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Accept Taiwan, new leader urges Beijing
- By Staff Writer
- . May 21, 2024
Stop threatening Taiwan and accept the existence of democracy, the island state’s new leader has said in a message to China. Shortly after being sworn
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Slovak PM out of danger after assassination attempt
- By Staff Writer
- . May 20, 2024
Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, who was shot last week in an attempted assassination attempt is reportedly out of danger. Initially it had
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Overseas voting queues reminiscent of 1994 – Ramaphosa
- By Staff Writer
- . May 20, 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the sight of scores of voters overseas queues to cast their ballots this weekend reminded him of the first election
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New Caledonian capital ‘under siege’ – mayor
- By Staff Writer
- . May 20, 2024
Sonia Lagarde, the mayor of Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia in the South Pacific has said it is ‘under siege’ following days of riots.
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US-Japanese interceptor in development
- By Staff Writer
- . May 19, 2024
Japan and the United States have inked a deal to develop interceptor systems to counter hypersonic missiles that might be deployed against them by adversaries
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YouTube bans Hong Kong protest song
- By Staff Writer
- . May 19, 2024
YouTube has said that it would comply with a Hong Kong court ruling that banned the distribution of a protest song in the city, heightening
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Zimbabwe: food aid desperately needed
- By Staff Writer
- . May 19, 2024
Over half of Zimbabwe’s people are likely to need food aid, the country’s cabinet has heard. This comes as Zimbabwe is reeling under drought and
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Last internationally wanted Rwandan genocide suspects confirmed dead
- By Staff Writer
- . May 18, 2024
The last two suspects being sought by a global tribunal on the Rwandan genocide have been confirmed as being dead. The two suspects, named as
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French police kill man trying to burn down synagogue
- By Staff Writer
- . May 18, 2024
French police shot and killed a man in the French city of Rouen after he was caught trying to burn down a synagogue. Police were
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Yemen holds off on repairing key internet cable
- By Staff Writer
- . May 18, 2024
The Yemeni government is holding back repairs on a key internet cable that’s been damaged in the Red Sea, as it conducts a criminal investigation