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Editor 20 February 2024 No Comment

Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies

By Reuters Summary Thousands flee as fighting intensifies in eastern Congo Rwandan-backed M23 rebels threaten provincial capital U.S. urge Rwanda

Editor 20 February 2024 No Comment

WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final UK legal battle to avoid extradition to US on spy

By Associated Press LONDON: Julian Assange’s lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder

Editor 17 February 2024 No Comment

Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in jail, West holds Russia responsible

By Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest

Editor 17 February 2024 No Comment

Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil

By Associated Press NEW YORK: A New York judge ordered Donald Trump on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding

Editor 15 February 2024 No Comment

Ghana president replaces finance minister in reshuffle

By Reuters ACCRA: Ghana‘s president has replaced finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta in a cabinet reshuffle after criticism of the ex-banker’s

Editor 15 February 2024 No Comment

Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump because he’s ‘more experienced and predictable’

By Associated Press MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a

Editor 14 February 2024 No Comment

Dozens are presumed dead after an overloaded boat capsizes on Lake Kivu in Congo

By Associated Press KINSHASA: The majority of the 50 passengers aboard a wooden boat that capsized on a lake in

Editor 11 February 2024 No Comment

SA: Malema’s party promises jobs, land ahead of election

By Associated Press DURBAN: The controversial leader of South Africa’s third largest political party promised Saturday to create jobs for millions

Editor 11 February 2024 No Comment

U.N. peacekeeping mission says staff, vehicles attacked in DRC capital

By Reuters KINSHASA: The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said its staff and vehicles

Editor 11 February 2024 No Comment

Age, mental capacity dominate campaign trail after report questions Biden’s memory

By Reuters The mental ability and age of the United States’ presidential candidates took centre stage on the campaign trail