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Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

File – In this Jan. 23, 2016, file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for photographers with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, prior to their meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace in Istanbul. Biden and Turkish counterpart Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday, June 14, 2021, will be

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UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP) By JILL LAWLESS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday on the

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G7 to counter China’s belt and road with infrastructure project – senior US official

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Charles Michel, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a group photo at the G7 summit, in

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Turkish defense, aviation exports to Africa rise 11-fold

Turkey’s defense and aviation industry product exports to Africa hit $61.2M this January to May Turkey’s defense and aviation exports to the African continent jumped eleven-fold on an annual basis this January-May. The figure for the first five months hit $61.2 million, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency. The country’s total defense and aviation

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America may be ‘back’ at G7, but allies’ doubts about U.S. democracy linger

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as they look at historical documents and artefacts relating to the Atlantic Charter during their meeting, at Carbis Bay Hotel, Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool By Andrea Shalal, Humeyra Pamuk, Robin Emmott In 2017 the president of the United States

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Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’

President Joe Biden speaks to American service members at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and AAMER MADHANI President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that “the United States is back” as he seeks to reassert the nation

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Kenyan president urges Ethiopia to open up mobile money market

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are pictured at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on June 8, 2021. Credit Business Daily Africa. By Giulia Paravicini Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecoms sector to private mobile money business investors, a move that would complement a

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Covid contract for firm run by Cummings friends was unlawful, judge rules

Public First is run by husband and wife policy specialists James Frayne and Rachel Wolf, both of whom previously worked with Dominic Cummings and the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove. Composite: Rex, AP By David Conn Judge says contract given to firm run by friends of Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser was awarded illegally Michael

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UK’s lowest-paid workers face highest jobless risk: research

A person looks at the adverts in the window of a job agency in London, Britain October 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Britain’s lowest-paid workers, already hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, will be most at risk from expected rises in unemployment and job insecurity later this year, researchers said on Monday. The Resolution Foundation,

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Chinese exports jump as pandemic wanes in US, other markets

A gantry crane moves containers at a port in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province Friday, June 4, 2021. China’s exports surged nearly 28% in May while imports jumped 51% as demand rebounded in the U.S. and other markets where the pandemic is waning, though growth is leveling off after a stunning recovery from last

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