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Comoros refuses boats carrying undocumented migrants expelled from France’s Mayotte

Issued on: 24/04/2023 - 17:39Modified: 24/04/2023 - 17:46 Comoros said Monday it had refused to allow a boat carrying migrants from Mayotte, where French authorities have announced a controversial operation against illegal migrants, to dock. It ..

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Sudan fighting: Civilians in untenable situation, Red Cross says

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Mohamed Osman in Khartoum and Oliver Slow in LondonBBC NewsPeople are making desperate attempts to flee Sudan after more than a week of fighting there, t..

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Wagner in Sudan: What have Russian mercenaries been up to?

Jeremy Howell, Peter Mwai & Grigor AtanesianBBC NewsRussia's Wagner mercenary force is accused of having various commercial and military ties to Sudan, but the group denies any involvement in the current conflict in the country. Its founder, Ye..

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China in G7, stop meddling in other countries internal affairs

China: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Tuesday urged the G7 to think about its own problems, discard Cold War mentality and ideological biases and stop meddling in other countries’ internal affairs. Wang made the remarks at a daily press conference in response to a question about a joint communique issued after a G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Japan on the issues of Taiwan, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, Xinjiang and Tibet. The Summit urged China to ensure transparent, predictable and fair business environments. Wang said that regardless of China’s strong position and existing facts, the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Summit blatantly interfered in China’s internal affairs and maliciously slandered and defamed China. “The communique shows the group’s arrogance, prejudice and deliberate desire to block and contain China. We deplore and reject this behavior and have taken a strong step toward the host, Japan,” the spokesman said. Wang said Taiwan is part of China’s sacred territory, and the one-China principle is what underpins peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. In order to ensure real peace in the Taiwan Strait, it is absolutely necessary for the relevant parties to categorically oppose and stop any action towards “Taiwan…

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Sudan’s capital sees lull in street fighting on first day of Eid

Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital Friday, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been kille..

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‘Macron resign!’: French president struggles to move on from pension controversy

Issued on: 21/04/2023 - 21:25Modified: 21/04/2023 - 21:29 French President Emmanuel Macron only just dodged another day of heckles and boos from opponents of the controversial pension reform. But a war of attrition aimed at the president and his go..

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Sudan fighting: Street battles dash hopes of Eid ceasefire

AFPBy Mohamed Osman & Natasha BootyBBC News, In Khartoum & LondonStreet battles are being fought by Sudan's rival forces in the capital, Khartoum, in an escalation of violence despite calls for a ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fi..

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Lebanese-Canadian academic convicted for 1980 Paris synagogue bombing

Issued on: 21/04/2023 - 18:46 A Paris court on Friday sentenced Lebanese-Canadian citizen Hassan Diab to life in prison in absentia for the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in which four people died. The court followed the prosecutors' request f..

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South Africa shooting leaves 10 family members dead

ReutersBy Sarah FowlerBBC NewsTen members of the same family have been shot dead in an attack on their home in South Africa, police say. Seven females and three males were killed when their home near the city of Pietermaritzburg was ambushed early on..

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Western allies to meet as Ukraine urges more support

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - The United States (US) will host a meeting in Germany on Friday to discuss further support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed Western allies to send more fighter jets and long-range missiles. Representa..

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Sudan fighting: The unsung heroes keeping Khartoum residents alive

Getty ImagesBy Mohanad Hashim & Lucy FlemingBBC NewsAs two generals slug it out in Sudan with little thought to the devastation they are causing, there is a whole grassroots network of people tirelessly helping those caught in the crossfire. "Anyone ..

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UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for Sudan ceasefire over end of Ramadan

UNITED NATIONS, United States - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a ceasefire of "at least three days" in Sudan over Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. "We are living a very important mom..

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