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29 Apr 2017
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions.
29 Apr 2017
Delegates made time for soul-searching at the meeting in the Austrian capital, conceding that they bear part of the blame for alienating some people.
29 Apr 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday failed to participate in the usual Friday Juma’at prayer session in the State House Mosque located in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
29 Apr 2017
US President Donald Trump, who has warned of a "major conflict" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's regime, said the latest test was a pointed snub to China -- the North's main ally and economic lifeline.
29 Apr 2017
She won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Universe pageant in 2008 and proceeded to represent Nigeria at the prestigious Miss Universe hosted by Donald Trump in Vietnam, as then Stephanie Oforka.
28 Apr 2017
"As your president, I will never, ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms," Trump told the cheering crowd in Atlanta, Georgia.
28 Apr 2017
The US Congress easily passed a one-week stopgap spending bill Friday, assuring there is no embarrassing government shutdown on the 100th day of Donald Trump's presidency.
28 Apr 2017
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lifting bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas, saying it would pull in "billions of dollars" for America and create jobs.
28 Apr 2017
The United States sounded a global call to action on the North Korean nuclear threat Friday, exhorting Beijing to use its "unique" leverage to rein in Pyongyang and avert "catastrophic consequences."
28 Apr 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump have been in "constant touch", Beijing said Friday, referring to the budding friendship between the two heads of state who began their relationship at loggerheads.
28 Apr 2017
The explosive dawn of the Donald Trump presidency is energizing comedians and satirists as TV ratings boom, shows proliferate and top talents vie to portray the commander-in-chief as a buffoon.
28 Apr 2017
Seoul on Friday brushed aside US President Donald Trump's suggestion that it should pay for a $1 billion missile defence system the two allies are installing in South Korea to guard against threats from the North.
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