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Eric Lander

Biden adviser Lander resigns over bullying complaints

On Monday evening, Psaki put out a statement saying Biden had accepted Lander's resignation letter "with gratitude for his work,"…
Harris

Kamala Harris not certain for Munich Security Conference: Organisers

After 14 years as chairman of the conference, Ischinger is due to hand over the reins at the end of…
New Jersey, California among states moving to ease mask mandates as Omicron ebbs

New Jersey, California, others to ease mask mandates

As masking policies shift, many school districts in the United States have returned to in-person learning in recent weeks, according…
Rayan Awram

Moroccans say final farewell to five-year-old Rayan Awram

The funeral for Rayan, who was pulled out dead Saturday from a 32-meter (105-foot) deep dry well, was fraught with…
Mali Military President Assimi Goita

Mali begs for lifting economic sanctions

West Africa's 15-nation ECOWAS bloc and the UEMOA regional monetary union both imposed sanctions on Mali on Jan. 9 after…
Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia

Russian UN ambassador Nebenzia down with COVID-19

The spokesman for the Russian UN mission noted that Nebenzia is currently in isolation to avoid spreading the virus.
On May 25, 60 years ago Africa led the world in creating the first-ever pan-continental political body with the establishment of OAU

How AFCON final distracted AU leaders from taking position on Israel

AU chair Macky Sall called, more than once, for the debate to end quickly because he wanted to watch football!…
Tears flow as Morocco prepares to bury 'little Rayan'

Tears flow as Morocco prepares to bury ‘little Rayan’

Morocco prepared Monday to bury "little Rayan", the five-year-old boy who died trapped in a well despite a days-long rescue…
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht

German defence minister Lambrecht sceptical about Mali mission

Germany has some 1,200 troops deployed in Mali as part of a 9-year-old international counter-terrorism and peacekeeping mission in the…
U.S President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron

Biden, Macron in talks ahead of Moscow visit

The leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s borders
Jakarta airport

Indonesia bans tourists arriving via Jakarta airport

The Southeast Asian country has seen a jump in cases, with more than 36,000 infections recorded on Sunday and the…
Pope Francis angry over burning of Quran in Stockholm

Pope Francis says dumping plastic in waterways criminal

The Pope made the declaration in a television interview on Sunday. He condemned excessive spending on armaments, defended the rights…
Australia to welcome back international tourists

Australia reopens borders to international travellers

Australia closed the border in March 2020 but began allowing skilled migrants, international students and backpackers to enter the country…
Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine

South Africa registers Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

SAHPRA said their authorisation for the vaccine, to be used on people 18 years and above was based on data…
Honduran President Xiomara Castro

Honduran president Castro tests positive for COVID-19

The 62-year-old, who put the left back in power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup, was…
Anti-vaccine protesters in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa mayor declares emergency as truckers protest hits Day 10

The "Freedom Convoy" began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers but has turned into a…
Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security concerns

Israel may halt flights to Dubai over security concerns

Israel said on Sunday that it could halt Israeli airlines’ flights to Dubai in the next few days due to…
Kevin Milazzo

Texas man on gun rampage, kills parents, son, step child , then commits suicide

At two locations, the 41 year-old shot and killed his parents, his son and his ex-girlfriend’s 4-year-old child.
Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth clocks 70 years on the throne today

Elizabeth, 95, became the queen of Britain and more than a dozen other realms including Canada, Australia and New Zealand…
Court sentences Tunisian opposition party leader Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying

Tunisian President Saied strikes again, dissolves judicial council

The Supreme Judicial Council is an independent and constitutional institution, formed in 2016. Its powers include ensuring the independence of…
Anti-vaccine protesters in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Anti-vaccine protests spread in Canada

Protesters have shut down downtown Ottawa for the past eight days, with some participants waving Confederate or Nazi flags and…
Queen Elizabeth at a reception in Sandrigham fo local groups

Queen Elizabeth endorses making Camilla Queen, when Charles ascends throne

In remarks delivered on Saturday, the eve of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the monarch expressed…
Buhari with other heads of states at the AU meeting

Buhari at opening of 35TH AU Assembly in Addis Ababa (Photos)

At the event, Nigeria was re-elected into the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for another three (3) year…
President Buhari

Buhari in Addis Ababa: Nigeria’ll continue to fight for justice

Buhari assured the Palestinian leader that Nigeria will be “consistent” in pushing for peace and progress, while upholding the tenets…
Police operatives kill Bobo Ononibe, an alleged leader of robbery gang at Orogun community in Ughelii North LGA of Delta state

13 year-old boy arrested for 5 robberies in two hours

The unidentified teenager was arrested along with a 17 year-old boy for the string of robberies on Wednesday, Fox5 reported.
President Macky Sall of Senegal

Macky Sall replaces Tshisekedi as AU chairperson

Sall officially assumed the position on Saturday at the 35th African Union Summit that is being held in Addis Ababa,…
Turkish President Erdogan, wife contract Covid-19

Turkish President Erdogan, wife contract Covid-19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19.
Mali junta leader Assimi Goita

Mali junta orders review of 2025 civil rule date

ECOWAS - the Economic Community of West African States - said on Wednesday that Mali had yet to present an…
5-year-old boy trapped inside well for four nights

5-year-old boy trapped but alive inside well for four nights (video)

A 5-year-old boy has been trapped for the last four nights in a well in northern Morocco, a case that…
Thousands take to streets of Bamako in anti-French protest

Thousands take to streets of Bamako in anti-French protest

Thousands of anti-French protesters took to the streets of Mali's capital on Friday waving Russian flags and burning cardboard cut-outs…
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