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UN says Israeli strike killed six of its Gaza staff

12 September 2024

Gaza’s Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said 18 people were killed in the strike on al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat refugee camp, which is being used as a shelter by thousands of displaced Palestinians. Israel’s military says it carried out a precise strike on terrorists planning attacks from the school, and that it had taken measures […]

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Iran president visits Iraq on first foreign trip

11 September 2024

Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighbouring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle East sparked by the war in Gaza, which has drawn in Iran-backed armed groups around the region and […]

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UK releases thousands of prisoners to ease overcrowding

10 September 2024

Recently released figures showed that the prison population in England and Wales was at its highest-ever level. But with concern about released prisoners reoffending, the government insisted that no violent offenders or domestic abusers would be eligible for early release. Business minister Jonathan Reynolds told reporters that it was a difficult decision to release the […]

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Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam bridge

9 September 2024

Dashcam footage showed the moment the Phong Chau bridge in Phu Tho province gave way on Monday, plunging several vehicles into the water below. Searches were under way for 13 people. The storm has wreaked havoc across the north of the country, with flooding and landslides leaving millions of people without power over the weekend. […]

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Allegations mount against India market regulator amid bull run

9 September 2024

Top fund managers have told reporters that multiple charges, mostly around conflict of interest, have surfaced against Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, from at least four different corners over the past month. She has reportedly denied most of them and not publicly responded to some. This comes amid […]

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LP crisis: NLC backs Obi, Otti’s 29-man caretaker c’ttee

8 September 2024

This was disclosed by the Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku, in an interview with newsmen. Recall that the National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure; the party’s Secretary, Umar Farouk, and National Youth Leader, Kennedy Ahanotu, were conspicuously absent at the enlarged stakeholders’ meeting held in Umuahia on Wednesday. Otti […]

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Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate on asylum in Spain

8 September 2024

Gonzalez Urrutia had been in hiding for a month, ignoring three successive summons to appear before prosecutors, saying attending the hearing could have cost his freedom. After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas a few days ago, Gonzalez Urrutia asked the Spanish government for political asylum, Venezuela’s vice president said on social […]

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UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting

7 September 2024

Reports say Aysenur Eygi, 26 years old, was shot dead by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus. Israel’s military said it was looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area. […]

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Kenya school fire kills 17 children

6 September 2024

 Police said the blaze in Nyeri county’s Hillside Endarasha Academy broke out at around midnight, engulfing rooms where the children were sleeping – the primary school caters to some 800 pupils, aged between roughly five and 12. National police spokesperson Resila Onyango told newsmen there are 17 fatalities from this incident and there are also […]

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Harris agrees to muted mic rule in debate with Trump

5 September 2024

Harris’s campaign previously fought the muted mics rule, which was agreed by her predecessor in the presidential contest, Joe Biden. Analysts suggested Ms Harris’s team believed the rule would benefit Trump. But on Wednesday, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to the ground debate rules set oVice-President Kamala Harris has agreed to the rules […]

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