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LDCs: UN calls for greater support to least developed countries, adopts new declaration in Turkey

Participants at the Midterm Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action, in Antalya, Turkey. 27 May...

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UK Foreign Secretary in the Gulf to Discuss Countering Daesh and the Yemen Crisis

During the visit, Philip Hammond will meet leaders in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Doha, the United Arab Emirates and Oman to discuss a wide range of regional and international issues, including the vital role that the Gulf countries have in...

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North Korea: EU adopts new restrictions on trade, financial services, investment and transport

On 27 May 2016, the Council adopted additional restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). These measures complement and reinforce the sanctions regime imposed by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions....

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Boeing and U.S. Air Force Adjust KC-46 Tanker Schedule

As detailed in its statement released on May 27, the U.S. Air Force is moving its formal production decision on the KC-46 tanker program—known as Milestone C—from June 2016 to August 2016 to allow additional time to implement the solution to a...

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