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Russia strikes Ukraine grain exporting port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks
Russia launched an overnight air attack on one of Ukraine’s major grain exporting ports, Ukrainian officials said, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, were due to hold talks.…
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Sniffer dogs search for clues in ashes of deadly South African fire
Police with sniffer dogs searched on Friday through the gutted remains of a Johannesburg apartment block as authorities stepped up investigations into the cause of a fire that killed more than 70 people.
Officers cordoned off areas…
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UN contacting Niger coup leaders over access curbs
The UN said on Friday it was seeking contact with Niger coup leaders after they stopped its agencies and other organizations from working in military “operation zones.”
“We’ve seen the reports. We are reaching out to the de facto…
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from some other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Fulton…
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48 killed in east DR Congo anti-UN rally crackdown
At least 48 people have been killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern DR Congo, according to sources and official documentation reviewed by AFP on Thursday, raising a previously reported death toll.
On Wednesday, Congolese…
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Albanian gang member jailed in UK for smuggling migrants into country
An Albanian man who was part of a gang that smuggled migrants into the UK from France and Belgium has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Jetmir Myrtaj, 35, who lived in Leicester, was sentenced on Tuesday at Nottingham Crown Court…
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White House suggests Kremlin behind Prigozhin death
The White House on Tuesday came close to declaring that the Kremlin was responsible for the death of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was believed to have been killed in a mysterious plane crash last week.
“We all know…
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Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked Thursday at an Atlanta jail
Former President Donald Trump has raised nearly $20 million in the past three weeks, a period that roughly coincides with his indictment in federal and state cases connected to his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him,…
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Outrage in India after teacher asks students to slap Muslim boy in Uttar Pradesh
Indian authorities vowed Saturday to take action after a primary school teacher ordered her pupils to take turns slapping a Muslim classmate, with footage of the incident stoking outrage online.
Rights groups say hate crimes and violence…
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North Korea approves return of its citizens from abroad after COVID-19 lockdown
North Korea has approved the return of its citizens who were abroad after years of strict border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, state media reported on Sunday as the isolated country cracks open its border to passenger travel.…
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