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Paul Kagame to seek fourth term as president of Rwanda

Rwanda’s leader, who has been in power for two decades, has said he would consider remaining in office for another 20 years. Paul Kagame told a French TV channel he would stand for president again at the next election in 2024. In 2015 he changed the constitution, allowing him to stay until 2034. In the last presidential election five years…

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India isn’t likely to stop buying Russian oil any time soon. Here’s why

Despite criticism from the West, India is not backing down on its commitment to buying Russian oil. As Brent crude retreats back to near $100 a barrel, foreign policy experts say India’s drive to buy oil will only escalate as inflation concerns take center stage. “India is getting negative attention for the acquisition of oil by the U.S. and Europe……

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Angola’s former president dos Santos dies aged 79

Angola’s former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, died on Friday, the presidency said. The 79-year-old died at the Teknon clinic in Barcelona, Spain, where he was being treated following a prolonged illness, according to the statement. His successor, President Joao Lourenco, declared five days of national mourning and described…

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‘Truly heartbreaking’, Buhari, world leaders react to death of Shinzo Abe

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in mourning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. Abe was shot in his right neck and left chest shortly after he began speaking at a campaign event in the city of Nara, near Kyoto, ahead of national elections. He went into cardiac arrest and later died in the hospital.…

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dead after being shot at a campaign event

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, NHK reported. He was 67. Abe collapsed after being shot while giving a speech on Friday in Nara, a city 35 kilometers south of Kyoto. He was on the campaign trail ahead of this Sunday’s upper house election. The former minister was shot twice from behind, officials from the Liberal Democratic Party,…

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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM ‘in grave condition’ after shooting

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe is said to be in grave condition after he was shot at a political campaign event. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in the southern city of Nara on Friday morning. He immediately collapsed and was rushed to the nearest hospital. Pictures taken at the scene showed him…

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Burkina Faso’s ousted ex-President Compaore returns for summit

Burkina Faso’s ex-President, Blaise Compaore has returned from exile almost eight years after he was toppled in an uprising, to meet interim President, Paul-Henri Damiba and other former leaders. Compaore, 71, returned home on Thursday despite being convicted in absentia in April to life in prison for complicity in the murder of his predecessor. Thomas Sankara. Lawyers for Sankara’s family…

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Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer issues blunt response to Boris Johnson’s resignation

Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has urged for a ‘proper change of government’ following the announcement that Boris Johnson has agreed to step down as Prime Minister. In a statement on social media, Sir Starmer said Mr Johnson’s resignation was ‘good news for the country’ and hoped the decision would lead to a ‘fresh start for Britain’. The Labour leader…

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Europe wants high-speed rail network to replace airplanes

Breakfast in Paris, lunch in Frankfurt and dinner in Vienna — all without the hassle and frustration of flying. Imagine a network of modern, super-fast and comfortable trains hurtling between every major city in the European Union, providing a reliable, comfortable and sustainable alternative to air travel. That was the vision outlined by rail industry leaders in Lyon, France, on…

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Boris Johnson bows to pressure, resigns as Conservative leader

Boris Johnson has announced his resignation but defied pressure to step down immediately as prime minister, insisting he would remain in office until a new Conservative party leader is chosen. In an address in front of No 10 Downing Street, after days of turmoil and mass resignations from his government, he accused his party of making an “eccentric” decision to…

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