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Sudan’s Army Resists Paramilitaries’ Advance Towards Main Airbase

Web News 21 May 2023 344 0

Sudan’s army is resisting an attempt by paramilitaries to advance towards its main airbase near the capital Khartoum, residents have said. The airfield is used by the military to carry out air strikes on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and was also used by foreign governments to evacuate Continue Reading

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Nine Die, Many Injured in El Salvador Stadium Stampede

Web News 21 May 2023 365 0

Nine persons have died in a stampede at an El Salvador stadium where soccer fans had gathered to watch a local tournament, police said. “The number of deaths after the stampede at the Cuscatlan Stadium amounts to nine,” the National Civil Police posted on Twitter. The security agency also noted that “several” injured people, including […]Continue Reading

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Brazilian Former Official Indicted over Murders of Dom Phillips, Bruno Pereira

Web News 20 May 2023 891 0

Police have indicted the former head of Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency for his alleged role in the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips. Police didn’t identify the official, named as Marcelo Xavier by state media. He was accused of “possible malice” for failing to act on information that police believe could have prevented Continue Reading

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US Gives Nod for Allies’ F-16 Fighter Jets Supply to Ukraine

Web News 20 May 2023 2248 0

The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s, in a major boost for Kyiv. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden “informed his G7 counterparts” of the decision at the bloc’s summit in Japan on Friday. US troops will also train Kyiv’s […]Continue Reading

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Court Jails Tunisia Opposition Leader

Web News 18 May 2023 482 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to a year in prison. The Ennahda party leader, who is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, has been detained since last month after being arrested for allegedly plotting against state security and incitement. Mr. Ghannouchi rejected the allegations as politically motivated, refusing to appear […]Continue Reading

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Over 20 missing as Hippo Capsizes Boat in Malawi

Web News 16 May 2023 1751 0

At least 20 people are missing in Malawi after a canoe they were sailing in was hit by a hippo and capsized on the Shire River in the southern Nsanje region. A Senior Official in Nsanje District, Robert Nayeja said the canoe was carrying about 37 people going to their fields on the Mozambican side, […]Continue Reading

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Turks Vote as Erdogan Seeks Another Tenure

Web News 14 May 2023 997 0

Turks are voting in the most pivotal elections in their modern history, to decide if Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains president after 20 years in power. His main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, promises to scrap many of the powers acquired by President Erdogan after he survived a failed coup in 2016. Buoyed by a broad opposition alliance, […]Continue Reading

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Rockets Hit Bat Ayin Amid Gaza Militants, Israel Clashes

Web News 12 May 2023 343 0

A barrage of rockets has reached an area close to Jerusalem for the first time in four days of fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza. Local media say a rocket from Gaza landed near the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin in the occupied West Bank, about 16km (10 miles) south of Jerusalem. No injuries […]Continue Reading

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US Accuses South Africa of Aiding Russia

Web News 11 May 2023 1861 0

The United States of America, USA’s envoy to South Africa, on Thursday, accused the country of having provided military support to Russia despite its professed neutrality in the Ukraine war, local media said. Ambassador Reuben Brigety reportedly said the US was “confident” weapons and ammunition had been loaded onto a Russian freighter in Cape Town […]Continue Reading

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UK Confirms Supply of Long-Range Missiles in Ukraine

Web News 11 May 2023 1940 0

The UK has confirmed it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles it requested for its fight against invading Russian forces. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles), according to the manufacturer. By contrast, the US-supplied Himars missiles used by Ukraine only have a range of around 80 km (50 […]Continue Reading

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Top Palestinian Commander Dies in Israeli Rocket Strike

Web News 11 May 2023 408 0

Israel’s military has killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) rocket launching force in a pre-dawn air strike on an apartment in Gaza. Two other people, who the military said were also militants, died in the attack in the southern city of Khan Younis. Sirens later sounded in southern Israel as rockets and […]Continue Reading

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Ukraine Shoots Down 15 Russian Cruise Missiles Aimed at Kyiv

Web News 9 May 2023 1654 0

Ukrainian officials say air defenses downed 15 Russian cruise missiles which were launched overnight against the capital, Kyiv. According to a senior Kyiv military official, Serhiy Popko, no casualties were recorded from the attack. He said he believed the missiles had been launched by four bombers flying from the Caspian Sea region. The new missile […]Continue Reading

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Kenya Cult Deaths: Autopsies Rule Out Organ Harvesting

Web News 8 May 2023 1293 0

Autopsies on at least 112 bodies of cult victims exhumed from shallow graves in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi County have ruled out organ harvesting. Government pathologists said some of the victims died of starvation, strangulation and suffocation. Kenyan police are expected to dig up more graves in search of victims of the cult whose leader, Pastor […]Continue Reading

