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At least 23 people have been killed and dozens injured after a metro overpass collapsed in Mexico City while a train was travelling on it, officials say. Several train carriages plunged to the ground, crushing at least one car, which was…
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At least two people were killed and 27 injured in Chad on Tuesday as demonstrators took to the streets demanding a return to civilian rule after the military took control following President Idriss Deby’s death last week. A woman died on…
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The European Parliament is expected to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal, amid tensions including a French threat of reprisals against the UK. The Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) has been operating provisionally since…
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The Kaduna state government has announced that two more university students have been found dead in northern Nigeria. Three students had already been killed by kidnappers on Friday. Twenty students were kidnapped last Tuesday along…
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Israeli police scuffled with Palestinians for a second night on Friday in occupied East Jerusalem, amid mounting tensions over a ban on gatherings and anger fuelled by videos posted of attacks. The fresh violence came after clashes…
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At least 14 people have been killed in attacks across three Afghan provinces in the last 24 hours as violent conflict continues in the country despite continuing peace efforts. In capital Kabul, unknown gunmen killed four policemen, a…
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Three students, who were among those abducted from a university in Nigeria’s Kaduna state on Tuesday, have been found shot dead, authorities say. Their corpses were found on Friday in Kwanan Bature village, close to the university and…
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A suspected poacher was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in South Africa's Kruger National Park on Saturday, according to a statement by South African National Parks published Sunday. Three suspected poachers were attempting to…
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A Namibian court has refused to issue a gay man emergency travel documents so that he can bring home his twin daughters from South Africa where they were born by surrogate. The authorities say Phillip Lühl must show genetic proof that he…
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The national army of Chad has announced on radio that the newly re-elected President Idriss Déby has died of wounds he received while commanding his army in battles against rebels in the north. This comes after Chad’s veteran president,…
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