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Former US President Barack Obama has clarified that the chances Earth has been visited by aliens is "low" after comments he made about extra-terrestrial species caught attention online. "They're real but I haven't seen them," he told…
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Donald Trump is not set to attend the 39th annual meeting of the African Union, which kicks off its leaders’ summit on Friday. But his presence will still be felt as delegations from the 55 member states grapple with the new, disruptive…
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Kenya’s border with Somalia will re-open in April almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President William Ruto has announced. Based in Somalia, the group has masterminded a series of…
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An Indian spiritual leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a life sentence for murder and rape, has once again been released from prison on parole. Singh, a flashy preacher with millions of followers, was released from a high…
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A total of 18 people have died as a result of a period of extreme cold weather in New York City, its mayor has said. Since late January, the city has endured a cold snap, including 13 days of temperatures of 0C (32F) or below, one of the…
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A South African man named in a major police corruption probe has died after reportedly shooting himself at a petrol station. Police are now investigating the death of Wiandre Pretorius, 41, who last week said he had survived an…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US wants the war with Russia to end by June, adding both sides had been invited to the US for talks next week. “America proposed for the first time that the two negotiating teams – Ukraine…
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The authorities in Puntland, a semi‑autonomous region of Somalia, have executed a woman convicted of murdering a 14‑year‑old girl, in a rare case in the region in which the death penalty has been carried out against a woman. Hodan…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran will pursue negotiations with the US after requests from "friendly governments in the region" to respond to a US proposal for talks. In a statement on X, Pezeshkian said he had told…
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Russia has launched its "most powerful blow" against Ukraine's energy sector so far this year, according to the private energy company, DTEK. The combined missile and drone strikes which targeted power plants and infrastructure in Kyiv…
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