Thu 10 October 2024: Hurricane Milton has weakened further and is now a Category 1 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) latest advisory. The storm struck Florida as a Category 3 storm late on Wednesday after weakening from a Category 5 storm, leaving more than three million people without power and causing an unknown […]
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Thu 10 October 2024: Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party extend its 49 years in power. Votes are counted first at each polling station and district results expected by Saturday could give an early indication of who […]
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Thu 10 October 2024: The leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has accused Egypt of being involved in air strikes on the paramilitary group, but Cairo has rejected Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s claims. Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, claimed that Egypt was using United States bombs in its strikes targeting his forces near Jebel Moya, […]
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Thu 10 October 2024: The UN voiced alarm over Israel’s announcement that over 120,000 weapons have been distributed to Israelis over the last year, with further distribution planned. Speaking with Anadolu, Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said Monday’s announcement of the mass arms distribution since Oct. […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: A burial ceremony took place Wednesday in North Kivu in Congo for victims of a ferry accident that left more than 78 people dead. The ceremony at the Nyirangongo’s Makao cemetery was attended by leaders from various sectors and representatives of civil groups and was presided over by interior and social […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: US President Joe Biden sought to emphasize the historic nature of Hurricane Milton as it closes in on Florida’s west coast, telling residents in the storm’s path that it looks to be the “storm of the century.” Biden urged everyone in Milton’s path to follow any evacuation orders that have been […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, and Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, discussed developments in the region at a meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday, the Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported. Top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has had a political rapprochement with Tehran in recent years, which has helped ease regional tensions, but […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: New Delhi: Two months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh, her whereabouts are again in the news, with Dhaka asking India and the UAE about her status and claiming to have received no answers. In recent days, Bangladeshi social media has been filled with speculation that Hasina has left India […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: One hundred and thirty Israeli soldiers have declared that they will refuse to serve in the occupation army unless the far-right regime in Tel-Aviv actively pursues a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza. The move comes amid growing internal criticism of the Netanyahu government’s handling of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and regional […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: Hezbollah officials are no longer demanding a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, rowing back from an oft-repeated promise to keep fighting until Israel halts its offensive against Hezbollah’s Iran-backed ally Hamas. Ever since Hezbollah began launching missiles across Lebanon’s border a day after the […]
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