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Nigeria: Gunmen attack orphanage, abduct 23 pupils; 15 later rescued
Gunmen raided an orphanage in a community in north-central Nigeria and abducted 23 pupils, the authorities said on Monday. Fifteen have since been rescued but eight remain captive. The attack took place…
- Middle East
Doctor who stayed: Sudan surgeon saved lives as others fled conflict zone
Omdurman: For three years, Dr Jamal Eltaeb made excruciating choices. Who should live and potentially die? Should he operate without the right medicines if it might save someone’s life? How would he…
- World
Suspect’s writings suggest political motive in WHCA dinner shooting; Trump recounts chaos
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he wanted to see what was happening when Secret Service agents hustled him out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night after a…
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Mali defence minister killed as Islamist groups, rebels seize towns
Malian Minister of Defence Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military bases across the country, according to a military officer and two…
- Middle East
Trump says US, Iranian officials can talk by phone
Washington: President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US and Iranian officials can talk by phone for a peace solution to the conflict. In an interview on Fox News Channel, Trump said…
- World
Suspect’s target was administration officials, says Trump on assassination bid
Washington: The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives had written about targeting Trump administration officials, and his family raised…
- World
Man held after shots heard at White House press dinner, Trump safe
Washington: President Donald Trump was uninjured, and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents’ Association on Saturday night, April 25, after an unspecified…
- Sports
World Cup final tickets listed for over USD 2 million on FIFA resale site
New York: FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under USD 2.3 million each. The USD 2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at…
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Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa starting at USD 1 mn granted to just 1 person so far
Washington: President Donald Trump’s “gold card” visa, where a foreigner can shell out at least USD 1 million to legally live and work in the US, has been approved for one person,…
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Trump’s next move? Betting sites turn uncertainty into profit
New York: Will President Donald Trump send troops into Iran? Will he rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself? Will he post again praising Allah? No one knows the answers, but online…
- World
Militants kill 20, burn homes in Nigeria
Maiduguri: Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 20 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said Wednesday, April 22. It was the latest violence in Africa’s…
- World
Pentagon abruptly announces departure of US Navy Secretary amid Iran war
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest…
- Middle East
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on house, paper says
A Lebanese journalist was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Her body was only retrieved…
- Middle East
3 reasons war between US, Israel and Iran is headed for frozen conflict
Sydney: With a shaky ceasefire in place between the US, Israel and Iran – and little progress on talks to resolve the complex issues at the heart of the war – where…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday, April 21, that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party’s lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls prompted…
