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South Korea’s Constitutional Court removes President Yoon Suk-yeol from office
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has unanimously voted to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his declaration of martial law late last year. As he read the verdict in court on Friday morning, actin…
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IMF warns that US tariffs pose “significant risk” to global economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns over newly announced U.S. tariff measures, warning that they could threaten an already fragile global economic outlook. In a statement issued…
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Justice Served: Nigerian pastor freed after 8-year rape case in SA
After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found not guilty of all charges. Timothy Omotoso had denied the 32 ch…
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South Sudan VP Machar under house arrest, his party claims
South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, according to his party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM/IO). An armed convoy led by top…
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Wildfires in South Korea: At least 18 dead, 23,000 displaced
At least 18 people have been killed and 19 injured as South Korea’s wildfires continue to ravage the country’s southeast, according to the latest numbers from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.…
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Kenyan police reports six personnel killed in attack on Somali border
At least six police personnel have been killed and four were injured after an attack on a police camp in Kenya by suspected fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabab group. Kenyan police said in a report on …
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Pope Francis cease using oxygen mask as condition enhances, Vatican says
Pope Francis is no longer using an oxygen mask to breathe at night and his doctors believe he will continue to improve, the Vatican has said. In the latest update on the pope’s health, the Vatican sa…
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally back on Earth
After nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally arrived back on Earth. Their SpaceX capsule made a fast and fiery re-entry through the Earth’s atmosphere, bef…
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Rwandan, Congolese leaders meet in Qatar, request for ceasefire in eastern DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in…
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Donald Trump says he will release 80,000 pages of JFK files on Tuesday
United States President Donald Trump has said his administration will on Tuesday release approximately 80,000 pages of files about the assassination of John F Kennedy, whose killing has fuelled consp…