Nigeria previously served on the Human Rights Council until 2020 after its re-election for the 2018–2020 term. 

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The two countries held talks earlier this month in Oman, which is mediating the negotiations, and gathered for a second round in Geneva last week.

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Baqaei did not specify exactly which claims he was responding to, but hours earlier, President Trump had said Iran was seeking missiles that could reach American soil.

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The Democrat, who flipped a Republican-held office last year, is hoping voters across the country will share that assessment when they head to the polls in November.

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Recall that sanctions-hit Iran has suffered several air disasters in recent years, with officials complaining of difficulties acquiring spare parts to keep its ageing fleets in the air.

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Movement of persons and goods along the border has been suspended, but special exemptions strictly justified by humanitarian reasons may be granted.

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The president’s message came as authorities monitored security developments following the reported death of El-Mencho the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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Jetten and his cabinet were sworn in on Monday by King Willem-Alexander at the Huis Ten Bosch in The Hague.

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The latest advisory comes amid heightened security concerns, prompting India to reiterate its appeal for citizens to prioritise their safety.

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According to the State, the ban will not apply to essential workers or New Yorkers needing to travel due to emergencies.

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Canada said it was monitoring the situation closely and advised Canadians in Mexico to keep a low profile and follow the advice of local authorities.

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Recall that President Trump told reporters that Iran has 10 to 15 days to reach a deal over its nuclear program, warning that otherwise really bad things would happen to the country, just as he refused to answer what the goal of a potential U.S. military strike.

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Sri Lanka has no structured mechanism to review or reduce sentences for prisoners serving life terms or facing the death penalty.

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Police Department have launched an investigation into the cause of the explosion as emergency crews continue clearing debris at the site.

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Andrew was stripped of all his titles last year, having been forced out of his former home by his brother King Charles III.

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The Envoy noted that Nigeria’s success in the fight against terrorism would be crucial to the stability of the entire West African sub-region, and Africa as a whole.

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Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon said Yoon dispatched troops to the assembly building in an effort to silence his political opponents.

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Skilled military recruits nedded, include; doctors, nurses, and pilots with job offers from the Canadian Armed Forces, are supporting national defence and the government’s Defence Industrial Strategy.

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According to media reports, he was hospitalized for observation in November in connection to another neurodegenerative condition.

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The first round of talks between Iranian and U.S. representatives to defuse the brewing conflict took place in Oman earlier this month.

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Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, are set to lay flowers and commemorate the victims, as they will also want to gain an impression of the reconstruction work.

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Kremlin representative Vladimir Medinsky is back at the table for the first time this year after his absence in Abu Dhabi

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The government emphasizes that Nigerians currently holding a valid vignette sticker do not need to take any action, as their physical visa remains valid until it expires or requires replacement.

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Recall that this is not the first of such incident involving suspicious mail at the prime minister’s office.

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The message, posted by Erdogan’s team on X, said he had talked with President Al-Nahyan by phone.

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Similarly, one person was killed by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia in north Gaza.

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Guterres Sweet-Talks Nigeria To Spearhead Africa’s Quest For Change 

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Recall that Vice-President Shetttima will join other African leaders at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government and the 30th General Assembly. 

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According to the Police Department, the suspect, who was born male but was transitioning and identified as female, was found at the school having died from an apparent self-inflicted wound.

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The Arctic Sentry mission is intended to reinforce NATO’s presence in the region and address security concerns, including those raised by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland.

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Islamabad has also fostered close links with Saudi Arabia for decades, with over 2.5 million of its nationals estimated to be living and working in the kingdom.

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India, the world’s fifth largest and fastest-growing major economy, has been battered by the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s punishing 50 percent tariffs, and is seeking new avenues of growth.

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The UN in a statement on X, revealed that Afghanistan is deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake that struck the eastern region, and claimed hundreds of lives, saying teams were on the ground delivering emergency assistance & lifesaving support.

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He called for the restoration of the UN’s authority and vitality under new circumstances, so that it can serve as the main platform for all countries to coordinate actions and jointly address challenges.

