Mwanzo Editor
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Calls for safety of Beirut airport under threat of Israel strikes
As Israeli strikes devastate Lebanon, calls to safeguard the country’s only airport — a lifeline for aid and travel located precariously close to Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold — have gained urgency. Since Israel intensified its air…
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Mozambique Votes in Tense Election Likely to Keep Ruling Party in Power
The election takes place amid political tension in the southern African nation plagued by high levels of poverty and inequality, while jihadist violence in the north is holding back major gas projects.
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Uganda Confirms Mpox Case In Prison
Twenty-one mpox cases have been reported in the Nakasongola area out of a total of 41 nationwide as of October 7, according to the health ministry.
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills 17
The bodies of those killed and the wounded were taken to Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat camp and to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the city of Deir el-Balah.
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Israel Army Says Begins Operations Against Hezbollah in Southwest Lebanon
On its Telegram channel, the military said its 146th Division began “limited, localised, targeted operational activities” against Hezbollah targets and infrastructure in southwestern Lebanon.
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Ex-Dutch Football Star Johan Neeskens Dies
Johan Neeskens, part of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created “total football” in the 1970s and a key team-mate of Johan Cruyff, has died aged 73, the Dutch football federation said Monday.
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Hezbollah Says Targets Israeli Troops in Lebanon Border Villages
Hezbollah fighters “bombed… a gathering of Israeli forces” in Maroun al-Ras with “a rocket salvo”, the Iran-backed group said in a statement.
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Oil Prices Extend Gains on Mideast Tensions, Wall Street Retreats
Oil markets rose further Monday as tensions escalated in the Middle East one year after the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel, while stock markets diverged. Major indices in New York retreated from gains made on…
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Russia Sentences Crimean to 14 Years on Treason Charges
Russia on Friday sentenced a Crimean man to 14 years in a penal colony on treason charges after it accused him of aiding the Ukrainian military. Moscow regularly sentences people it accuses of working for…
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Spanish Air Force Pilot Dies in F18 Fighter Crash
A Spanish air force pilot died when an F18 fighter plane crashed Friday in eastern Spain, officials said. The pilot was the only person on the jet when it crashed at around 12:30 pm (1030…
