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Saudi Arabia has closed a critical oil pipeline after it was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, as conflict in the Middle East widens. Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the…
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At least 24 schoolchildren have died in a stampede as they tried to flee a fire that engulfed two schools in rebel-held Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials there have said. Adults are also reported to have died…
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The husband of Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. Vice-president Deogratius Ndejembi - who made the official announcement of Ameir's death - said…
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A 43-year-old Nigerian-British businessman and social media influencer, Igho Ubiribo, has died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure during a holiday in Thailand. According to the Daily Mail on Saturday, a UK coroner ruled that…
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Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported…
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More than 150,000 passengers have been left stranded after a volcanic eruption forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily suspend operations at eight airports. Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was the first to be closed…
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A residential building in the Indian capital Delhi has collapsed with dozens of students feared trapped inside. Eyewitnesses told local media that as many as 50 people were inside the five-storey building in the Satya Niketan…
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A Briton is among 119 people to have been rescued in Nepal following deadly floods, a spokesperson for the country's army said. It comes nearly a week after the devastating floods hit the country and neighbouring Tibet, killing more than…
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A report by SBM Intelligence has revealed that no fewer than 7,825 people were abducted in 1,713 kidnap and kidnap-related incidents between July 2025 and June 2026, while at least 1,142 people were reported killed. The report, titled…
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Five people who recovered from Ebola were discharged from treatment in Béni in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday. The survivors, who included a healthcare worker, had been hospitalized at the Doctors…
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