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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year jail term
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to start serving a five-year jail…
Zimbabwe’s governing party moves to extend Mnangagwa presidency to 2030
Zimbabwe’s governing ZANU-PF has said it will begin a process to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two…
UK military says ship ablaze after being struck off coast of Yemen
A ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile,…
Iran says restrictions on nuclear programme ‘terminated’ as deal expires
Iran has said it is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as a landmark 10-year…
China Eastern Airlines to resume flights to India after five-year freeze
State-backed China Eastern Airlines will resume Shanghai-Delhi flights from November 9, the airline’s website shows, as China and…
US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas complicit in Sudan atrocities
A New York jury has found that French banking giant BNP Paribas’s work in Sudan helped to prop…
Kanchha Sherpa, last member of first Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering team that first reached the summit of Mount Everest,…
Explosions hit Ecuador, local criminal gang and ex-FARC dissidents blamed
Explosions have rocked different parts of Ecuador, with officials accusing a local criminal gang and Colombian ex-FARC dissidents…
AU suspends Madagascar as military leader to be sworn in as president
Military leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina will be sworn in as Madagascar’s transitional president on Friday, the country’s new…
Gaza medics find signs of torture on Palestinian bodies returned by Israel
Gaza’s Ministry of Health says it has received the remains of 45 Palestinians who were held in Israeli…
UN calls for Israel to open more Gaza crossings for surge in aid deliveries
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged Israel to immediately open more crossings into the famine-stricken…
Dozens hospitalised in Tunisia’s Gabes amid environmental crisis
Dozens of people have been hospitalised in Tunisia’s southern city of Gabes, whose residents have blamed pollution from…
Gaza ceasefire tested as Israeli forces kill five Palestinians
At least five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, medical sources told Al…
Venezuela to close Norway embassy after opposition leader wins Nobel Prize
Venezuela says it will close its embassy in Norway, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado…
President of Madagascar flees to ‘safe location’ amid deadly protests
President Andry Rajoelina has fled Madagascar to protect his life amid nationwide protests, which began late last month.Rajoelina…