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UN chief hails African nations for accepting refugees

  ADDIS ABABA / AP The UN Secretary General has commended African countries for opening their borders to refugees and people fleeing violence while other parts of the world, including the developed West, close boundaries and build walls. Antonio Guterres made the remarks Monday in Addis Ababa where several dozen African leaders are attending the summit of the African Union. ...

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Trump’s calls with gulf allies offer insight on Mideast policy

  Bloomberg Two days after moving to block the entry of citizens of seven majority Muslim countries, President Donald Trump’s talks with two Gulf Arab leaders contained no public mention of the ban. The focus, instead, was on anti-terrorism efforts and confronting a mutual foe: Iran. Trump spoke by phone on Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, whose country is ...

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Party mourns assassination of Suu Kyi adviser

  YANGON / AP Myanmar politicians, activists and others shocked by the assassination of a longtime adviser to leader Aung San Suu Kyi gathered on Monday at a cemetery for an emotional funeral ceremony, while police investigated the motive for the killing. Ko Ni, a prominent lawyer and member of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, was shot in the head at close ...

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