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Trump to review refugee admissions under Biden – Memo
The review is likely to sow confusion and fear among the nearly 200,000 refugees who came to the United States during that period
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Thai woman found alive in her coffin before her cremation at a temple
Staff at a Buddhist temple got a big shock when they heard a faint knocking coming from inside the casket.
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African and European leaders pledge to boost trade and tackle migration
The summit in the Angolan capital, Luanda, marked 25 years of European-African Union relations.
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UK Prime Minister calls for ‘global pressure to stop the slaughter’ in Sudan
Speaking to British MPs on Tuesday, Keir starmer said he was working with other nations to “break restrictions on humanitarian aid.”
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Heavy rains flood Gaza camps, worsening the humanitarian crisis
Gaza faces heavy rains that have flooded makeshift camps. Thousands of tents are damaged, worsening conditions for displaced families already short on aid.
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ICC hears closing arguments in suspected CAR militia leader case
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is facing multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes dating back to 2013.
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Vatican reaffirms monogamy amid African bishops’ polygamy concerns
The Vatican reaffirmed its support for monogamous marriage between a man and a woman on Tuesday, issuing a doctrinal document in response to African bishops’ concerns about polygamy.
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World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape or sexual assault as children.
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Amnesty: RSF committed war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that atrocities committed by a Sudanese paramilitary group in a Darfur town constituted war crimes, the latest accusation in the devastating war ravaging the country.
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Canadian firm Barrick settles gold mining dispute with Mali
The settlement comes after two years of negotiations over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex.
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Everton’s Idrissa Gueye sent off for slapping teammate
Everton’s Senegalese midfielder, Idrissa Gueye, was sent off for slapping his teammate Michael Keane during the first half of a Premier League match against Manchester United on Monday.
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Flights cancelled as Ethiopia volcanic ash plumes drift towards India
Air India said it was making precautionary checks on aircraft that had flown over some locations after the eruption.
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Iran battles wildfire in UNESCO-listed Hyrcanian Forests
According to media reports, the forest fire started on October 31 near the village of Elit, in an area described as one of the world’s oldest and most biodiverse ecosystems
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Africa’s first G20 summit: highlights and what’s ahead
The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc’s agenda.
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EU-AU Summit aims for peace and prosperity through multilateralism
The heads of state and government of the European Union and the African Union met in Luanda, the capital of Angola, on Monday for the seventh EU-AU summit under the theme ‘Promoting peace and prosperity through effective multilateralism’.
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces to enter into a three-month humanitarian truce
In a video speech late Monday, the paramilitary commander Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo reiterated the group’s commitment to a three-month humanitarian truce and called for mediators to pressure the military to accept the proposal.
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Guinea-Bissau: Incumbent, main challenger both claim victory in presidential race
The camp of Fernando Dias, seen as the main challenger to President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the first to claim victory. Embalo’s agents later said their candidate had won more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff
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Nigeria security chiefs report progress in rescuing kidnapped students
A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren
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Volcano in northern Ethiopia erupts for the first time in 12,000 years
The eruption sent plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky, and across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.
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Egyptians vote in second phase of parliamentary elections
Egyptians came to the poll after authorities annulled first-stage results in 19 constituencies over alleged violations.
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“Tamujuntu”: where South Africa and Brazil meet in dance
In the piece “Tamujuntu”, the South African dance company Via Katlehong explores the similarities and shared histories of social struggles between its home country and Brazil. Key to the electrifying performance is a meeting between the two nation’s street dances: Pantsula and Passinho.
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Germany opens Christmas markets with tighter security measures
Germany’s 2025 Christmas markets open under tighter security after past attacks, with barriers and extra patrols in place as crowds return to stalls and rides.
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Hong Kong: New exhibition marks 85th birthday of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee
The exhibition is on display in two stations of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway.
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European and African leaders gather in Angola for EU-AU summit
Leaders of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) member states are meeting in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-AU summit under the theme ‘Promoting peace and prosperity through effective multilateralism.’
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US government considers ending deportation protections for Somalis
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the government would “evaluate” the protections, just days after US President Donald Trump pledged to end them for Somalis residing in Minnesota.
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Residents of Beirut suburb hit by Israeli airstrike says attack ‘increases their resolve’
Residents of Beirut’s southern suburb Haret Hreik woke up to damaged buildings and scattered debris on Monday following the first Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital in months.
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Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star in the film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
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Sudan’s army chief rejects US-led ceasefire proposal as ‘the worst yet’
In an address to senior officials, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan accused the group of US-led mediators of bias.
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Health benefits of Japanese matcha tea winning over consumers in Morocco
Health benefits of Japanese matcha tea winning over consumers in Morocco
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Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia after contested election
Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary after a disputed election in his country saw longtime President Paul Biya win an eighth term, triggering deadly protests.
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Nigeria: Families of missing children frustrated over frequent school abductions
Fifty children abducted from a Catholic school have escaped captivity but for the families of those still missing, helplessness remains.
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South Africa probes Zuma’s daughter over Russia mercenary links
South African police said Sunday it would investigate Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla for her alleged role in recruiting South African men to fight for Russia in Ukraine
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UNICEF secures agreement to cut malaria vaccine costs
The new agreement will significantly improve access to and affordability of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccines, helping to protect more children from one of the world’s deadliest diseases, according to UNICEF.
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French President Emmanuel Macron continues his African tour in Libreville
French President Emmanuel Macron continued his African tour in Gabon after participating in the final session of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
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Guinea-Bissau counts votes as president seeks second term
Analysts say the vote was a close race between President Umaro Sisocco Embaló and Fernando Dias da Costa, a little-known 47-year-old backed by former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira, the runner-up in the 2019 presidential election
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50 children abducted from school in Nigeria have escaped, authorities say
The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger state and the proprietor of the school
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Pope Leo XIV calls for release of kidnapped students and priests
Over 300 students and teachers were abducted this week in Nigeria while six priests and a pastor were captured in Cameroon.
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South Africa says shared goals outweigh differences as G20 ends
President Cyril Ramaphosa described the gathering of world leaders as a triumph of multilateralism.
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Israel and Hamas blame one another for latest ceasefire violations
Gazan authorities says airstrikes on multiple locations on Saturday killed at least 20 people.







































