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Sudan: Calls grow for Omar al-Bashir to step down
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is facing growing calls to step down following deadly protests over a dire economic crisis in the East African country. Twenty-two Sudanese opposition political parties and groups demanded on Tuesday
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US House Democrats have plan to fund government, but not a wall
US President Donald Trump has invited top congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for a border security briefing, the first between the president and Democratic leaders since before a partial government shutdown
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Will there be a peaceful transfer of power in DRC?
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has been in power for nearly 18 years, but he has now agreed to step down. Millions of voters went to the polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo on
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German man rams car into crowd in ‘racist attack’
A 50-year-old German man clearly intended to kill foreigners when he rammed his silver Mercedes into a crowd of people in the northwest German town of Bottrop in the early hours of New Year's
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Yemen’s Houthis deny WFP accusations of stealing aid
Houthi rebels have denied accusations by the World Food Programme (WFP) of stealing humanitarian aid in war-torn Yemen. The Associated Press news agency reported on Monday that armed factions on both sides of the
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Attorney says Egyptian activist to return to jail any time
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir ordered authorities Tuesday to set up a committee to investigate violence during anti-government protests, even as a range of political groups called for a “new regime” in the country.At
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Omani claims for damage caused by Cyclone Mekunu exceed $400 million
DUBAI: Oman’s Cyclone Mekunu left a trail of destruction and a multimillion-dollar insurance bill, national daily, Times of Oman reported. Insurance claims against the damage caused by the devastating cyclone that ripped through southern
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Former Israeli foreign minister Livni left out in political cold
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir ordered authorities Tuesday to set up a committee to investigate violence during anti-government protests, even as a range of political groups called for a “new regime” in the country.At
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Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s far-right leader sworn in
Sao Paulo - Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, was sworn in on Tuesday during a ceremony in the capital Brasilia, likely marking the beginning of a hard conservative shift in governing Latin America's largest economy and
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Family of American arrested in Russia as a spy says he’s innocent
The brother of a US citizen arrested in Russia on espionage charges said on Tuesday that his brother is innocent and was in Moscow to attend a wedding. Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow on