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Republican Senator Deb Fischer, who also sits on the armed services committee, said security, opportunities and progress for US would be on the agenda during their two-day visit to Taiwan.

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The United States said the deployment to the southern Caribbean, near Venezuela's territorial waters, is an anti-drug trafficking operation.

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More than 1,400 police officers were deployed to execute hundreds of warrants countrywide.

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The opening campaign event in the economic capital Dar es Salaam was a glitzy affair featuring popular musicians

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The Mar del Plata house is believed to belong to Patricia Kadgien, daughter of the late Friedrich Kadgien, a senior SS officer who fled to Argentina after the war.

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Islamabad's foreign ministry said New Delhi gave advanced notice

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong said it was the first time in the post-war period that Australia had expelled an ambassador.

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The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA also took to social media in the wake of the news.

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Brazils president praised the partnership and affirmed Brazil’s willingness to deepen its ties with Nigeria across various sectors, including aviation, agriculture, and infrastructure development.

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Israel was meant to fully withdraw its troops from the country, although it has kept forces at five border points it deems strategic.

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The meeting will be the first time Zelensky visits Washington since a bust-up with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in February, when the two men berated the Ukrainian leader for being “ungrateful.”

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The junta has touted elections as a way to end the conflict and offered cash rewards to opposition fighters willing to lay down their arms ahead of the vote.

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Russia and North Korea have been forging increasingly closer ties, with the two countries signing a mutual defence pact last year, when Putin visited the reclusive state.

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Beijing, Phnom Penh's main ally, has also been involved in mediation efforts, just as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Thai and Cambodian counterparts on the sidelines of a Mekong regional conference in Yunnan.

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Recall that no Japanese prime minister has visited the shrine since 2013, when a trip by then-premier Shinzo Abe sparked fury in Beijing and Seoul, and a rare diplomatic rebuke from close ally the United States. 

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According to officials, the balloon was preparing to land in a field near the village when it was suddenly caught by a gust of wind.

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Aside from the collusion offence, which could land him in prison for life, Lai is also charged with seditious publication relating to 161 op-eds he allegedly wrote.

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Bolivians seem to be struggling through the country's worst crisis in a generation, marked by acute shortages of dollars, fuel and subsidized bread.

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The US Treasury Department announces that it would temporarily ease sanctions on the visiting senior Russian officials, who normally would struggle to carry out simple transactions, such as withdrawing cash in Western countries.

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News of the military’s approval of the plan comes hours after Hamas said a senior delegation had arrived in Cairo for “preliminary talks” with Egyptian officials on a temporary truce.

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Iran seems to have suffered a series of blows in its long-running rivalry with Israel, including during 12 days of open war between the two countries in June.

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Residents are being evacuated from hotels and homes due to the blaze

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The prime minister could face mounting pressure from within the LDP to resign.

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Swart is expected to oversee efforts aimed at deepening trade, strengthening ties with Nigerians, and advancing key U.S.-Nigeria priorities in the region.

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Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, revealed that the government of Europe's top economy was forging ahead with a policy change, ahead of a migration meeting that would have several European counterparts attend.

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The GHF, which began operating at the end of May with backing from Israel and the U.S., currently oversees food distribution in the Gaza Strip following months of Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries.

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The visit will mark the first by a senior British official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in July.

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According to state media, Lan had apologised to the victims in court and said she was not a bad person.

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With talks taking place in the Gulf emirate, bombs have been reported to continue to fall in Gaza. 

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Paetongtarn faces a tough task in revitalising a sluggish economy which has struggled to bounce back since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The visit will serve as a prelude to the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children to be held in Bogota on November 7 and 8.

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Japan's weather agency said last Thursday the likelihood of a megaquake was "higher than normal" following a magnitude 7.1 jolt that day that injured 15 people.

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Hundreds of Bangladeshi students gather in the capital Dhaka at the site of a planned demonstration by supporters of the ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. 

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756 families, including 1,010 children have been evacuated from Donetsk region.

