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Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2015 - The US dentist who killed Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion has broken weeks of silence, saying in an interview that he had no idea it was a special feline and announcing he would return to work after lying low.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2011 - The United States demanded Friday that Pakistan break any link they have with the insurgent group that attacked the US embassy in Kabul and take immediate action against them.
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New York (AFP) Sept 4, 2024 - The US State Department denied on Wednesday that China's consul general in New York had been expelled amid a spying row with Beijing, after the state governor asserted that he had been removed.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2021 - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is on a tour of the Gulf, has indefinitely postponed a visit to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Wednesday, citing scheduling issues.
Jun 26, 2026
Luanda (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - The United States will continue to support civilian-led militaries in Africa, its defence chief said on Wednesday, censuring a series of recent coups as he outlined Washington's security strategy in the continent.
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Kabul (AFP) Sept 2, 2010 - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday visited Afghanistan for military and government talks that highlighted tensions and disagreement between President Hamid Karzai and his top Western sponsor.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 2, 2020 - The United States suspended Wednesday a portion of its financial aid for Ethiopia citing the lack of progress in talks with Sudan and Egypt over a huge new dam on the Nile river.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 - The United States on Friday denounced China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims in unusually strong terms, adding to a growing list of disputes in increasingly turbulent relations between the two powers.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 - US senators voted Wednesday to sign on to a global agreement to drastically cut the use of a group of powerful greenhouse gasses commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2019 - The United States continues to provide Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria with arms and vehicles, despite the creation of a buffer zone with Turkey along the border, a US defense official said Wednesday.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 3, 2009 - Weeks from President Barack Obama's expected move to send more troops to Afghanistan, the consensus behind the US commitment there is crumbling as some raise the specter of a new Vietnam.
Jun 26, 2026
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 18, 2008 - The United States expressed concern on Thursday over an Ethiopian bill that could restrict the activities of foreign aid groups and sounded alarm bells over the food situation in the country.
Jun 26, 2026
Kabul (AFP) Sept 11, 2007 - Deputy US Secretary of State John Negroponte reiterated Tuesday concern about weapons from Iran supplying the Taliban and said Washington was also discouraging China from selling arms to that country.
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Kabul (AFP) Sept 2, 2018 - General Scott Miller took command of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, as worsening violence erodes hopes for peace in the war-torn country.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2009 - The US commander in Afghanistan has asked for a dramatic troop buildup in Afghanistan, a top lawmaker said Sunday, as President Barack Obama faced competing advice over war strategy.
Jun 26, 2026
Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - The top US military commander for Asia said Tuesday he was cautiously optimistic on forging a conflict-free path ahead with China, despite US concerns about Beijing's rapid military buildup.
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