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Norway naval officer goes on trial over oil tanker collision

January 16, 2023

The Norwegian frigate "KNM Helge Ingstad" takes on water after a collision with the tanker "Sola TS" in Oygarden, Norway, Nov 10, 2018. (MARIT HOMMED / NTB SCANPIX) OSLO — A Norwegian naval officer stands trial on Monday accused of negligence that led to the 2018 collision between a warship...

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Irish foreign minister: UK-EU talks still challenging, complex

January 13, 2023

In this file photo taken on Dec 11, 2017 pro-EU protesters wave EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. (BEN STANSALL / AFP) BELFAST — Very challenging and complex issues remain to be resolved in talks between British and European Union negotiators on post-Brexit trade...

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Venezuela and Colombia fully reopen shared border

January 1, 2023

Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela (behind) and Cucuta, Colombia at sunrise on Aug 8, 2022, along the border which Venezuela partially closed in 2015. (MATIAS DELACROIX / AP) CARACAS - Venezuela and Colombia will fully reopen their shared border on January 1...

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Indonesia encourages ASEAN-EU partnership conducted based on equality

December 18, 2022

JAKARTA, Dec 18, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo attended the 45th ASEAN-European Union (EU) Commemorative Summit held in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday (December 14).In his remarks at the Summit, President Jokowi stressed that the partnership between ASEAN and the European Union countries must be...

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Guangxi University of Foreign Language signs Memorandum of Understanding with Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

December 16, 2022

HONG KONG, Dec 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Guangxi University of Foreign Languages ("GUFL") and The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong ("HSUHK") signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") on 30 November 2022. The MoU promotes a deeper cooperation between the two universities by integrating resources, academic...

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Venezuelan congress approves 2nd partial deal with opposition

December 2, 2022

Jorge Rodriguez, head of Venezuela's National Assembly, attends a session to create a work team to the request of the Senate of Colombia to restore trade relations between both countries in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 21, 2021. (LEONARDO FERNANDEZ VILORIA / REUTERS) CARACAS – Venezuela's National Assembly, or Congress, on Thursday...

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Vietnam – Hong Kong New Vision . New Opportunities – Smart Cities’ Leaders Forum Closes with Great Success

November 22, 2022

HONG KONG, Nov 22, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Supported by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong, hosted by CT Group, and organized by New Media Foundation and Aliquantum Group, "Vietnam - Hong Kong: New Vision . New Opportunities - Smart Cities' Leaders" forum-cum-luncheon (the "forum")...

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Hundreds flee as Congo’s M23 rebels near key city of Goma

November 15, 2022

Democratic Republic of the Congo youth get the first steps of basic military training in Goma, eastern Congo, Nov 7, 2022. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) GOMA/KINSHASA - Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels has moved close to the key eastern city of Goma,...

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Venezuela welcomes 1st Colombia flight after restoring ties

November 10, 2022

Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela (behind) and Cucuta, Colombia at sunrise on Aug 8, 2022, along the border which Venezuela partially closed in 2015. (MATIAS DELACROIX / AP) CARACAS — Venezuela welcomed Wednesday the first Colombian flight from Satena Airline, after the...

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Finland, Sweden pledge to join NATO together

October 29, 2022

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Oct 20, 2022. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) HELSINKI – Ways to further enhance cooperation between Finland and Sweden, especially on their path to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), topped the agenda of talks here...

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‘Hungary govt firm to protect EU-China economic cooperation’

October 21, 2022

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a press event in Budapest, Hungary, on July 29, 2022. (PHOTO BY ATTILA VOLQYI/XINHUA) BUDAPEST- The government of Hungary rejects all proposals that would damage economic cooperation between the European Union (EU) and China, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

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UN envoy says progress made in Mali’s transition, peace process

October 19, 2022

Acting Prime Minister of Mali Abdoulaye Maiga addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept 24, 2022. (BRYAN R SMITH / AFP) UNITED NATIONS - The top UN envoy for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said on Tuesday that progress has...

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German state vote tests support for Berlin’s crisis management

October 9, 2022

Lower Saxony's State Premier Stephan Weil gives a press conference following a meeting with the State Premiers of the country's federal states, in Berlin, on Oct 4, 2022. (MICHELE TANTUSSI / AFP) BERLIN - A vote in the German state of Lower Saxony on Sunday will provide a test of...

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British PM eyes ‘negotiated solution’ on Northern Ireland protocol

September 8, 2022

This handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss speaking during her first weekly Prime Minister's Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, on Sept 7, 2022. (JESSICA TAYLOR / UK PARLIAMENT / AFP) LONDON/WASHINGTON – British Prime Minister Liz Truss said on...

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EU’s Borrell says Serbia, Kosovo reached deal on travel documents

August 28, 2022

Kosovo Albanians ride their bikes along the Ibar River bridge in the town of Mitrovica, on Aug 26, 2022. Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared late last month when Kosovo's government declared that Serb-issued identity documents and vehicle license plates would no longer be valid in Kosovo's territory, just as...

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No agreement reached as talks continue between Serbia, Kosovo

August 19, 2022

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell gives a statement after Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue at the EU headquarters EEAS building in Brussels on Aug 18, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) BRUSSELS - A high-level meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's head of government Albin...

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Moroccan king calls for normal relations with Algeria

July 31, 2022

This handout picture released by the Moroccan Royal Place on July 13, 2022, shows Morocco's King Mohammed VI (right) chairing a council of ministers accompanied by his son Prince Moulay Hassan, at the Royal Palace in the capital Rabat. (MOROCCAN ROYAL PALACE) / AFP) RABAT - Moroccan King Mohammed VI...

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DRC, Rwanda agree to de-escalate tensions

July 7, 2022

A Congolese army tank heads towards the front line near Kibumba in the area surrounding the North Kivu city of Goma on May 25, 2022 during clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. (ARLETTE BASHIZI / AFP) KINSHASA - President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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Britain to defy EU with ‘trivial’ Northern Ireland law

June 14, 2022

A bus drives past a board indicating exchange currencies between the sterling and the US dollar and euro, in central London on April 22, 2022. (TOLGA AKMEN / AFP) LONDON – Britain will set out plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, scrapping...

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Fighting resumes between army, M23 rebels in DR Congo

June 7, 2022

In this May 24, 2022 photo, people walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu. (MOSES SAWASAWA / AP) KINSHASA – Fighting resumed early Monday between the army and rebels of the...