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Venezuela's former political leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma speak to hundreds of Venezuelans in front of Madrid's Cibeles Fountain

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There were reports that the same thing happened at several dozen other similar cites across the country where the far right had been expected, with counter-protesters also turning out there.

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The ageing president has long framed Trump as a threat to US democracy.

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It was initially unclear what caused the accident. 

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Schools were closed on Tuesday for inspections.

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Lai, who Beijing has branded as a "dangerous separatist" in the past, was sworn in on Monday.

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Iranians gathered to mourn at the funerary procession of president Ebrahim Raisi in the northwestern city of Tabriz

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In the New Caledonia largest city Nouméa, which has been at the centre of riots in recent days, residents are queuing for supplies in a supermarket where basic products are starting to run out after six days of crisis.

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On Sunday afternoon, rescue teams begun searching for Raisi when the aircraft went missing.

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He noted that People of Pakistan extend their deepest condolences and sympathies to the Iranian nation on this terrible loss.

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It has described Lai as a "dangerous separatist" for his past comments on Taiwan's independence.

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Mokhber’s interim appointment requires the approval of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final word in all state affairs.

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It is unclear what the exact status is of Raisi’s helicopter.

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Harris replaces Leo Varadkar who abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons.

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He promises to back Ukraine "for as long as it takes" against Russia's invasion. 

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Forecasts warned that the state’s main Guaiba river, which has already overflowed its banks in some areas, could rise to four metres on Friday.

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Rescuers successfully evacuated 90 people by ground and air in the Masai Mara, where 19 lodges were flooded after the River Talek overflowed.

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A stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday.

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France holds a military funeral ceremony to honour the remains of six soldiers, repatriated from Vietnam, who died in Dien Bien Phu.

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The Israeli military did not have an immediate comment on the raid.

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Thailand soldiers stand guard at the border of Mae Sot, and trucks wait at a checkpoint to go to Myanmar, following days of clashes that have dislodged junta troops from their positions in a vital trade hub in the neighbouring country of Myanmar.

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Dozens of Chileans take to the streets of Santiago.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the United States and Japan "smeared and attacked" China during a Washington summit.

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The act, to be discussed by parliament this year, would mark a departure from Australia's decades-old free market policies on trade and investment.

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Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou returns to the island after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during an 11-day visit to China.

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Local media says People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and a string of senior aides also offered to step down.

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Burmese queue to enter Thailand at an immigration checkpoint in the border town of Mae Sot

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People gather in Re'im, south of Israel, at the site of the Nova festival to light candles and pay tribute to the dead and kidnapped during the Hamas October 7 attack.

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The dam was built to manage a 5.5-metre water level in the Ural river but that has swelled to nine metres.

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In Yonkers, New York, Mayor Mike Spano said City Hall shook but no injuries were reported.

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Israel has come under mounting international pressure over the toll inflicted by its six-month war on Hamas, and drawn increasingly tough rebuke from its main backer Washington.

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The latest figures from the national disaster agency said nine people had been killed and 1,050 injured in the quake.

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NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary at the US-led defence alliance's headquarters in NATO with the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg 

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The deal, which is not a mutual defence pact or military alliance, is the latest in a succession of such commitments signed between Ukraine and its key Western backers.

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The move would mark a major shift for the Western military alliance, which has so far refused as an organisation to send weapons to Ukraine for fear it would drag NATO closer to a conflict with Russia.

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Three students were said to be injured during the incident. 

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According to tally of Israeli figures, the attack resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians.

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According to reports the operation has enraged the Arab world and claimed almost 32,000 lives, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

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Dozens of loud blasts and air defence fire could be heard starting from 5:00 am (0300 GMT).

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The trip is his sixth to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7.

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In a sign of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the narrow coastal territory, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said at least 16 children had died of malnutrition in recent days as "famine spreads" in the north.

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Omar Ayub Khan stood against Sharif, gaining 92 votes.

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'Dykes on Bikes' kick off Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney

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It also announced a further 68 million euros in aid to other organisations in the region.

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Under grey skies, dozens of mourners were waiting near the Mother of God Quench My Sorrows church in Maryino.

