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South Sudan may plunge back into conflict, says UN

Bloomberg South Sudan, where warring parties agreed to end five years of conflict, could return to bloodshed despite recent commitments by its leaders to form a power-sharing government, the United Nations warned. Both armed opposition groups and the government are forcibly recruiting children in Juba and Western Bahr el Ghazal, and in Greater Bahr el Ghazal, respectively, according to Yasmin ...

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Johnson’s Brexit plan goes to court as EU talks fizzle out

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s Brexit strategy has been on trial ever since he became prime minister eight weeks ago, and on Tuesday his lawyers were expected to defend it in the UK’s highest court. Fresh from being lambasted by a fellow European leader after he opted out of a joint news conference, Johnson will see his decision to suspend parliament under ...

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Trump says US, Japan reach initial agreement on tariffs

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said his administration will enter into an initial trade accord over tariffs with Japan in the coming weeks while Tokyo warned any final deal must include assurances that Washington won’t slap new tariffs on $50 billion of Japanese auto exports. In a notice to Congress, Trump also said the US will be entering an “executive agreement” ...

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