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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) speaks with the newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino (R) and the newly-appointed Presidential Representative for Environmental Management, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov (L) during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on August 12, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday unexpectedly dismissed his close ally and powerful chief of staff Sergei Ivanov, the Kremlin said in a statement. The former defence minister, 63, will be replaced by Anton Vaino, a 44-year-old ex-diplomat who had served as Ivanov’s deputy since 2012. / AFP PHOTO / Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin
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Chadian President Idriss Deby, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Chad’s President Promises Fight against Terrorism in Fifth Term
Nouakchott-Veteran President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad has promised “a relentless battle against terrorism everywhere it threatens our interests and our security.” However, he is facing internal challenges especially that the economic situation of the African country...Caption:
Opinion: Has Obama’s Political Neutralism Come to an End?
The upcoming US elections are considered unusual by all standards. This is not only because one of the contestants is a boisterous businessman who has nothing to do with political affairs and the second is the first woman to try her luck as a candidate for the...Caption:
President Barack Obama at a press conference at the White House. REUTERS, Joshua Roberts
Obama Can Make His Successor’s Life Easier
With the political conventions over, both candidates should be hard at work on something we’re not going to see much of until November: the presidential transition. It’s the setting in motion of the actual administrations that Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump...Caption: