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WATCH: Brazil faces backlash over proposed abortion law
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WATCH: Brazil faces backlash over proposed abortion law

Women’s rights defenders protested in São Paulo, urging the National Congress to discard a bill equating abortions after 22 weeks

Mali civil society lauds war crimes conviction of Islamist police chief
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Mali civil society lauds war crimes conviction of Islamist police chief

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz commanded the so-called Islamic police during the occupation of Timbuktu by Islamist groups from 2012.

Haitians brace for Kenyan Police showdown with Gangs
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Haitians brace for Kenyan Police showdown with Gangs

I’m asking the prime minister and the Kenyans to free Haiti from these gangs,” said Mathurin Jean François, a 30-year-old

ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
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ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali

Prosecutors say he was a key member of Ansar Dine, an Islamic extremist group with links to al-Qaida that held

Sisters make colourful hospital gowns for children in the US and Africa
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Sisters make colourful hospital gowns for children in the US and Africa

Giuliana Demma was inspired by seeing her baby cousin wearing an ugly, ill-fitting gown while hospitalised with brain cancer…Read More

WATCH: NASA enhances weather observation with GOES-U satellite launch
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WATCH: NASA enhances weather observation with GOES-U satellite launch

NASA launched the GOES-U weather satellite on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center…Read More

Kenya: Anti-tax protests marred by violence, president Ruto adresses nation
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Kenya: Anti-tax protests marred by violence, president Ruto adresses nation

During the address of President William Ruto, he promised the Kenyan youth to provide a framework for a conversation to

ICC seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civil infrastructure
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ICC seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civil infrastructure

A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court issued Tuesday (Jun. 25) arrest warrants for Russia’s former Defense Minister and

Rwanda: A campaign period of three weeks to convice voters
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Rwanda: A campaign period of three weeks to convice voters

Rwanda marked the official commencement of presidential elections this past weekend…Read More

“Exploitation continues in Africa, but through economic methods,” Lavrov
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“Exploitation continues in Africa, but through economic methods,” Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov made the comments on Tuesday (Jun. 25) in Minsk where he confirmed Belarus’ accession to the Shanghai Cooperation