UN agrees to cut peacekeeping budget, a reduction US sought

The U.N. General Assembly has agreed to a significant cut in the budget for the United Nations' far-flung peacekeeping missions, a reduction the Trump administration fought hard to achieve though it wanted an even larger decrease
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FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is ...

FILE - In this Monday, April 4, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan provides security at night on the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast is coming to an end Friday, June 30, 2017, 13 years after
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FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in ...

FILE - In this Sunday, April 3, 2011, file photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Jordan, looks up as he and others return fire on troops supporting Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo during a patrol in the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The U.N. peaceke
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UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years

UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years, while some worry it comes too soon
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UN ends Ivory Coast peace mission after 13 years

UN ends peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast after 13 years, while some worry it comes too soon
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51 migrants presumed dead after abandonment in Niger desert

The International Organization for Migration says 51 migrants are presumed dead in the Sahara desert in Niger after smugglers abandoned them during their journey north to Libya
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Burkina Faso Sankara family lawyer: DNA tests inconclusive

A lawyer for the family of Burkina Faso's slain president's says DNA tests done in Spain were inconclusive on whether remains found in a grave were those of Thomas Sankara
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A look at major extremist attacks in West Africa

A look at major attacks in West Africa by Islamic extremists in recent years.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to the President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara, center, as they arrive for a group photo during the conference 'G20 Africa Partnership ? Investing in a ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, talks to the President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara, center, as they arrive for a group photo during the conference 'G20 Africa Partnership – Investing in a Common Future' in Berlin, Germany, Monday, June 12
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Germany's Merkel promotes African development ahead of G20

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to drum up global support for African development as she hosts African leaders ahead of next month's Group of 20 summit
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, poses for a selfie with unidentified member of the delegation after he accompanies Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the end of their meting at the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, poses for a selfie with unidentified member of the delegation after he accompanies Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the end of their meting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Sunday, June 11, 20
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Check out ESPN's 2017 ranking of the top 100 most famous athletes on the planet

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