Thu 27 Apr 2023: The Sudanese army has pounded RSF fighters with air raids in the capital, Khartoum, while deadly fighting has flared in Darfur. Columns of smoke rose near the presidential palace in Khartoum and areas north of the capital as aircraft flew sorties. Battles continued despite a three-day, US-brokered ceasefire that took effect early on […]
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Thu 27 Apr 2023: U.S. President Biden, had knowledge of a journalist’s question, according to a cheat sheet he held during a news conference on Wednesday. The disclosure occurred during a joint press conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who emphasized North Korea’s growing nuclear threat as the two countries marked the 70th […]
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Thu 27 Apr 2023: Two Russian representatives for the ruling United Russia party in the State Duma passed away on Sunday, according to Newsweek. Both Dzhasharbek Uzdenov, 57, and Nikolay Bortsov, 77, who had been a State Duma deputy since 2003, passed away on the same day. While Uzdenov died after a “serious and prolonged […]
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Thu 27 Apr 2023: The World Health Organisation on Tuesday issued a product alert over contaminated syrup by an Indian manufacturer, warning that it is unsafe for use, especially in children, and may result in serious injury or death. The WHO Medical Product Alert refers to a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin syrup TG syrup […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi has said it is safe to restart the Cabo Delgado liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that was halted in April 2021 after rebel attacks on civilians. Nyusi told a mining and energy conference in Maputo on Wednesday that Mozambique wanted to take advantage of the current high prices of […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: British Home Secretary Suella Braverman said in a TV interview on Wednesday that migrants who risk their lives to enter the UK in small boats are “criminals” as the government presses ahead with its crackdown on Channel crossings. Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, said in a speech on Tuesday that “those […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: Ousted Sudanese President, Omar Al-Bashir, is being held in a Military Hospital in the capital, Khartoum, the Army confirmed on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. A military statement said Al-Bashir was moved to Aliaa Military Hospital on the recommendation of medical staff in Kober prison before the outbreak of clashes between the Army […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: On Tuesday, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa suggested that his nation need to take more action than just offer an apology for its part in the transatlantic slave trade. “Apologizing is sometimes the easiest thing to do: you apologize, turn your back, and the job’s done,” he said in parliament […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: Taliban fighters have executed the top ISIL (ISIS) group leader behind the deadly suicide bombing outside Kabul airport in August 2021, according to the father of a US Marine killed in the attack, who was informed by military sources on Tuesday, Associated Press reported. During the chaotic withdrawal of US forces […]
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Wed 26 Apr 2023: The Presidency has moved to clarify that South Africa remains a signatory to the Rome Statute and a participant in the International Criminal Court (ICC). “This clarification follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the governing African National Congress (ANC) on South Africa’s status with […]
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