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UK and EU eye deal over post-Brexit trade in N.Ireland

Britain and the European Union were on Monday poised to agree a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland, in a breakthrough aimed at resetting strained relations since Brexit.. "I'm not sure he has achieved the objective of getting the DUP back into power-sharing, which is the fundamental point of it," he told broadcaster ITV. - Restore power-sharing - Disagreements about the protocol have dogged relations between Britain and the EU since Brexit rules came into effect in 2021 and are seen as hindering broader post-Brexit cooperation.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 3 mins read

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China hails 'all-weather' Belarus ties ahead of Lukashenko visit

China hailed its "all-weather and comprehensive" strategic partnership with Belarus on Monday, the day before a state visit by President Alexander Lukashenko to Beijing.. In September last year, Xi and Lukashenko met in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, where they again hailed their "all-weather" partnership. pfc-reb/oho/mtp

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 1 mins read

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UN chief warns progress on human rights has 'gone into reverse'

Respect for human rights has gone into reverse, the United Nations chief warned Monday, calling for a renewal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 75 years after its signing.. The session comes just days after the one-year anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion -- which UN rights chief Volker Turk warned show that 75 years after the world agreed on the universality of rights, "the oppression of the past can return in various disguises."

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 3 mins read

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Palestinians count cost of Israeli reprisals in West Bank

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Israeli settlers targeting a town where two Israeli brothers were killed.. On Monday morning, the Israeli military told AFP no-one had been arrested over the arson or killing of Aqtash.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 3 mins read

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Serbia, Kosovo leaders hold talks as pressure mounts for deal

Brussels hosts the rival leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Monday as the European Union turns up the pressure to reach a breakthrough deal it hopes will lead to a normalisation of ties between the foes.. In a televised address last month, Vucic said he had been handed an ultimatum from Western countries to normalise ties with Kosovo or face measures that would do "great damage" to his country.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 2 mins read

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Ex-husband and in-laws charged with murdering Hong Kong model

The ex-husband and two former in-laws of a Hong Kong model were charged on Monday with her murder, after police revealed they had found more body parts during a weekend search.. Chung said all suspects in the case had been arrested and the force would continue to search for missing body parts.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 1 mins read

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Contract killings come cheap in South Africa

Getting rid of an insufferable husband comes relatively cheap in South Africa, while political hits are more expensive. . Politically motivated and organised crime related hits cost more.  

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 2 mins read

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North Korea's Kim opens key meeting on agriculture

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a key party meeting to discuss agricultural development, state media said Monday, following a report of "grave" food shortages in the isolated country.. Kim chaired the opening on Sunday of a plenary meeting of top ruling party officials to "analyse and review... the programme for the rural revolution in the new era, and decide on the immediate important tasks and the urgent tasks," the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 2 mins read

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The Japanese ex-soldier who declared war on sexual abuse

From childhood, Rina Gonoi dreamed of joining Japan's military.. She says she experienced harassment daily after joining the military in 2020.

Sun, Feb 26, 2023 3 mins read

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Macron to outline Africa policy before four-nation trip

President Emmanuel Macron is to outline on Monday France's revamped strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some of its former colonies.. Macron was expected, in his speech, to give more details about the future of the French military presence on the continent after announcing in autumn the end of its Barkhane anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel.

Sun, Feb 26, 2023 3 mins read