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Kenya drops airport deal with Adani Group after US indictments

YoopyaNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

NAIROBI, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process that had been expected

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

YoopyaNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas

The mausoleum holding Congo independence hero Lumumba’s gold-capped tooth is vandalized

YoopyaNov 20, 2024November 20, 20240

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It’s not immediately

Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

YoopyaNov 19, 2024November 19, 20240

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to

A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price

YoopyaNov 17, 2024November 17, 20240

LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2

35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

YoopyaNov 14, 2024November 14, 20240

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret

Senegal heads to the polls amid fiscal crisis, threat of unrest

YoopyaNov 14, 2024November 14, 20240

DAKAR, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

YoopyaNov 14, 2024November 14, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S.

Germany elections: Olaf Scholz could face pre-Christmas confidence vote after collapse of his coalition

YoopyaNov 12, 2024November 12, 20240

Germany could be heading into an election even sooner than expected after chancellor Olaf Scholz indicated that he may be willing to make concessions to

Seven questions about Donald Trump’s second term – answered by an expert

YoopyaNov 10, 2024November 10, 20240

Donald Trump has been elected for a second term as US president. International affairs editor Rachael Jolley spoke with US expert Thomas Gift, founding director