's...

South Korea’s President Park Faces Crucial Week Amid Impeachment Push

South Korea's embattled President Park Geun-hye faces a pivotal week, with an effort to impeach her gaining support from within her own party and the heads of the country's biggest business groups set to give testimony to a parliamentary...
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Tinubu Doesn’t Live Large — NRS Boss Fires Back At Critics, Says President Walks To Work, Eats Once Daily, Debunks $279m Fraud Allegation

Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
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