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Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticized the ruling junta’s failure to organize elections within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. The military rulers, who seized power in successive coups in 2020 and 2021, had promised to hold elections in February but postponed the vote indefinitely for…
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Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defence minister, as well as Hamas’s military commander.A statement said a pre-trial chamber had rejected Israel’s challenges to the court’s jurisdiction and issued warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.A warrant was also issued for Mohammed Deif, although the Israeli military has said…
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Simon Ekpa, four others arrested in Finland over terrorism
Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, along with four other individuals, has been arrested in Finland in connection with terror-related activities. According to a report from Finland, Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was remanded in custody by the District Court of Päijät-Häme on charges of public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent. In…
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The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more
John Dramani Mahama has been Ghana’s president once before – and now he is back for another punt at the top job. The 65-year-old led Ghana from 2012 to 2017 and is one of the West African country’s most experienced politicians. He has served at all levels of office, as an MP, deputy minister, minister, vice-president and president. Long before…
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Former UK Deputy PM, Prescott dies at 86
Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott, has died aged 86, his family said on Thursday. Prescott served under Prime Minister Tony Blair. “We are deeply saddened to inform you that our beloved husband, father and grandfather, John Prescott, passed away yesterday (Wednesday) at the age of 86,” a statement read. Blair, the privately educated lawyer who appointed working-class Prescott…
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Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage. “To those who want to leave this entanglement I say: Whoever brings us a hostage will find a safe way out for himself and his family. We will also give $5 million for every hostage,” Netanyahu said. “Choose, the…
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Israel issues over 1,000 arrest warrants for ultra-Orthodox draft avoiders
Israel’s military has issued 1,126 arrest warrants for ultra-Orthodox conscripts who have not responded to drafting orders, in a move likely to fuel discontent over a controversial decision to remove their decades-long exemption from service. Brig. Gen. Shay Tayeb announced the arrest warrants to a parliamentary committee Tuesday, saying that conscripts who had ignored their orders would initially be called…
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G20 leaders call for ‘comprehensive’ ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for “comprehensive” ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, while also stressing the need for cooperation on climate change, poverty reduction, and taxing the ultrarich. The economic forum met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday as leaders sought to shore up multilateral consensus on issues of concern amid heightened global tensions and…
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‘Push Russia harder’ Zelensky urges allies on war’s 1,000th day
Ukraine’s President Zelensky urged Europe to “push Russia harder” in a speech marking 1,000 days since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country. “The more time he [Putin] has, the worse the conditions become,” he told a special session of the European Parliament on Tuesday. Zelensky spoke amid speculation that Ukraine had for the first time used the…
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Putin approves changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine
Vladimir Putin has approved changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal. The doctrine now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia. The update was proposed in September and rubber stamped on Tuesday, the 1,000th…
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