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Accused of neo-colonial meddling in several African countries where it has traditionally maintained close ties, France is now trying to reshape its relationship with Africa by co-hosting a major summit in English-speaking Kenya for the…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Russia's conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end, addressing reporters after a scaled-back military parade in Moscow marking the Soviet victory in World War Two. "I think that the…
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The first passengers evacuated from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docked near Spain's Canary Islands have arrived in Madrid. Fourteen Spanish nationals were on the chartered flight from Tenerife. They now face mandatory quarantine at…
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At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked their ​government to fly them home after protests there targeting foreigners, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said. They were the first to apply to a ​new…
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President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian “fast boats” in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway. The UAE and South Korea both reported…
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Iran said on Thursday, April 30 it would respond with “long and painful strikes” on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks and ​restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the…
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The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to be deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered. Bellarmine Mugabe pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegally being in the…
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Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria’s north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities have said. Kogi’s Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo, said 15 children were rescued…
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Twenty-two monks have been arrested at an airport in Sri Lanka after officials discovered 110kg (242lbs) of cannabis concealed in their luggage. Customs officials said each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush – a particularly potent…
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The United Arab Emirates said that it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to ​the oil-exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time ‌when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the…
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