Clark to step down as UNDP chief in April

Helen Clark, the highest ranking woman at the United Nations, is stepping down as director of the UN Development Programme in April, according to an email seen by AFP on Wednesday.

Nikki Haley confirmed as US envoy to United Nations

The US Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed Nikki Haley, the governor of South Carolina, as US ambassador to the United Nations, delivering new President Donald Trump one of his most potent diplomatic tools.

Supreme Court set for landmark Brexit ruling

The British government's Brexit plan will be put to the test on Tuesday with a landmark court ruling on whether it has the right to kick-start the country's EU departure without parliamentary approval.

Strong storms kill 20 in southeast US

The death toll from weekend storms that lashed the southeastern United States rose to 20 on Monday, after a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home.

Trump torpedoes Pacific trade pact

President Donald Trump yanked the United States out of a major Pacific trade deal Monday, making good on an election campaign promise and delivering a hammer blow to Asian allies.

Exiled strongman Jammeh ‘plundered’ Gambia coffers

Gambia’s exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered millions of dollars in his final weeks in power leaving state coffers “empty”, an aide to new President Adama Barrow said as West African troops prepared to secure his arrival.

 

Trump pledges to unify US on inauguration eve

Billionaire Republican Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to bring unity to America as he swept into Washington on the eve of the most consequential moment of his life -- his inauguration as 45th president of the United States.

 

African forces suspend operations in Gambia for talks

African troops have suspended an operation to force Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh to hand over power, launching a last bid to convince him to leave the country through talks, the president of regional bloc ECOWAS said on Thursday.

 

China says 2016 growth slows to 6.7%

China recorded its slowest rate of growth in more than a quarter of a century in 2016, data showed on Friday, as the world's number two economy faces increasing protectionist sentiment.

 

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