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Colombia elects new divided Congress ahead of May presidential vote

Bogotá –  Preliminary results in Colombia’s legislative elections on Sunday showed President Gustavo Petro’s left-wing bloc maintaining its status... Read more

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Vietnam mulls removing fuel duties as Mideast war hits supplies

Hanoi –  Vietnam is considering a plan to scrap tariffs on fuel imports, the government said, as the US-Israeli... Read more

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Pro-Iran factions in Iraq welcome new supreme leader as symbol of continuity

Baghdad –  Iraq’s pro-Iran groups welcomed on Monday the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader after... Read more

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Drone strikes on Sudan markets kill 33: medical source

Khartoum –  Drone strikes on markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in the Kordofan region killed 33 people Sunday, while a... Read more

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Senegal lawmakers to debate same-sex relations bill Wednesday

Dakar –  Senegal’s National Assembly is scheduled on Wednesday to debate legislation that would double the maximum penalty for... Read more

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Guinea dissolves 40 political parties including main opposition

Conakry –  Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, in... Read more

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War in the Middle East: latest developments

Paris – Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Monday: Trump says ending war ‘mutual’... Read more

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War in the Middle East: Latest developments as regional tensions escalate with new strikes

Paris – Here are the latest events in the Middle East war: Iran unleashes barrage  Gulf states as well as... Read more

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Middle East war latest: Trump says Iran ‘will be hit very hard’, threatens to expand targets.

Paris – Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday: ‘Bad behavior’  President Donald Trump... Read more

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African workers in the Middle East weigh safety against livelihoods as conflict escalates

Johannesburg – When blasts rolled across Dubai as air defences intercepted Iranian missiles overhead, Marion Kuria froze as a... Read more

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