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JOS, Nigeria: Attackers wielding guns and machetes killed at least two dozen people in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, survivors told AFP on Tuesday, the latest flare-up in a State plagued…
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(AP) - President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to enacting sweeping changes in the nation's economy, immigration, and foreign policy…
Guinea-Bissau’s President Embalo announces re-election bid amid political crisis
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