World & Africa

With 2024 being a UK election year, the opposition wants an early vote; PM Rishi

By Associated Press LONDON: The politician favoured to become Britain’s next prime minister accused the governing Conservatives on Thursday of
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Vatican says no heresy in allowing blessings for same-sex couples after pushback by some bishops

By Associated Press ROME: After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the
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Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland deal as ‘aggression’

By AFP The government in Mogadishu has issued an appeal to the international community to stand by its side over
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Iran says at least 103 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honouring slain general

By Associated Press Two bombs exploded and killed at least 103 people Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian
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Peter Magubane: South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s apartheid
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Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea,

By Associated Press MOGADISHU: Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an
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Planes collide and catch fire at busy Japan airport, killing 5; Hundreds evacuated safely

By Associated Press TOKYO: A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s
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Powerful earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast

By Associated Press JAPAN: A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan have left at least 48 people dead
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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants re-done

By Associated Press KINSHASA: Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won re-election with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s
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Japan lowers its tsunami warning but still tells people not to go home after a

By Associated Press TOKYO: Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but
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