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“A week before my mother died, her house was broken into and burned down,” said Mathieu Okoma Agoa, from a village in Ivory Coast.“After her funeral, women danced in the village because, according to them, the evil was gone,” he said. Okoma Agoa’s mother suffered from leprosy, a disease that

Say what you may about Israel’s ruling fanatics but listen carefully to what they say. Unlike their coalition partner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they are blunt about their racism and bigotry.These straight-talking maniacs say what they think and do what they say. Their vision may be disastrous, even catastrophic, but their candour is refreshing in

BREAKINGBREAKING, Officials say an explosion at a mosque in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, has caused multiple casualties.Dozens of people have been wounded in an explosion at a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to officials. The blast took place at the mosque where a large number

At least 25 confirmed dead and more than 37,000 displaced by Cyclone Cheneso, authorities say.More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since a severe tropical cyclone made landfall last week and swirled for days off the island’s western coast, official records show.

Police say three others were wounded in the southern port city of Gqeberha and a manhunt for the perpetrators is under way.Armed men opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police say. “The owner of

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 341st day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Monday, January 30, 2023: Fighting People gathered in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to commemorate a British volunteer killed during a rescue mission in the eastern town of

Jens Stoltenberg suggests Seoul reconsider its policy of barring weapons exports to countries in conflict.Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of NATO, has urged South Korea to “step up” military support for Ukraine, citing other governments that have changed their policies on exporting weapons to countries in conflict following the Russian invasion.

A radiation alert is in force for parts of Western Australia after a tiny capsule containing Caesium-137 was lost.Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised as the search continues for a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing while it was being taken to a storage facility in Perth, triggering a radiation

Three people were injured in the raid, and rescue teams are searching for an elderly woman thought to be trapped under the rubble.A missile has hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one, injuring at least three others and causing widespread damage, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov

Turkey and Hungary are the only members of the 30-nation alliance yet to approve the Nordic nations’ application.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that Ankara could accept Finland into NATO before taking any action on the membership of its Nordic neighbour Sweden. Erdogan was speaking just days after Ankara

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticised the drone attack as ‘cowardly’ and aimed at creating ‘insecurity’ in the country.Israel appears to have been behind a drone attack on a military factory in Iran, United States officials say. Iran said on Sunday that it intercepted drones targeting the facility near the

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Michael McCaul, the new chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives, says conflict with China over Taiwan may happen in 2025.A top Republican in the United States Congress says the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan “are very high” after a US general caused

Ukraine’s military says it repelled the attack near Blahodatne, but the Russian mercenary group says it is in control.Ukraine’s military said its forces drove back an assault in the eastern Donetsk region after Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group said it took control of Blahodatne village. The forces “repelled attacks near …

Israel sealed the family home of a Palestinian who killed seven Israelis on Friday as part of punitive measures aimed at relatives.Israel has sealed off the home of a Palestinian man who killed seven people outside a synagogue in occupied East Jerusalem, in a preliminary step ahead of the expected

Chancellor’s comments follow repeated requests by Ukrainian politicians for fighter aircraft after battle tanks were pledged for the war against Russia.Chancellor Olaf Scholz has again pushed back against demands in Germany and from Ukrainian officials for fighter jets to repel Russia’s invasion, urging Western nations not to join a “bidding

The Maldives’ President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has been declared the winner of a contentious presidential primary, but his rival has yet to concede the election amid allegations of voter fraud, heightening political uncertainty in the popular Indian Ocean tourist destination.The governing Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said on Sunday that Solih

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt at the start of a three-day Middle East visit with Israeli-Palestinian tensions escalating and Russia’s war in Ukraine and Iran’s nuclear programme high on his agenda.After a stop in Cairo, Blinken will travel on Monday and Tuesday to Jerusalem and

Memorial service is held for aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, one of two Britons killed during a humanitarian evacuation in war-torn Ukraine.People gathered in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to commemorate a British volunteer killed during a rescue mission in the eastern town of Soledar, where Russian and Ukrainian forces have fought an

Djokovic defeated Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to claim his 22nd Grand Slam title to equal Rafael Nadal’s all-time record.Novak Djokovic has won his 10th Australian Open championship and record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam title overall by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final at Rod Laver Arena.

A rise in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem is feared following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to make it easier for Israelis to acquire firearms.On Saturday, Netanyahu said he would expedite gun permits for Israeli citizens and to step up efforts to collect

Karam Ali Ahmad Salman, 18, was shot dead near the settlement of Kedumim amid rising tensions.Israeli guards have killed a Palestinian teen near an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said amid rising tensions after Israeli forces killed at least nine people in a Jenin

More than a decade ago, investment experts James Altucher and Douglas Sease wrote a book for the Wall Street Journal called Investing in the Apocalypse. They argued that the end of the world is a profitable opportunity for those who know how to “fade the fear”, as everyone else panics.

Nadhim Zahawi’s dismissal comes after a probe into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi after an independent investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial code. “Following the completion

A bus fell into a ravine and a boat carrying schoolchildren capsised on Sunday.At least 51 people have been killed in two separate transport accidents in Pakistan. A bus plunged off a bridge on Sunday, killing 41 people, while 10 children died when a boat capsised in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The decision comes amid stalled negotiations with global lender IMF which is yet to release a crucial instalment of $1.1bn.Pakistan has hiked up petrol and diesel prices after the country’s currency value plummeted this week and just days before an International Monetary Fund (IMF) visit to the country to discuss the

Listen to this story:Wearing a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, with a notebook and pen in his hand, Andrew Pask bounds through the gothic sandstone arches of Melbourne University’s historic quadrangle on a chilly October afternoon. He could pass for a student, but in fact, the 48-year-old is a professor

Iran and Azerbaijan disagree on whether Friday’s attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran constituted a ‘terrorist act’.Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Azerbaijani counterpart that bilateral relations should not be affected after an attack on Baku’s embassy in Tehran that left one person dead. The

Tushar Gandhi has blsmrf the rise of PM Modi and the BJP for increasing polarisation and division in the country.India’s rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson said ahead of the 75th anniversary of the revered independence hero’s assassination. Gandhi was

A man in Peru’s capital Lima has died and others were hospitalised as nationwide clashes between protesters and police continued in the eighth week of the South American country’s political crisis.The death of Victor Santisteban Yacsavilca, 55, on Saturday brought the nationwide toll in the protests that began in early

Protesters gather against Israel’s right-wing government’s planned changes that will weaken the judicial system.Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested across the country against the right-wing government for the fourth consecutive week. The latest rally was held on Saturday, with demonstrators carrying Israeli flags on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits Khoy, which has experienced several earthquakes in the previous months.Tehran, Iran – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in the city of Khoy in northwestern Iran has killed at least three and injured hundreds. At least 816 people were injured, some of whom were transported to nearby

In Sunday’s second round, voters are choosing among 262 candidates seeking to fill the 131 remaining seats.Tunisia is going to the polls in the second round of parliamentary elections amid political and economic woes in the North African country. Polls opened at 8am (07:00 GMT) on Sunday and voters are choosing

Kenyan and Tanzanian governments accuse the carrier of spreading ‘unfounded’ claims about purported ‘civil unrest’.The governments of Kenya and Tanzania have hit out at KLM for spreading “unfounded” claims after the airline published an advisory warning of travel disruptions due to purported civil unrest in the two countries. The carrier

Denial comes after the US accused North Korea of supplying rockets and missiles to the Russian military company, the Wagner Group.North Korea has denied providing arms to Russia after the United States accused Pyongyang of supplying rockets and missiles to Moscow’s Wagner Group and helping bolster Russian forces in Ukraine.