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Colombia halts US arms purchases in row over drug fight delisting
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» BOGOTá - Colombia on Tuesday halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, after Washington decertified the South American country as an anti-drugs ally for failing to halt cocaine trafficking.
Ethiopia names head of Tigray interim government
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» NAIROBI: The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.
Beijing asks ride-hailing giant Didi to delist from US: report
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» BEIJING - Regulators in China have asked ride-hailing giant Didi to draw up a plan to delist from the United States over data concerns, a report said Friday, as Beijing continues its tight scrutiny of domestic tech giants.
Toshiba to weigh buyout offer from UK fund
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» TOKYO - Toshiba is considering a buyout offer from a British private equity fund, it said Wednesday, with reports suggesting the deal could be worth about $20 billion.
Howling into the void? US wolf recovery endangered by Trump
AFP, Published on 28/12/2020
» SOUTH SALEM (UNITED STATES) - They thrive at teamwork, fight for their homes, and cherish their families above all else.
US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» KHARTOUM (SUDAN) - The United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist, its Khartoum embassy said Monday, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel.
US takes Sudan off sponsor of terror blacklist
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» KHARTOUM: The United States has formally removed Sudan from its state sponsor of terrorism blacklist, its Khartoum embassy said Monday, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel.
In landmark boost, Trump says will delist Sudan as sponsor of terror
AFP, Published on 20/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to remove Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, a landmark boost for the civilian-backed government as it turns the page on the nation's decades as an international pariah.
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
AFP, Published on 19/04/2019
» KHARTOUM - Protest leaders Friday announced plans to unveil a civilian body to take over from Sudan's ruling military council as crowds of demonstrators kept up the pressure outside army headquarters and Washington said it will send an envoy to encourage the transition.
Russia seeks to dump dollar as new US sanctions loom
AFP, Published on 07/11/2018
» MOSCOW - Moscow is intensifying efforts to wean its economy off the dollar as Washington considers tough new sanctions that could deny Russia access to foreign debt markets and cut its banks from the greenback.