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Several were seen chatting with police officers before the arrests.

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China says it is a neutral party in the Ukraine war but has been criticised for refusing to condemn Moscow for its invasion in February 2022.

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The finance hub's economy was initially buoyed by China's post-pandemic reopening but recovery has since slowed and residential property prices are at a multi-year low.

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The media had previously reported that the difficult negotiations were making no progress.

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Local authorities declared three days of mourning for the victims of the floods.

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Other countries, including the United States and France, also pledged humanitarian aid to Morocco.

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UNODC revealed that Meth seizures in and around Afghanistan jumped 12-fold between 2019 and 2022.

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Officials said the quake has killed at least 2,012 people and injured over 2,059. 

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President Tinubu also commiserated with all the families who lost loved ones and those affected by the tragedy.

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The 74-year-old British head of state recalled the great affection for his mother, her life and public service.

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Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain and seed oil.

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North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the submarine launch drew condemnation from South Korea and Japan.

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Philippine ex-president Rodrigo Duterte pivoted away from his country's traditional security partners towards China, but the Marcos administration has sought to reverse the stance.

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Authorities issued flash flood warnings, with emergency services conducting rescue operations in parts of the territory.

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The G7 includes Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United States and Britain.

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President Bola Tinubu would travel to India for the G-20 summit, on the special invitation of the country's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

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Russia’s Security Council Chairman gave a report on the amount of people that have been recruited into the country's army.

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The sovereign of the Vatican City State hailed religion's power to resolve conflict and promote peace.

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UN said at least 43 dead at anti-UN DR Congo rally.

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Palestinians Inspect Damages After Israeli West Bank Raid.

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Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia, which marked the beginning of the first papal visit to the vast Asian nation, landlocked between China and Russia.

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Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares.

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The workers were killed in a train accident in Brandizzo, Italy.

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A deadly building fire in central Johannesburg claimed several lives.

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Residents in Pakistan gathered on Wednesday to protest the failure of the country's government to slash energy prices.

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President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been confirmed to be under house arrest. 

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Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the Ukrainian capital Kiev was under heavy missile bombardment overnight.

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Turkish Airlines talked about disrupting its flights scheduled to depart from Nigeria starting September 2nd.

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The United Nations revealed that in the month of July over 100 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.

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Residents in Frace have criticized the ban on Muslim robe called Ababya in Nigeria.

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The mass shooting happened in Jacksonville.

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Martin Griffiths talked about the negative side of the fight in Sudan.

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Firefighters continued to contain fire on Friday in Greece. 

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UN revealed the reason behind the withdrawal of Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mal.

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Trash Fire Chokes Locals On Indonesia's Java

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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen outside camp after four months.

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Russians morn victims of plane accident. 

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reacts to the news of the presumed death of the head of the paramilitary group Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin, who led a rebellion in Russia in June.

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More than 15 labourers died in an India railway bridge accident.

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The former president of OPEC has been charged with bribery offences by UK Police.

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Libya announced that it deported over 400 illegal migrants.

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The Economic Community of West African States rejected the Niger junta’s plan for a democratic government within three years.

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Lucy Letby is expected to receive sentence soon.

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A plane carrying a delegation from ECOWAS landed in Niger today.

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United Nations revealed that more than 2,400 people were killed in lynchings by locals and vigilante groups in Haiti.

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Russian Air Defences shot down a Ukrainian Drone.

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A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia's central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on the ground.

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Authorities taped off entry to an Australian home on Thursday after border police raided the property in Sydney's south, finding what local media described as "nuclear isotopes".

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Palestinians checked for damages following Israel raid on West Bank's Jenin.

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Taiwan's Vice President in Paraguay for the inauguration of President Santiago Peña.

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Russia's largest shipbuilder showed support to Russia in the process of equipping its new nuclear submarines.

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Italy wants ECOWAS to extend deadline given to Niger.

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Citizens and residents in Niger are waiting for ECOWAS to take action after Sunday’s deadline.

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Pilgrims gathered in Lisbon for World Youth Day mass.