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Saudi Arabia Expects Effective Ceasefire in Sudan Talks

Web News 8 May 2023 1960 0

Saudi Arabia says it expects talks which began in Jeddah on Saturday between Sudan’s warring military factions will reach an effective ceasefire. In the first confirmation that the meetings had started, the Saudi foreign ministry said both sides recognized the need to ease the suffering of the Sudanese people. It said, as well as stopping […]Continue Reading

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Dallas Mall Attack: Officials Probe Gunman’s Possible Far-Right Links

Web News 8 May 2023 490 0

Federal authorities are investigating whether the gunman who killed eight people including children at a Dallas shopping mall had far-right links. The attacker, who was shot dead at the scene by a police officer, has been named as Mauricio Garcia, aged 33. Investigators are reviewing social media to look into his ideology, the BBC’s US […]Continue Reading

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Another Shooting in Texas as Man Kills Self, 8 others

Web News 7 May 2023 978 0

A man who went on a rampage at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday shot dead eight people before he was himself killed, authorities said. “(We) found seven deceased individuals on scene. We transported nine individuals to the hospital… Of those we transported, two have since died,” said fire chief Jonathan Boyd of Allen, Texas. […]Continue Reading

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Unfolding: UK Stands Still for King Charles’ Coronation

Web News 6 May 2023 1700 0

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, arrive in Westminster Abbey for their Coronation service which begins at 11:00BST Prince Harry has arrived at the Abbey, which is packed with politicians, celebrities, faith leaders and Commonwealth representatives Thousands of people lined the procession route – the umbrellas are out in force, but it’s not dampening Continue Reading

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Sudan’s Warring Factions Set For Talks in Saudi Arabia

Web News 6 May 2023 1523 0

Saudi Arabia is to host the first face-to-face talks on Saturday between the warring armies in Sudan after several ceasefires broke down. A joint US-Saudi statement welcomed the start of “pre-negotiation talks” in Jeddah between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On Friday reports spoke of continuing clashes in Khartoum. The Sudanese Continue Reading

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I will pull troops out of Ukranian City of Bakhmut – Wagner Group Boss

Web News 5 May 2023 888 0

The leader of Russia’s Wagner Group says he will withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut by Wednesday, in a row over ammunition. His statement came after he posted a gruesome video of him walking among dead fighters’ bodies, asking defence officials for more supplies. Russia has been trying to capture the city […]Continue Reading

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Man on Trial Over Johanita Dogbey Murder in Brixton

Web News 5 May 2023 590 0

A man has been charged with the murder of a woman who was stabbed to death in south London. Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, was attacked as she walked along Stockwell Park Walk in Brixton on Monday afternoon. Mohamed Nur, 33, of Bond Way, Vauxhall, has been charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon, […]Continue Reading

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Suspect Nabbed in Serbia Second Mass Shooting

Web News 5 May 2023 1187 0

A suspect has been arrested after eight people were killed and at least 14 injured in Serbia’s second mass shooting this week. The gunman fired an automatic weapon from a moving vehicle near a village 37 miles, south of Belgrade. According to the interior ministry said the suspect was arrested after “an extensive search”. It […]Continue Reading

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Sudan Crisis Claims Life of Famous Actress

Web News 4 May 2023 1430 0

The death of a well-known actress, killed in crossfire in the north of Khartoum, has shocked residents of Sudan’s capital as they hear of more and more friends and relatives caught up in the fighting. Asia Abdelmajid, who turned 80 last year, was famous for her theatre performances – first coming to prominence in the […]Continue Reading

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Hollywood: Writers Go On Strike

Web News 2 May 2023 415 0

Television and movie writers in Hollywood late Monday declared they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said its 11,500 unionized screenwriters will head to the picket lines on Tuesday.  Negotiations between studios and the writers, which began in March, […]Continue Reading

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Sudan: Battles Rage On As UN Warns Of ‘Catastrophe’

Web News 2 May 2023 1489 0

The UN has warned 800,000 people may flee Sudan as rival military factions battle in the capital, Khartoum, despite a supposed ceasefire. There seems little prospect of a quick resolution to the crisis, which has unleashed a humanitarian disaster, damaged swathes of Khartoum, risked drawing in regional powers, and reignited conflict in the western Darfur region. […]Continue Reading

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Drunk Driver Kills Bride Moments After Her Wedding

Web News 2 May 2023 1551 0

A newly wedded bride, Samantha Miller, was killed by a drunk driver who slammed into the newlywed’s golf cart on a South Carolina beach, authorities disclosed on Monday. According to the Charleston County coroner’s office, the 34-year-old who had just gotten married hours earlier died in the wreck which left three others in the golf […]Continue Reading