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Presidential result: Senegal opposition’s Bassirou Faye in early lead
Early results in Senegal’s presidential election suggest opposition candidate Bassirou Faye may have clinched an outright majority, though his rival in the ruling coalition said a run-off vote would be needed to determine the winner. A report by Reuter on Monday stated that the opposition supporters celebrated in the streets of the capital Dakar into the early hours of Monday…
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No country is immune to terrorism, says Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Monday that no country was immune to terrorism when asked if there had been a major failure by security services in preventing Friday’s deadly attack on a concert hall, the worst attack inside Russia for two decades. At least 137 people were killed and 182 injured when four men burst into the Crocus City Hall, spraying…
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UPDATED: I was paid 500,000 Rubles to attack concert in Moscow, suspect reveals
One of the suspected terrorists behind Friday’s shooting spree at Crocus City concert hall near Moscow, Russia’s capital has revealed that he was paid 500,000 Rubles to commit the attack. In a video clip of the interrogation RT published, posted by its editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, the suspect who said he came from Türkiye, revealed that he had already been paid…
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Concert attack: Four suspects arrested after at least 115 killed in Moscow, says Russia authorities
Four people directly involved in the Moscow concert hall attack are among 11 detained, Russia’s security chief tells President Vladimir Putin. BBC in a report stated at least 115 people were killed when gunmen attacked a packed concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia says According to a post on the Telegram messaging app that the committee shared, emergency…
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FG commiserates with Russia over tragic ISIS’s attack in Moscow
The Federal Government on Saturday expressed sympathy with the Russian Federation over the tragic attack in Moscow. Gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in a brazen attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Aljazeera in a report stated that at least five camouflage-clad gunmen…
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Gunmen kill at least 60, injured 145 in Moscow concert hall attack, says Russian authorities
Gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and detonated explosives at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in a brazen attack claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Aljazeera in a report stated that at least five camouflage-clad gunmen with automatic weapons burst into the packed concert hall in the Russian capital’s western suburbs on Friday…
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UK bans Health Workers from bringing Dependants
The United Kingdom (UK) has banned Health workers and Care givers from bringing in their dependants to the country. This was made known by the UK Home Office in a very terse statement via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants,”…
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Miss Czech Republic, Krystyna Pyszkova emerges Miss World 2024
By Tosin Brown Czech Republic’s representative at the 2024 Miss World, Krystyna Pyszkova has emerged winner at the grand finale of the pageant. On Saturday, Pyszkova won the Miss World 2024 at a grand event in Mumbai. The elegant Pyszkova was crowned by the 2023 Miss World Karolina Bielawska from Poland. Pyszkova, who is currently studying for dual degrees in…
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Ukraine should have ‘courage the white flag’ of negotiations wiith Russia, says Pope
Pope Francis has said in an interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands. Francis made his comments in an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, well before…
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UK, Japan enter recession
The British economy fell into recession at the end of 2023 as output shrank more than anticipated in the final 3 months of the year, official figures showed Thursday. Japan had unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank…
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