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The Russia-Ukraine War continued on Saturday.

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People got killed after a landslide incident.

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Russia confirmed that it stopped an attack by Ukraine.

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The head of the Catholic Church has called on youths to focus on climate change.

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Pope Francis boarded a plane to Lisbon.

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An Australian childcare worker has been charged with sex crimes.

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China has renewed its red alert as northern China got pummelled by heavy rains.

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Authorities lost hope of finding survivors of the military helicopter that plunged into the sea.

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Suicide bombing that happened in northwest Pakistan, wounded dozen of people.

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The head of Catholic Church admonished Russia to reverse its decision on the grain deal.

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Typhoon Doksuri hit southeastern China on Friday morning.

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G20 Ministers are meeting in India.

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UN tells Israel government to heed its citizen's call.

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Niger's armed forces revealed that it is in support of those trying to seize power in the country.

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The Defence Secretary has revealed that the United States was not seeking a permanent military base in Papua New Guinea.

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Niger Army spokesman Col. Major Amadou Adramane spoke during an appearance on national television after President Mohamed Bazoum was held in the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger.

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Wildfires raged in northern Sicily as Italy got baked in heatwaves.

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Gymnasium collapse leaves 11 volleyball team players dead

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Official gives details of flash floods in central Afghanistan

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Israeli protesters marched against government project to overhaul the judiciary.

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Portugal has outlined security measures to secure border, in preparation for the visit of Pope Francis.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky sacks Vadym Prystaiko as Ukraine's ambassador.

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A Johannesburg blast, has Left 41 people injured.

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The two pilots onboard the crashed FT-7NI trainer aircraft flown to Abuja for medical treatment, have been visited by the Chief of Air Staff AVM Hassan Abubakar.

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Russia accuses Ukraine of carrying out Crimea bridge attack.

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Italy issues hot weather red alerts for 16 cities

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Netanyahu feeling well after hospitalisation

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President Tinubu has urged African military institutions and states to recognize and respect the need for democratic renewal.

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Hundreds brave a ban to join a protest against plans for a constitutional change that will enable troubled Central African Republic's president to bid for a third term in office.

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Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament vote overwhelmingly in favour of new legislation.

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Blinken Says 'Must Press' Myanmar Junta To Stop Violence.

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Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was arrested and charged with fraud.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter contraceptive pill, paving the way for millions of women in the country to purchase birth control without prescription.

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Authorities ordered schools and some offices to shut until Monday while hundreds fled their homes to safety.

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Police have arrested two suspected kidnappers after finding them napping in a vehicle, in Australia.

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Alexis Tsipras says he will step down as leader of Greece's left-wing Syriza opposition party following a crushing defeat at the polls.

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Kramatorsk.

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Damage and burnt-out cars after overnight clashes in Nanterre.

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Saudi security forces patrol after an assailant and a security guard were killed in an exchange of gunfire outside the US consulate in Jeddah.

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African Leaders Commences Peace Mission In Ukraine

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JAMB Tells Public To Be Wart Of Fraudulent Job Offer.

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UN Agency Puts Measure in Place To Reduce Out Of School Children.

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Prince Harry to testify lawsuit against Mirror Newspapers.

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The World Meteorological Organization voted Thursday For Argentina's Celeste Saulo To Become Its First Woman Leader.

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A Man Has Been Arrested For Opening The Emergency Door Of An Asiana Airlines Flight.

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Fulgence Kayishema, One Of Four Remaining Fugitives Has Been Arrested In South Africa.

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The Annual General Meeting Of Totalenergies Opened On Friday In Paris After Police Teargassed Climate Activists, As The Oil Giant Also Faces Pressure From The French Government To Speed Up The Switch To Renewable Energy.

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Building Wall Collapses As Firefighters Battle Blaze In Central Sydney.

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The United States And Canada Have Reached A Deal To Reject Asylum Seekers At Unofficial Border Crossings.

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Thousands Of Palestinians Gathered At Islam's Third Holiest Site For The First Friday Prayer Of The Islamic Month Of Ramadan.

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