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President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday, the government said, as the veteran leader appeared to clear the way for his wife Grace to succeed him. The dramatic move came after a tense weekend in which…
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Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea in response to the continuing threat posed by its missile and nuclear programs, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday. The sanctions, mentioned by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
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Liberia’s Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run-off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims of irregularities and alleged fraud in last month’s first round of voting. People walk past the headquarters of…
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Panic has gripped the Indian capital, Delhi, as residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog on Tuesday. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) declared "a state of medical emergency" and urged the government to "make every possible…
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US President Donald Trump has urged North Korea to "come to the table" and discuss giving up its nuclear weapons. Striking a different tone from previous fiery rhetoric, he said he "hoped to God" he did not have to use the US military…
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The United States is in mourning after a gunman armed with an assault rifle killed at least 26 people at a church in Texas, among them an 18-month-old baby and elderly worshipper, as debates over the ownership of weapons resurfaced.…
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Gunmen have attacked a local television station in the Afghan capital Kabul, with a number of casualties feared. The attackers threw grenades and fired guns as they entered the Shamshad TV headquarters, witnesses say. A reporter who…
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Zimbabwe's Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been removed from his post, the country's information minister says. Mr Mnangagwa, 75, displayed "traits of disloyalty", Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo said. His removal makes it…
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A senior Saudi prince was killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reports. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with several…
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Egypt summoned several western ambassadors on Sunday in protest against a statement criticizing the country’s detention of a human rights lawyer who was helping investigate the case of a murdered Italian student. Germany, Italy, the…
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