UN declares famine in Gaza, blames Israel

The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction of aid" by Israel.

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Former Sri Lanka president arrested in anti-corruption crackdown

Former Sri-Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of government funds, authorities say.

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Sri Lanka ex-president arrested in anti-corruption crackdown

Sri Lanka's anti-graft units have led the crackdown since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in September on a promise to fight corruption.

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How Ukrainian soldiers use robots to evacuate wounded colleagues

The proliferation of cheap but deadly drones deployed by Russian and Ukrainian forces has irreversibly changed how the war is being waged

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AI helps UK woman rediscover lost voice after 25 years

Sarah Ezekiel, an artist, was left without the use of her voice after she was diagnosed at the age of 34 with MND while pregnant with her second child 25 years ago.

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Uganda reaches agreement with US to take migrants: govt

Uganda agrees to receive migrants under US deportation deal but will reject criminals and unaccompanied minors, Foreign Affairs PS Vincent Bagiire says.

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World's 'nicest' judge, viral for his courtroom compassion, dies at 88

His courtroom reality TV show "Caught in Providence," which began in 2000, featured his sympathetic treatment of defendants facing traffic violations and parking tickets.

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Russia subjecting Ukrainian civilians to 'sexual torture': UN experts

Russia is using "sexual torture" against civilians as part of a "deliberate and systematic policy" of intimidation in areas of Ukraine seized in Moscow's invasion, United Nations experts said.

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Sudanese lay first bricks to rebuild war-torn Khartoum

Once a thriving metropolis of nine million people, Khartoum's skyline is now a jagged silhouette of collapsed buildings.

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Weaponising the feed: Inside Kenya's online war against activists

Kenya has seen a wave of deadly protests against President William Ruto and police brutality that have left dozens dead and thousands of businesses destroyed.

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Israel PM orders talks to free 'all our hostages' as army pounds Gaza City

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had ordered immediate negotiations aimed at freeing all the remaining hostages in Gaza.

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Attack on Darfur hospital kills one: MSF

Five people were also wounded in last week's attack, one of them a health worker supported by MSF, it added.

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Winds complicate wildfire battle in Spain

High winds on Wednesday hampered efforts to contain wildfires in Spain that have already scorched a record stretch of land despite lower temperatures, authorities said.

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'It's a microphone': How Kibera's slum pageant gives platform to voiceless

Gender-based violence in the east African country has been labelled a "femicide" by activists, who have urged the government to act.

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From TikTok to frontrunner, inside Paz's presidential campaign in Bolivia

But just one week before the election, the polls were still placing Paz between third and fifth place in the six-way race.

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Somalia-Jubaland power struggle benefits Al-Shabaab militants

The Horn of Africa nation has battled Al-Shabaab since the mid-2000s, with its fortunes rising and falling over the years. This year, the Al-Qaeda-linked group has won back major towns.

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Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City, calls up reservists

Israel's defence minister approved a plan on Wednesday for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists, piling pressure on Hamas.

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Japan hosts African leaders for development conference

Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid cuts.

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Nigerian bandits kill at least 50 in mosque attack, village raids

Gunmen killed at least 30 people in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week

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Markets cautious after Zelensky-Trump talks

Stock markets traded in a narrow range Tuesday and oil prices dipped after US President Trump held what he called "very good" talks with Ukrainian and European leaders on ending the war.

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Survivors claw through rubble after deadly Pakistan cloudburst

In the middle of the night, rescuers and villagers dug through the debris of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani village following a cloudburst.

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Togo tight-lipped as Burkina jihadists infiltrate north

Jihadists from Burkina Faso have stepped up their assaults on northern Togo since the beginning of the year, with the Togolese government tight-lipped on their covert infiltration.

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Trump says arranging Putin-Zelensky peace summit

US President Donald Trump said Monday he had started arranging a peace summit between Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after talks at the White House.

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After deadly protests, Ruto seeks football distraction

Whether in a sports jersey or a suit, President Ruto is casting himself as a model supporter of Harambee Stars as CHAN 2024 provides respite from recent bloody protests against his regime.

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Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations.

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Netanyahu has become a 'problem', says Danish PM

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said Saturday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a "problem", adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war.

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Kipyegon shines again, comes close to breaking another record

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon just missed out on the long-standing world record in the women's 3,000m at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Saturday.

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Burundi lays foundation for country's first railway linking to Tanzania

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a historic railway that will connect the country to Tanzania -- the nation’s first rail network.

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Trump-Putin summit ends without Ukraine deal

Trump, whose tone with Zelensky has changed since he berated the Ukrainian president at the White House in February, said he had wanted a three-way meeting with Zelensky.

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Trump moves away from Ukraine war ceasefire demand

US President Donald Trump on Saturday shifted his campaign to halt the Ukraine war to securing a full peace agreement after a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Trump, Putin head for high-stakes Alaska summit

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin flew to Alaska on Friday for a high-risk summit that promises a stern test of the US president's promise to end the bloody war in Ukraine.

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South Africa's top general under fire for remarks in Iran

Pretoria is working to improve its rock-bottom ties with Washington, with the aim of reaching a new trade deal that will avoid 30 percent tariffs on its exports.

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At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years: MSF

At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said .

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South Korea's ex-first lady Kim arrested

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption

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Trump and Putin: a strained relationship

US President Donald Trump has expressed anger with Russian President Vladimir Putin for pressing on with his brutal three-year-old war in Ukraine, which Trump calls "ridiculous."

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Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims

Grok, developed by Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI and integrated into his platform X, was temporarily suspended on Monday in the latest controversy surrounding the chatbot.

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France adopts law upholding ban on controversial insecticide

French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a modified bill that bars a bee-killing pesticide from being reintroduced after a petition signed by more than two million people.

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Combat resumes between M23, Congo army in east DRC

Violent combat has broken out between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo despite a peace treaty, security and locals.

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Scientists find 74-million-year-old mammal fossil in Chile

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in Chilean Patagonia.

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Why Washington D.C. is unlike any other U.S. city

The capital of the world's leading superpower is a city unlike any other in the United States -- not just in symbolism but in its legal and political structure.

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