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Iran, BRICS countries attend 13th international security meeting in Moscow
The meeting is attended by 126 delegations from 104 countries that are members of BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, CIS, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the CSTO and other international organizations
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China’s BYD races ahead of Tesla for first time in Europe
Sales of Tesla vehicles in 32 European countries tumbled 49% to 7,261 in April from 14,228 in the same month the previous year, according to the figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA
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Haiti health officials meet to discuss shortage of HIV/AIDS medication
The reduced stock is a result of aid cuts implemented by US President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan premiere latest ‘Karate Kid’ film
Macchio reprises his legendary role alongside Chan, who stars as a Kung Fu teacher. Chan, who has done his share of martial arts movies, talked about how important the first Karate Kid was to him
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South African town wakes up to elephant seal hobbling down its streets
It was an unusual sight in Gordon’s Bay, a seaside town near Cape Town: an elephant seal weighing two tons galumphed down its streets on Tuesday morning. The animal was eventually caught and released on a nearby beach.
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Harvard students rally in support of international classmates
The government last week told Harvard’s thousands of current foreign students that they must transfer to other schools or they will lose their legal permission to be in the country.
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Spanish teen footballer, Lamine Yamal, extends his contract with Barcelona
Yamal’s existing deal was due to expire at the end of the current season, but it has now been extended until 2031.
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New Brazil national football team coach Ancelotti finds his feet
The 65-year-old Italian trainer is new head coach for Brazil’s national football team. Ancelotti is set to be in charge of his first matches taking place next week against Ecuador and Paraguay in 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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US halts new student visa interviews amid plan to expand social media checks
Interviews already on the calendar will proceed. The halt remains in effect until new guidance is issued.
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Survivor of Liverpool car ramming talks of shock and panic
Merseyside Police said they were not treating the incident as terrorism and were not looking for other suspects. The force has not identified the arrested driver
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South Africa offers to buy LNG in trade deal proposal to US
Pretoria has announced wanting to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States over a period of ten years in exchange for being able to export vehicles to Washington duty-free. The deal has not yet been accepted by the United States.
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Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu gives testimony in his ongoing corruption trial
He is facing three separate cases filed in 2019, which include charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, all of which he denies.
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Two Brazilian nuns go viral for beatboxing and dancing live on TV
Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after delivering an unexpected beatbox and dance performance during a Catholic television program.
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Namibia: how did the Herero and Nama genocide happen?
On Wednesday, Namibia commemorates for the first time the mass killings of Herero and Nama people, committed by Germany, at the beginning of the 20th century. The genocide, termed by historians as “the first of the century”, led to the deaths of at least 70,000 people.
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ECOWAS at 50: Celebrating unity as the region fragments
Exactly 50 years ago, on May 28, 1975, fifteen West African countries agreed to establish the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).
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Chaos erupts as Palestinians pick up aid at a distribution center in Rafah
Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences.
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AfDB downgrades Africa growth outlook but sees signs of resilience
The African Development Bank has downgraded Africa’s growth forecast for the next two years amid what it described as “unprecedented global circumstances” and “seismic shifts in the trade policies of major economies.”
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South Africa denies watering down Black ownership rules for Musk’s Starlink
Elon Musk’s Starlink telecoms business will not be given special dispensation by South Africa to bypass the country’s Black ownership requirements, Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said on Tuesday.
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New cholera outbreak in Sudan kills 172 people in a week
The alarming spike began mid-May and sickened more than 2,500 people over the past week.
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South African actor Presley Chweneyagae dies aged 40
“His passion for empowering the next generation of artists will remain integral to his legacy,”
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Amnesty International accuses DR Congo’s M23 rebels of possible war crimes
In a report published on Tuesday, it claimed the Rwanda-back militants were responsible for killing, torturing, and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in areas under its control.
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South African swims around Martha’s Vineyard to raise awareness of need to protect sharks
A South African endurance swimmer has become the first person to swim around the island of Martha’s Vineyard on America’s East Coast. Ocean advocate Lewis Pugh started out on May 15 and spent several hours in the water each day before completing the 100 kilometre circuit on Monday.
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Football: Inter Milan gears up ahead of Champions League final against PSG
Striker Marcus Thuram and defender Denzel Umfries spoke of the challenge ahead during a press conference on Monday.
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Senegal and SUEZ win UN prize for model water partnership
The award, presented to SEN’EAU, a joint venture between SUEZ and the Senegalese government, recognizes the project’s impact in delivering sustainable and high-quality water services, and its contribution toward achieving the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Nigeria scraps controversial bill making voting mandatory
The bill sailed through its second reading 10 days, but was sharply criticised by lawyers and rights groups.
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Namibia to hold first official commemoration of german clonial-era genocide
The upcoming commemoration is seen as a significant step in Namibia’s efforts to acknowledge and remember this painful chapter of its history.
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Football: Liverpool celebrates record-tying 20th Premier League title
The club’s players celebrated their season’s achievements with a 16-kilometre parade marked by an incident that wounded about 50 people.
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Twenty-seven hospitalised following Liverpool parade ramming incident
A 53-year-old British man was arrested after a car ploughed into people attending the Liverpool soccer team’s Premier League victory parade.
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What has changed since the murder of George Floyd 5 years ago?
The intersection where a crowd of concerned onlookers urged Chauvin and other officers to listen to the cries of the dying Floyd quickly became George Floyd Square.
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Boko Haram resurgence: the Nigerian army’s constant challenges
Since its inception in 2009, Boko Haram has fought against Western education and sought to impose a radical version of Islamic law.
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Algeria: Three former presidential candidates sentenced to 10 years in jail
Saïda Neghza, Belkacem Sahli and Abdelhakim Hamadi had seen their candidacies for the 2024 presidential election dismissed after they were accused of corruption.
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Senegal indicts fifth former minister amid intensifying anti-corruption campaign
President Faye’s administration has so far remained firm in its stance, stating that no one is above the law and that public resources must be safeguarded in the interest of national development.
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Somali families devastated as child hunger worsens amid aid cuts
The closures of feeding centers, the layoffs of health workers, and the absence of critical supplies have left families like Ma’ow’s without options—and children like Maka’il without a second chance.
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Former president Joseph Kabila returns to the DRC, ending political exile
The M23 confirmed Kabila’s arrival in Goma on Monday.
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Ghanaian Nurse Naomi Ohene Oti wins 2025 Global Nursing Award for cancer care work
Ohene Oti, who heads nursing at the National Radiotherapy Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, was selected from among 100,000 applicants representing 199 countries.
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Visa denied: African travellers hit hard by soaring Schengen rejections
This year alone, the Schengen zone, made up of 29 European countries including France, Germany, and Spain, received more than 11.7 million short-stay visa applications.
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Doctor’s nine children killed in Israeli airstrike, Gaza Officials Say
A Gaza doctor’s husband and sole surviving child are being treated in a Khan Younis hospital after an Israeli airstrike destroyed her home, claiming the lives of nine of her ten children.
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Conflict and disease put a strain on South Sudan’s fragile healthcare system
The country is facing a cholera outbreak, among other medical challenges.
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Ghana temporarily closes embassy in Washington D.C. over corruption scandal
“This is part of a decisive effort to restructure and overhaul embassy operations following shocking audit findings,”
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“Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, and Return”, Morocco’s strategy to save stray dogs
Morocco is scaling up a nationwide program to sterilize, vaccinate, and release stray dogs, as part of efforts to manage their population while addressing concerns about public health and animal welfare.