World & Africa

Russia condemns Trump action as US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, captured

By Agencies The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had
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Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa’s social media craze

By Associated Press KIAMBU: Safari Martins leads his client Ian Njenga into a sparse shack on the rural roadside in
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41 young men die in South Africa from circumcision procedures during initiation ceremonies

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of
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Death toll in South Africa’s latest pub shooting rises to 10

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: The death toll in South Africa ’s latest mass shooting at a pub rose to 10 on Tuesday, while
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Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10

By Associated Press BEKKERSDAL, South Africa: Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group
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Zimbabwe included as Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to additional 20 countries

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries including
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US accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal as M23 rebels seize key city in eastern

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by backing
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Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique are compounding a displacement crisis, especially for children

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have launched new attacks in recent weeks, beheading civilians, burning villages
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Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the
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Trump says he’s barring South Africa from participating in next year’s G20 summit near Miami

By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of
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