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World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls
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World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls

Gender-based violence remains an urgent issue, especially in Africa, where women and girls are specifically at risk of experiencing rape

Hong Kong: New exhibition marks 85th birthday of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee
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Hong Kong: New exhibition marks 85th birthday of late martial arts icon Bruce Lee

The exhibition is on display in two stations of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway…Read More

European and African leaders gather in Angola for EU-AU summit
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European and African leaders gather in Angola for EU-AU summit

Leaders of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) member states are meeting in Luanda, Angola for the

Guinea Bissau goes to polls with president seeking a second term in office
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Guinea Bissau goes to polls with president seeking a second term in office

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo faces off against 11 other presidential candidates…Read More

UN chief António Guterres calls on G20 leaders to tackle trade inequalities
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UN chief António Guterres calls on G20 leaders to tackle trade inequalities

The UN Secretary-General said trade barriers consistently place developing countries at a disadvantage…Read More

South Africa confronts stark inequality ahead of G20 Summit
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South Africa confronts stark inequality ahead of G20 Summit

Just 15 kilometers can separate two very different worlds in South Africa. In Diepsloot, tightly packed shacks line crumbling roads,

EU sanctions RSF second-in-command over “grave and ongoing atrocities” committed in el-Fasher
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EU sanctions RSF second-in-command over “grave and ongoing atrocities” committed in el-Fasher

The European Union has imposed sanctions on a senior leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces over what it called

Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks
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Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks

Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts of central Kwara state, over fears they could be targeted by armed

Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown
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Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown

He also briefly addressed the church investigation into Spanish Bishop Rafael Zornoza, who faces allegations of sexual abuse dating back

United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
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United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on