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World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quake
Countries around the world have mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers after a massive earthquake killed more than 7,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Here are some of the chief pledges of support. European Union The EU has mobilised 27 search and rescue and medical teams from 19 countries to help Turkey. They involve over 1,150 rescuers and…
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Thousands attend funeral of ex-Pakistan military leader, Pervez Musharraf
Thousands have attended funeral prayers for Pakistan’s divisive former president, General Pervez Musharraf. The ex-military ruler, who was president from 2001-2008, died in Dubai on Sunday after a long illness, and his body was repatriated to Pakistan. The prayers took place at a military compound in Karachi, but senior figures were notably absent, including the army chief and Pakistan’s current…
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Hundreds dead after strong earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria, toppling buildings and sending panicked residents pouring outside on a cold winter night. More than 500 people were killed and hundreds injured in Turkey and Syria, and the death toll is expected to rise. Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble of buildings in multiple cities…
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Brazil’s Lula accuses Bolsonaro of preparing Jan 8 ‘coup’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday alleged that his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro actively participated in planning for his supporters to storm government buildings on January 8. “Today I am well aware and will say it loud and clear: that citizen [former president Bolsonaro] prepared the coup,” Lula said in an interview with broadcaster RedeTV! Refusing to accept…
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Huge crowds turn out for pope’s mass in DR Congo capital
A huge crowd of singing and dancing worshippers turned out to attend a papal mass in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday, the second day of Pope Francis’s visit to the country. People flocked to the tarmac of Kinshasa’s N’Dolo Airport for the open-air mass, which was due to begin at 9:30am (08:30 GMT). Many of the…
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Tanzanian opposition leader returns home after two years in exile
Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu returned home after more than two years in exile in Europe to a cheering crowd on Wednesday. His home coming came after the government lifted a ban on political rallies. A former lawmaker and a fierce critic of the government, Lissu initially left the country to seek treatment abroad after he…
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Three weeks and 39 mass shootings. This is America in 2023
On Monday, at least seven people were killed in two shootings in Half Moon Bay, California, a small coastal community in the San Francisco Bay area. In Oakland, one person was shot to death and seven other people were injured. Also on Monday, an 11th person succumbed to injuries suffered in the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, as the…
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Iran slams EU Parliament for proposal to brand Revolutionary Guard as terrorists
Tehran condemned the motion’s call to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, which may imply that Brussels could open the way for sanctions against the militia. On 16 January, the European Parliament presented an “EU response to the demonstrations and executions in Iran”. It hit out at that the crackdown by Iran, including the IRGC,…
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Rishi Sunak’s failure to wear seat belt to be investigated
Lancashire Police are “looking into” Rishi Sunak after he was filmed not wearing a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car. The prime minister has apologised for the incident, saying it was an “error of judgement” to take his seat belt off to film a social media clip. Not wearing a seat belt carries a maximum £500 fine.…
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New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation before upcoming election
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will stand aside for a new leader within weeks, saying she doesn’t believe she has the energy to seek re-election in the October polls. Speaking at a news conference, Ardern said her term would end by February 7, when she expects a new Labour prime minister will be sworn in –…
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