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World Cup 2018: Football showpiece set to begin in Russia
The 2018 Fifa World Cup gets under way on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony…
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World Cup 2026: Canada, US & Mexico joint bid wins right to host tournament
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco’s…
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Yemen war: Saudi-backed forces begin assault on Hudaydah port
Saudi-backed government forces have begun an assault on the key Yemeni port of Hudaydah, which is held by rebels. The…
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Bemba seeks release from ICC after war crimes acquittal
Jean-Pierre Bemba, the Congolese ex-Vice President whose war crimes conviction was quashed on appeal last week, will seek his immediate release…
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Trump Kim summit: US president hails deal after historic talks
US President Donald Trump says his historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that ended in a joint agreement…
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Zimbabwe MPs drop call to question Mugabe on diamond mines
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Monday backed down from its demand for former president Robert Mugabe to answer questions related to diamond…
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N Korea eyes ‘new relationship’ with US
North Korean state media have raised the possibility that the isolated country could “establish a new relationship” with the United…
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G7 summit: Donald Trump lashes out at America’s key allies
US President Donald Trump has fired off a string of angry tweets criticising America’s closest allies hours after leaving a…
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UK lacks ‘guts’ in Brexit talks – Johnson
Boris Johnson has criticised the UK government’s Brexit talks strategy, saying it lacks “guts” and suggested Donald Trump could do…
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Tariffs and Trump: War of words ahead of G7 summit
Leaders of the G7 group are gathering in Canada for what could be one its most acrimonious summits in years.…
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