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OPEC oil ministers meet in Vienna amid pressure to drop production cap

OPEC ministers convene in Vienna today to discuss the state of the world’s hydrocarbon market.…

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EU to impose tariffs on select US products on Friday in response to steel tariffs

These retaliatory tariffs affect over $3 billion of US products.

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Climate change: Trump and Kim melt a Cold War glacier

The question of who got the better deal in Singapore is beyond all reasonable doubt.

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Eurozone finance minister meet as Greece nears bailout exit

European finance ministers convene in Luxembourg today to decide the terms of exit for Greece’s bailout programme, effective August 20, after three separate bailouts across eight years.

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Philippines begins ceasefire with Communist Party group in renewed effort to end insurgency

A ceasefire between the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the Philippine military will…

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Lockheed to deliver advanced F-35 jet to Turkey despite US rift

Photo: Lockheed Martin Despite opposition in Congress, US defence contractor Lockheed Martin will deliver its…

Colombia joins the NATO alliance: exploring new waters

The country’s new president will embrace the opportunity to crack down on the drug trade.

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Angela Merkel to meet with Jordanian King Abdullah to boost aid and economic ties

The meeting will largely be a diplomatic formality, with the two leaders expected to discuss…

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Ethiopia to host South Sudanese president and rebel leaders in renewed push for peace

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is scheduled to meet his ex-deputy and rebel leader Riek…

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Full cabinet of Malaysian PM Mahathir to be confirmed in progressive coalition

Malaysia will step fully into Mahathir bin Mohamad’s second term as prime minister with the…