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Expo 2025 Osaka closes after six months and 28 million visitors
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai closed its doors on Sunday after six months of welcoming the world, drawing more than 28 million visitors to Japan’s second-largest city.
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Tensions rise as Israel and Hamas trade blame over ceasefire violations
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brokered under a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, continues to hold one week after it was announced.
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Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader after coup
An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.
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Nigeria denies Ted Cruz’s ‘Christian genocide’ claims
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of “Christian mass murder,” which the government of the West African nation has vehemently rejected as false.
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Arson attack on governing party office as election tentions mount in Cameroon
A ruling party office was set ablaze in western Cameroon on Wednesday, marking a dangerous escalation of tensions following a disputed presidential election that opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims to have won, challenging the 42-year rule of 92-year-old President Paul Biya.
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Gaza Strip: Efforts to remove rubble underway as fragile ceasefire holds
It is estimated that the two-year Israeli offensive has generated close to 70 million tonnes of rubble and debris across the enclave.
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Gunmen ambush in Northwest Nigeria leaves 8 dead
Gunmen ambushed a security personnel in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state and killed at least eight people, the state's governor said.
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Kenya: Vandals Uproot Senate Pedestrian Gate Amid Standoff Over Raila Viewing
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rowdy individuals vandalized and uprooted the pedestrian gate leading to the Senate on Thursday, following a heated standoff over public access to the precincts.
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Zimbabwe: Panicky Mnangagwa Announces U.S.$150 'Special Presidential Bonus' for Civil Servants Ahead of Planned Anti-Govt Protests
[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has announced a US$150 "Special Presidential Bonus" for civil servants, a move widely viewed as an attempt to ease growing frustration and avert planned anti-government protests called by war veteran and former Zanu PF committee member Blessed Geza.
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Africa: Coalition Presses UNEP Over 'Opaque' Used Clothing Project
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A high-profile coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers, and academic experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America has published an open letter to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), calling for greater transparency, data integrity, and inclusivity in its ongoing research on used clothing
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Somalia: DP World Launches New Jebel Ali - Berbera Shipping Route
[Horn Diplomat] DP World has launched a new strategic shipping route connecting Jebel Ali Port in the UAE with Berbera Port in Somaliland.
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Raila Odinga's body arrives in Kenya for State funeral services
The remains of Raila Odinga, the former Prime Minister of Kenya, have arrived in Nairobi from India. The aircraft transporting his body landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at approximately 9:30 a.m.