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US Embassy to Nigerians: Visa Will Be Denied If You’re Coming to Give Birth

The United States has issued a warning to Nigerian nationals who intend to travel primarily to deliver babies on American soil in hopes of securing U.S. citizenship for their children. The U.S.... Read more »
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South African Woman Shot Dead Months After Receiving Death Threat Over Relationship

South African woman shot d3ad by gunmen 6 months after she received two bullets and threat letter with message: “Stay away from my man. Your days are numbered” A 32-year-old South African... Read more »
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US Immigration Crackdown Boosts Private Detention Providers

Donald Trump’s promise to carry out the largest deportation operation in US history has appalled some Americans. But others are cashing in on the boom in demand for private detention centres. Migrants... Read more »
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Explosion in Central Athens Apartment Kills One, Injures Woman

A strong blast early Saturday damaged an apartment building in a suburb of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, wounding two passersby and shattering windows of nearby buildings. Six cars were also damaged in... Read more »
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3 Killed as Russia and Ukraine Continue to Exchange Fire

Russia struck several regions of Ukraine overnight, officials said Saturday, reporting one person killed in Dnipro, while Moscow said two people died after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov region. Dnipro... Read more »
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More Than 220 UK MPs Call on PM Starmer to Recognize Palestine

More than 220 British MPs, including dozens from the ruling Labour party, demanded on Friday that the UK government formally recognise a Palestinian state, further increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.... Read more »
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‘All you could hear was the sound of explosions’_Lukkana

Lukkana Namprakhon and her six-year-old daughter, Sunisa Chanprakhon, are among the tens of thousands of Thais who have evacuated from the border areas. They spent 30 minutes in a bunker before fleeing... Read more »
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‘I am praying this will end soon so that we can go back home’

Hundreds of Cambodians have sought shelter on the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province, fleeing the border area after the deadliest fighting in more than a decade between the... Read more »
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France Pushes Forward with Palestinian State Recognition

France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, including against the charge that the move plays into the hands of militant group Hamas. President Emmanuel... Read more »
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State Dept refuses to say what ‘alternative options’ being considered for Gaza

A spokesperson for the US State Department has refused to answer repeated questions from reporters about special envoy Witkoff’s statement on the Trump administration’s withdrawal from Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar. Notably,... Read more »
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‘Stop funding a genocide,’ army veteran tells US officials

Josephine Guilbeau, a US Army veteran, has delivered an impassioned rebuke of Israel’s starvation policy against Palestinians during a news conference outside the US Capitol. “I have been screaming, as a conservative... Read more »
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US Court Hands Down 11-Year Sentence to Nigerian for $1.3 Million Scam

A Nigerian man, Abiola Quadri, has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison in the United States for orchestrating a $1.3 million fraud scheme involving stolen identities to claim COVID-19... Read more »
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French President, Macron and Wife Sue Candace Owens for Defamation in U.S. Court

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing commentator Candace Owens over what they describe as “verifiably false and devastating lies”... Read more »
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Asian Markets Rally on Back of Japan-US Trade Deal

Tokyo stocks surged Wednesday after Japan and the United States finally hammered out a trade deal to slash Donald Trump’s tariffs, including those on the crucial car sector. Investors were also cheered... Read more »
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Trump’s August 1 Tariff Deadline Looms Over Global Markets

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a... Read more »
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New US Immigration Fees Target Asylum, Work Permits

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a new set of immigration-related fees following the implementation of the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Bill, with changes set to take effect from July... Read more »
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Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crashes Into School in Dhaka, 19 Fatalities

A Bangladeshi training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more in the country’s deadliest aviation accident in decades.... Read more »
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dies After 19 Years in Coma

Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, long known as Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, has passed away after spending two decades in a coma. The nephew of billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin... Read more »
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South Korea Landslide Amid Downpours: 1 Killed, 3 Missing

A landslide triggered by torrential rain killed at least one person in South Korea, the national fire agency said Saturday. Three people were also missing after the landslide buried two houses in... Read more »
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Cuba Scraps 60-Year Presidential Age Limit in Rule Change

Cuba had scrapped the maximum age limit of 60 for its presidential candidates as part of a constitutional reform approved on Friday by parliament. The communist-ruled island’s restriction of two five-year presidential... Read more »