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Egypt’s relations with US are “unsettled”, says minister

Egypt’s relations with the United States are “unsettled” as the country struggles to redefine its national interests vis-à-vis other countries, the foreign minister said. The U.S. was a close ally of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s longtime authoritarian ruler who was ousted in an uprising in early 2011. America counted on him to keep …

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Western countries help Kenya in mall attack investigation

U.S., British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack by Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex. After a four-day siege, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Tuesday troops had defeated the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab group that targeted the shopping center popular with …

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Militant attack kills 8 in Indian Kashmir

Militants dressed in Indian army uniforms killed eight people in attacks on an Indian police station and army base near the Pakistan border on Thursday, triggering calls to cancel talks between the rival nations’ leaders at the weekend. The group of about three militants killed six people in the attack on the …

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