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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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COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels
A draft deal at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai stops short of calling on nations to gradually phase out fossil fuels, whose use is the primary driver of climate change and increasingly extreme weather across the globe. The draft was released on Monday, and its critics alleged that oil-rich countries have used their influence to water down its language…
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ECOWAS to ensure standby counterterrorism force on coup d’etat, promises gradual easing of sanctions on Niger republic
ECOWAS leaders have resolved to urgently review efforts to activate a standby force for counterterrorism operations in areas infested by terrorist groups. A communiqué read by Omar Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, at the end of the 64th ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, on Sunday in Abuja, said the leaders reiterated their…
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Coup d’etat: Tinubu wants transition plan for democratic return in Niger, Mali, others
President Bola Tinubu has encouraged the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to re-engage with sub-regional nations whose democratic administrations were deposed in military coups in order to agree on a realistic and short transition plan for them. Tinubu stated this on Sunday at the 64th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State…
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