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Ernest Bai Koroma: Sierra Leone ex-president charged with treason over attempted coup
Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with four counts of treason in connection with an attempted coup. Last November, gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons in Freetown, freeing almost 2,000 inmates. He has denied any involvement in the attack which killed about 20 people. West African leaders had tried to broker a deal…
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Turkey detains 34 on suspicion of spying for Israel
Turkey says it has seized 34 people who are alleged to have been involved in spying and planning abductions for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Officials said 57 addresses were raided in Istanbul and elsewhere and they were still searching for 12 more suspects. There was no immediate comment from Israel, but relations between the two countries have declined dramatically during…
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US Senator Bob Menendez accused of accepting gifts from Qatar
US Senator Bob Menendez has been accused in a new federal indictment of accepting bribes from Qatar – the second foreign country he is alleged to have improperly aided. The latest allegations accuse him of a corruption scheme from 2021-23. A lawyer for the New Jersey senator said the justice department claims were “baseless” and “bizarre conjectures”. Mr Menendez, a…
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Airlines plane in flames on Tokyo runway
Hundreds have been evacuated from a Japan Airlines plane after it burst into flames at Tokyo International Airport, also known as Haneda. The plane was reportedly involved in a collision with another aircraft after landing on Tuesday, according to local news reports. NHK TV reported that all passengers on board got out safely. Japan Airlines (JAL) said it believed its…
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Taiwan and China will ‘surely be reunified’ says Xi in New Year’s Eve address
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his annual New Year’s Eve address, reiterated his claim that Taiwan would “surely be reunified” with China. His message comes ahead of Taiwan’s crucial 13 January elections that will determine the island’s cross-strait policy for the next four years. He also struck a stronger tone than last year’s message, where he spoke of Taiwan being…
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Tshisekedi re-elected DR Congo president as opposition calls vote a ‘farce’
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi won re-election with more than 70 percent of the vote, the country’s election commission has announced. The preliminary results of the December 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, on Sunday amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive…
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North Korea says it will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, will launch new spy satellites in 2024
North Korea will no longer seek reconciliation and reunification with South Korea, Kim Jong Un has declared, as his nation vowed to put three new military spy satellites into orbit in 2024. Kim said inter-Korean relations had become “a relationship between two hostile countries and two belligerents at war,” the state-run news agency KCNA reported. “It’s time for us to…
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South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli bombardment has killed more than 21,500 people and caused widespread destruction in the besieged enclave. In an application to the court on Friday, South Africa described Israel’s actions…
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Nigeria joins global solidarity for refugee solutions at Geneva Forum
The Federal Government of Nigeria has joined the United Nations and other world leaders to commit to tangible pledges ranging from financial and material contributions, technical and policy support as well as working together in solidarity to find lasting solutions for the millions of refugees around the world forced to flee from their original places of abode. Nigeria’s Minister for…
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Niger coup leaders agree to transition terms, says Togo mediator
Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced Thursday. Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said he had reached an agreement “on the content and timing of the transition” with Niger’s junta-appointed…
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