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[VIDEO NEWS] Al Shabaab attack Somali military base, 10 soldiers killed
Major Mohamed Farah, a military officer in the nearby town of Bahdo, said 10 soldiers and 20 al Shabaab fighters were killed.
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[COP27] We’re on a highway to climate hell, U.N. boss says
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn f…
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Ethiopia government and Tigray forces establish hotline following truce- Obasanjo
Ethiopia’s government and Tigray forces have established a telephone hotline following a truce struck last week, the African Union’s chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday. The Ethiopian gov…
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[Photos] Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead
At least 19 people died when a passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday while trying to land at a nearby airport, the prime minister and airline said. Flight PW494, operated b…
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Guinea junta to prosecute ex-president Conde for alleged corruption
Guinea’s justice minister on Thursday ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and embezzlement of pub…
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Somalia army says at least 100 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes
Somalia’s army and allied clan militias have killed at least 100 al Shabaab fighters in heavy clashes in the central Hiran region, the defence ministry said on Friday, days after twin bombings killed…
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South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes north of border amid tensions
South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets after detecting about 180 North Korean warplanes flying north of the military border over four hours on Friday. The North Korean aircraft flew no…
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North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns U.S. against ‘dangerous’ choices
North Korea fired multiple missiles into the sea on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), prompting the United States and South Korea to extend air drills t…
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Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan shot in shin in ‘clear assassination’ attempt
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assa…
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[Photos] Man arrested for dressing as a woman to defraud at least 57 men
Police in Uganda have arrested a man for masquerading as a woman and stealing from unsuspecting men. The man, who was dressed as a woman was arrested this week after an unidentified guy reported him…