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My worst mistake is… – Obama reveals
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Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, with the country spiraling into chaos and grappling with violent extremists. Read More…
World Update: Suicide Bombers Attack Russia
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Three men including at least one suicide bomber have attacked a police station in Russia’s Stavropol region near the north Caucasus. Read More…
Archbishop of Canterbury learns real father was Churchill’s private secretary
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has said a DNA test result revealing the identity of his biological father has come as a “complete surprise”. Read More…
Austria plans to seize house where Hitler born
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The Austrian government says it plans to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born to stop it being a focal point for Nazi sympathisers. Read More…
3 rescued from remote island after using palm fronds to spell ‘help’
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The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a remote, uninhabited Pacific island Thursday after a Navy plane spotted palm fronds spelling the word “help” on the sand.
Madagascan PM resigns amid political tension
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The Madagascan government led by Prime Minister Jean Ravelonarivo resigned Friday after weeks of tension with the president, in a move that threatened to revive political instability on the island. Read More…
Supercarrier Ford to join Navy fleet in September
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The most expensive warship ever built, the $12.9 billion aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), is expected to join the U.S. Navy’s fleet in September, a Navy official says.
#PanamaPapers: Head of Transparency International in Chile resigns
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The president of the Chilean chapter of Transparency International has resigned after he was alleged to be involved with secret offshore companies exposed in the #PanamaPapers. Read More…
Austrian bank chief implicated in #PanamaPapers leak resigns
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Micheal Grahammer, the chief executive of Hypo Landesbank Vorarlberg, an Austrian bank, mentioned in the massive #PanamaPapers document leak, has resigned. Read More…
#Panama Papers: Putin Rejects Corruption Allegations
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President Putin has denied “any element of corruption” over the Panama Papers leaks, saying his opponents are trying to destabilise Russia. Read More…
France bans paying for sex
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French MPs have passed a law that makes it illegal to pay for sex and imposes fines of up to €3,750 (£3,027, $4,274) for those buying sexual acts, reports the BBC. Read More…
#PanamaPapers: Swiss police raid UEFA Hq over contracts
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Swiss police on Wednesday searched UEFA headquarters as part of a “criminal mismanagement” probe into a Champions League television rights deal signed by FIFA’s new president Gianni Infantino. Read More…
Zuma survives impeachment vote
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South African President Jacob Zuma easily survived an impeachment vote Tuesday after a stormy session of parliament over a court ruling that he had violated the country’s post-apartheid constitution. Read More…
#PanamaPapers: Iceland’s PM resigns
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has resigned, his party said on Tuesday, the first major political casualty after the leak of the so-called Panama Papers financial documents. Read More…
Platini, Messi named in offshore financial dealings
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Disgraced FIFA officials, suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi were amongst the names found Sunday in leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings. Read More…
In Wisconsin, Clinton says Sanders is a Democrat-come-lately
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Hillary Clinton wants voters in Wisconsin to know that she has been a Democrat for much of her adult life. Why? Bernie Sanders hasn’t been.
Trump on potential war between Japan and North Korea: ‘If they do, they do’
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Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his belief that Japan should arm itself to deter a threat from North Korea rather than have the U.S. military protect the longtime ally against the rogue nuclear nation.
Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails
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A train has derailed south of the US city of Philadelphia, leaving two people dead and more than 30 others injured. Read More…
We visit Kanu in prison — UK govt
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The United Kingdom says it has been visiting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi kanu, in prison. Read More…
Obama: Trump Doesn’t Know Much About Nuclear Weapons, or the World
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President Barack Obama said that suggestions from people like Donald Trump that nuclear weapons would help South Korea and Japan show a lack of understanding of the world. Read More…
Rats to screen inmates for tuberculosis
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Scientists in East Africa are planning to exploit trained rats’ highly developed sense of smell to carry out mass screening for tuberculosis among inmates of crowded prisons in Tanzania and Mozambique. Read More…
Oil prices retreat as Saudi cools on producers deal
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Oil slid this week on waning prospects of an output freeze by producers to tackle a supply glut that shows no signs of ending as US crude inventories hit record heights. Read More…
Zuma Promises To Obey Court Ruling
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South African President Jacob Zuma has promised to abide by a court ruling that he must repay government money spent on his private home. Read More…
Comedian arrested for cracking joke on president
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A popular Burundi comedian known as “Kigingi” was arrested this week after poking fun at the president, his family said Friday. Read More…