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Russia is bracing itself for a longer war against Ukraine because of planned U.S. arms deliveries to the country, says the Kremlin.

U.S. says Russia planning to attack Kyiv, urges citizens to leave

The United States on Tuesday urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believed Russia was preparing to target civilian…
Raila Odinga

Odinga drags Ruto to court

Last week the election commissioner declared Odinga's rival, Deputy President William Ruto, had won the Aug. 9 election by a…
Forest fire

Russian region declares forest fire emergency

Acrid smoke has reached Moscow in recent days, limiting visibility there.
Abdoulaye Maiga

Mali appoints spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga as interim PM

He will to act in place of Choguel Maiga, who is resting amid media reports he had been hospitalised.
Rabbi Shalom Cohen, Spiritual leader, Shas party

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, spiritual leader of Shas party is dead

Cohen was the spiritual leader of the Shas political party, which mainly represented Jews from northern Africa and the Near…
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Floods kill 14, injure 12 in Afghanistan

The floods also left more than 1,430 livestock killed and hundreds of kilometres of roads, numerous protective walls, bridges and…
Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida

Japanese PM Kishida contracts COVID-19, now in isolation

Kishida, 65, is only displaying mild symptoms of the virus and was able to attend a meeting remotely from his…
Anthony Albanese

Australia PM to release report of predecessor’s secret ministries

Morrison said last week the coronavirus pandemic was an extraordinary time and he secretly took on the ministries because he…
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Singapore to decriminalise gay sex

Though under Singapore's Section 377A, offenders can be jailed for up to two years, there have been no known convictions…
Shooting

Terrifying shooting in North West London: Two hospitalised

Reports said their injuries were not life-threatening. No arrest has been made by the police yet.
Michael Gove

Ex-UK minister Gove backs Sunak for next PM

Former British cabinet minister Michael Gove on Friday endorsed Rishi Sunak for prime minister and announced an end of his…
Hayat Hotel

Mass shooting in Somali hotel: 10 dead, many injured

Islamic terrorist, Al-Shabab were responsible for the shooting, as they stormed the hotel, detonating two explosives and then went inside…
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said the commitments offer a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to change the course of global health and improve quality of life.

WHO makes new recommendations for Ebola treatments

WHO said the largest trial was carried out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, demonstrating that the highest level…
Japanese beer

Japan encourages people to drink more alcohol

Alcohol sales have dropped in Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift in lifestyle among the country's younger population.
Ghana to lift visa requirement for visiting Africans by 2024

Ghana jacks up interest rate as inflation hits 31.7%

Ghana's cedi currency has continued its steep decline since the July monetary policy meeting, losing more than 6% against the…
Allen Weisselberg

Weisselberg top Trump Organisation executive pleads guilty to tax fraud

This plea agreement directly implicates the Trump Organisation in a wide range of criminal activity and requires Weisselberg to provide…
Trump's Mar-a-Lago

U.S. judge approves release of evidence for FBI raid of Trump’s Florida home

Despite objections by the Justice Department, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he believes "there are portions of the affidavit…
Sunday

Germany’s constitutional court confirms mandatory measles vaccination

Germany’s constitutional court has confirmed a measles vaccine mandate for some parts of the population. This means that the measles…

Israel shuts down 7 Palestinian NGOs in West Bank

In October 2021, Israel outlawed six of these NGOs, which were labelled as “terrorist’’ organizations. These Palestinian NGOs were linked…

Death toll rises to 26 in Algerian wildfires

The wildfires are burning in mountainous areas east of Algeria, and the victims were from the provinces of Al-Taref and…
Police uncover drugs worth $675m hidden in marble stone slabs

Police uncover drugs worth $675m hidden in marble stone slabs

Drug and Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men following the seizure of almost 750kg of methylamphetamine
Rudy Giuliani

Trump’s lawyer Giuliani faces 6-hours of questioning by Georgia grand jury

The former New York mayor and Trump attorney left the Fulton County courthouse without commenting to reporters roughly six hours…
Admiral Igor Osipov

Russia sacks Igor Osipov commander Black Sea Fleet after Crimea setback

The move followed a series of explosions which rocked the peninsula it annexed in 2014 and had previously seen as…
Mali junta leader Assimi Goita

Mali accuses France of arming Jihadists

In a letter to the head of the United Nations Security Council dated Monday, Mali's foreign affairs minister, Abdoulaye Diop,…
Kabul mosque blast

Massive explosion hits Kabul mosque, 20 dead, many injured

Sheikh Amir Mohammad Kabuli a known religious scholar in the Kabul region, was killed in the blast inside the mosque…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO director-general

WHO chief Tedros laments global apathy to Tigray crisis

Calling it the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world", with six million people unable to access basic services, Tedros questioned…

Syria denies kidnapping U.S. journalist, Austin Tice

Austin Tice, 31, was kidnapped in August 2012 while reporting freelance in Damascus on the uprising against Syrian President Bashar…
smoke from the Southwark train station fire

Fire at Southwark train station in London contained

Video footage posted by the fire brigade on Twitter showed large plumes of smoke coming from under the railway arch,…
Alexei Navalny to be buried on Friday

Navalny demands tougher sanctions on Russian oligarchs

Navalny criticised the fact that while the head of state-owned Rosneft, Igor Sechin, is on an EU sanctions list, the…
Rep Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney blasts Trump for spreading ‘insidious lie’, loses primary vote

She added that Trump "knows that embracing these conspiracies will trigger violence and threats of violence. This happened on Jan.…
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