International
Polls in DR Congo open as insecurity fears persist
DRC – Some 44 million people have the chance on Wednesday to pick the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from ...
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Fighting gets more intense in Gaza as 26 killed in Rafah
GAZA – Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing families in their homes even as Washington dispatched an envoy ...
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Court jails 25-year-old serial killer 105 years in Uganda
KAMPALA – The High Court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has sentenced a 25-year-old serial killer to 105 years in prison. Musa Musasizi was ...
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Israel reportedly bombs Gaza areas declared safe zones, as Palestinian death toll nears 18,000
GAZA – Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip has hit areas it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. ...
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‘Nowhere is safe in Gaza,’ WHO declares, as 203 attacks reported against hospitals
GAZA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) painted a bleak picture of the situation in Gaza on Monday night and called for Israel ...
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Israel, Gaza war resumes as truce with Hamas comes to an end
Gaza — Israeli fighter jets reportedly hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military ...
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11 reportedly killed, as Rustenburg mine elevator plunges in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Winding gear at a giant South African platinum mine failed sending an elevator into a precipitous fall that killed 11 ...
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Truce Deal: 30 Palestinians reportedly freed, 12 Israelis released
GAZA/PALASTINE – The Israel Prison Service (IPS) Tuesday night confirmed that 30 Palestinians had been released under the truce deal between it and ...
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Kenya’s parliament bans wearing of ‘Kaunda suit’ within National Assembly building
NAIROBI – Kenya’s parliament has banned the wearing of a suit named after the late Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda, within the building. Speaker ...
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire enters final 24 hours as Netanyahu under pressure to extend deal
GAZA/PALASTINE – The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours on Monday, with the militant group saying it was willing ...