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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one and injured five was “a terrorist act” and vowed to hunt down those responsible. “It seems to be a terrorist act but we shall get the…
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At least six people were killed in Beirut on Thursday amid a protest organized by Hezbollah and its allies against the lead judge probing last year’s blast at the city’s port. Dozens were wounded in the most protracted street fighting in…
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Yemen will enjoy peace and stability only when the Iran-backed Houthi militia stops undermining the country’s security and blackmailing the world, Yemen’s prime minister said on Tuesday. At a meeting in Aden with new UN Yemen special…
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday accused YouTube of “censorship” after the US video-sharing platform blocked the German-language channels of state broadcaster RT. The move comes amid an escalating standoff between foreign…
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Megan Thee Stallion has hit out at "fake woke" critics on Twitter. The 26-year-old rap star has hit back after Nike's Thee Hottie Handbook - Megan's new advertising campaign that focuses on mindfulness - was described as a "facade" and…
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Iggy Azalea thinks men who try to control their partners are "pitiful creatures". The 31-year-old rap star has taken to social media to hit out at controlling men - although she didn't direct her criticism at anyone in particular.…
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Police on Friday briefly detained a journalist investigating a grenade attack in the commercial capital Bujumbura, his radio station said, after a series of explosions this week that killed at least five people. Radio Bonesha FM had…
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Saudi Arabia on Monday condemned Iran’s drive to obtain a nuclear bomb and Tehran’s failure to cooperate with the UN watchdog inspecting its nuclear program. The Kingdom’s Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, also called for the…
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Joe Biden’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was pushed back a day Thursday as the US president cleared his agenda to address bombings in Kabul. “The president’s bilateral meeting... has been rescheduled for tomorrow,”…
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A series of blasts triggered by a fire at a military base in southern Kazakhstan killed four servicemen and wounded more than 60 people, authorities in the central Asian nation said on Friday. It is unclear what caused Thursday’s fire at…
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