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Turkey, Saudi Arabia condemn Taliban’s university ban for women
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have strongly condemned the Taliban’s nationwide ban on women attending private and public universities. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that the ban was “neither Islamic nor humane”. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Yemeni counterpart, Cavusoglu urged the Taliban to reverse the decision. “What harm is there in women’s education? What…
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Gambia coup attempt foiled – government
The Gambia’s government says it has thwarted an attempt to stage a coup. Four soldiers had been arrested and three alleged accomplices were on the run, a statement said. It is unclear who exactly was behind Tuesday’s attempt to overthrow President Adama Barrow, who won a second term in elections last year. The Gambia is a largely stable country in…
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Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in slave trade
Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte apologizedon Monday for the Netherlands’ “slavery past,” which he said continues to have “negative effects.” Rutte’s comments were part of the Dutch government’s wider acknowledgment of the country’s colonial past, and an official response to a report entitled “Chains of the Past” by the Slavery History Dialogue Group, published in July 2021. “For centuries under…
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ANC conference: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa defies scandal to win party vote
South Africa’s scandal-hit President, Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected the governing ANC’s leader to wild cheers from his supporters. He defeated his rival, Zweli Mkhize by 2,476 votes to 1,897. Mr Ramaphosa won despite being dogged by allegations of money laundering, and a last-minute surge in support for Mr Mkhize, who has also been accused of corruption. Both deny the…
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Five dead, suspect killed in Toronto area shooting
Five people have been killed and another wounded in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto. The suspect also died on Sunday after an exchange of fire with law enforcement officers, Police Chief Jim MacSween told reporters, saying the shooting took place in an apartment building. The wounded person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening…
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UK’s PM Sunak to announce $304m in new military aid for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a new $304m package of military aid for Ukraine to bolster its counter offensive against Russia. The package includes “hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery” and aims to ensure “a constant flow of critical artillery ammunition to Ukraine throughout 2023”, a statement from the prime minister’s office announced on Monday. Sunak will…
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Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him becoming “impaired.” Francis made the comment in an interview with Spanish news outlet ABC, published Sunday, when asked what would happen if a pope is suddenly rendered unable to perform his duties due to health issues…
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How Kenyan, Nelly Cheboi won CNN 2022 Heroes Award
Nelly Cheboi from Kenya has won the 2022 CNN Heroes award for her work in promoting digital literacy in rural parts of her country. Cheboi trumped other contenders for the CNN award and was ecstatic when her name was announced by the CNN anchor, Anderson Coopers as the winner of the 16th edition of the award. The Kenyan is the…
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Burkina Faso summons Ghana envoy over president’s claim on Wagner
Burkina Faso has summoned Ghana’s ambassador to protest allegations that the embattled Sahel nation has hired Russian mercenaries, the foreign ministry says. The summons on Friday was issued after Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo alleged on Wednesday that Burkina Faso had hired the mercenaries. “Today, Russian mercenaries are on our northern border. Burkina Faso has now entered into an arrangement to…
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It is hard to see a middle way prevailing in Iran, By Nicolas Pelham
There are fantasists and there are doomsayers. For the first group, regime change is in the offing. Ahead of the Nowruz spring festival on March 20th 2023, they imagine, Iranians will converge on Tehran’s airport to welcome home a planeload of exiled dissidents, including Masih Alinejad, the female campaigner who championed abolition of the mandatory hijab, and Ali Karimi, a…
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