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21 Killed in Vigilante Gang Ambush in Nigeria
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said late on Friday.
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Sierra Leone Reports First Case of Mpox
Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world’s highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral disease was raised last year.
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Venezuela Yamuapisha Rais Maduro Kwa Muhula Wa Tatu
Kuapishwa kwa Maduro kumekumbwa na utata mkubwa, huku kiongozi wa upinzani Edmundo Gonzalez akidai kuwa alishinda uchaguzi kwa 67% ya kura.
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Venezuela’s President Elect, Nicolas Maduro Sworn In
A defiant Maduro, 62, adorned with an oversized yellow, blue and red presidential sash, shrugged off the outcry over his unproven claim to have won another six-year term, saying that his investiture was a “great…
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Trump Receives No Jail Time Nor Penalties in Sentence Against Hush Money Case
The judge spared Trump prison or a fine even though the 34 counts of falsifying business records on which he was convicted in May 2024 carried potential jail time.
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Jimmy Carter Briefly Unites US as Presidents Attend Funeral
Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as all five living US presidents gathered for their predecessor’s moving state funeral in Washington’s National Cathedral.
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Venezuela’s Maduro to Take Presidential Oath Despite Domestic, Global Outcry
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony’s eve.
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Venezuela Opposition Claims Elusive Leader Briefly Detained in Caracas Protest
Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after her release that her country “will be…
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Chad Says 20 Killed in Bid to Storm Presidential Palace
Government spokesman and foreign minister Abderaman Koulamallah and state prosecutor Oumar Kedelaye said a 24-member commando unit carrying “weapons, machetes and knives” faked a car breakdown and attacked the palace guards.
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US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Halt Hush Money Sentencing
The court, in a brief unsigned order, said the “burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial” and noted that Trump will be allowed to attend virtually.
