World & Africa

Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert massacre; at least 133 killed

By Reuters MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre
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Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns

By Associated Press KAMPALA: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a
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Kenyan doctors stop providing emergency services at public hospitals as strike enters second week

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenyan doctors stopped providing emergency services at public hospitals on Thursday, as they escalated a national
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Investigators search the home of South Africa’s Parliament Speaker over bribery allegations

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A special investigations unit in South Africa searched the home of the Speaker of Parliament
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South Africa’s ruling ANC takes rival Zuma party to court in fractious buildup to election

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is taking the independent electoral body and a rival political
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Wales’ first Black leader a testament to Britain’s political diversity, but racism persists

By Associated Press LONDON: Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none
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US military operations across West Africa at risk after Niger ends cooperation

By Associated Press The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel
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DRC reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal

By Associated Press DR Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to
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With parliamentary majority uncertain; ANC says post-election coalition ‘won’t work’

By Reuters JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is betting on retaining its parliamentary majority in a
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South Africans fighting for Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested – says Minister

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s foreign minister says her country’s citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces
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