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Russia arrests US journalist on espionage allegations

The Wall Street Journal said it was deeply concerned for Gershkovich’s safety and denied the claim from the FSB security service that...

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Nigeria awaits results after tight election

The commission has 14 days to officially announce results, but the online tally should be made available over the next few days.

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US court awards Ugandan family shs38b for wrongful death

Nakajjigo, an ambassador for Women and Girls in Uganda died tragically in an accident while exiting Arches National park in 2020.

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“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” says Pope Francis

The pope attributed such attitudes against homosexuality to cultural backgrounds and said catholic bishops in particular need to undergo a process of...

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Dominic Ongwen: ICC upholds 25-year jail term for LRA Commander

Led by fugitive warlord Joseph Kony, the LRA terrorized Ugandans for nearly 20 years as it fought President Yoweri Museveni's government from...

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ICC prosecutor seeks charges against fugitive warlord Joseph Kony

Kony launched a bloody rebellion more than three decades ago seeking to impose his own version of the Ten Commandments in northern...

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Ex-lawmaker gets 50 years in jail for husband’s murder

The former congresswoman was also found guilty of trying to murder her husband with poison on at least six previous occasions, as...

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Workers flee iPhone factory in China over Covid lockdown

Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the central city of...

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Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover, fires top executives

Musk sacked chief executive Parag Agrawal, as well as the company's chief financial officer and its head of legal policy, trust and...

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WhatsApp Back to Normalcy After Two Hour Outage, Meta Apologises for “Inconvenience”

At about 10:20 am on Tuesday, WhatsApp stopped working for millions of users in Uganda and globally at and restoration began by...

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Rishi Sunak set to become first non-British UK prime minister

Rishi told his lawmakers in parliament on Monday that they faced an "existential crisis" and must "unite or die". He told the...

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Boris Johnson returns to launch comeback for PM race

Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership...

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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 45 days in office

LONDON, UK: Liz Truss Thursday resigned as United Kingdom Prime Minister following a rising chorus of members her own party who called...

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King Charles to host world leaders as UK readies for queen’s funeral

Queen Elizabeth's state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of her first prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, will take...

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COVID-19: Pakistan reports 90 coronavirus cases, one death in 24 hours

A total of over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have so far been reported in Pakistan, while 30,603 people had died since the...

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Charles III proclaimed new Britain king, vows to follow ‘inspiring’ queen

"I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to...

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All the queen’s kingdoms: Where did Elizabeth II reign?

Over her entire reign, she was head of state of 32 countries in total. 17 of those decided to cut ties at...

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JUST IN: Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

The formal succession will unfold over the next 10 days, with Charles giving the world a first glimpse of what he will...

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Royal family gathers as Queen Elizabeth’s doctors sound health alarm

Britain's longest-serving monarch has been dogged by health problems since last October that have left her struggling to walk and stand.

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China approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine

The needle-free vaccine which can be stored and administered more easily than intramuscular jabs will be given through a nebuliser, the company...

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BBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview

A record 22.8 million people watched the "Panorama" interview, in which Diana detailed infidelity in her marriage with heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles.