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EU expects Turkey to implement migrant accord

The EU expects Turkey to honor a key migrant return accord which Ankara has threatened to ditch amid a bitter dispute with the bloc, a European Commission spokesman said Thursday. "We remain committed to the implementation of the EU-Turkey statement ... this is an engagement of mutual trust...

Boko Haram raid Nigeria town, loot food supplies

Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after overwhelming troops, residents told AFP Thursday. The attack late Wednesday happened in Magumeri, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri....

Palestinian activist hails Israel 'apartheid regime' report

A Palestinian rights activist has praised a report this week by a Beirut-based U.N. agency that promotes development in Arab countries for concluding that Israel established an "apartheid regime." Omar Barghouti said Thursday that the report published this week by the United Nations Economic...