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Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. The US president said the Ukrainian leader shared the blame with…
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Singapore will head to the polls on 3 May, in what will be the first electoral test for its new prime minister Lawrence Wong. The election campaign, which lasts just nine days, is expected to be dominated by the rising cost of living,…
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The Nigerian authorities have banned broadcasters from playing the song Tell Your Papa, which criticises the country's leader. Artist Eedris Abdulkareem's lyrics slam President Bola Tinubu and urge his influential son, Seyi, to let his…
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More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a study by two leading experts in child health. Children in Africa and South…
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Australia has swiftly turned down China's offer to "join hands" against Donald Trump's tariffs, as Washington escalates its trade war with Beijing. The White House recently imposed an import tax of 10% on Australian goods, but for China…
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The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of some parts of the north-eastern state. Babagana Zulum called for…
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A Russian-American citizen has been released in a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, had been in prison in Russia for over a year, after being arrested in the city of…
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Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the other country, as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates. On Sunday, without giving evidence, Mali accused its northern…
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A "miracle" baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who received a donated womb. Grace Davidson, 36, was born without a functioning uterus, but in 2023, she received a successful womb transplant from her…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US. Rubio,…
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