Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent
AFP via Getty ImagesEmerging evidence of systematic killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher have prompted human…
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Reports of mass killings in el-Fasher in Darfur have echoes of country’s dark past
AFP via Getty ImagesThose who have managed to flee el-Fasher come with stories of extreme violence and killings -
Princess Beatrice and Eugenie frantically leave UK as Prince Andrew loses titles and Royal Lodge home
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have quietly left the UK as their father, Prince Andrew, faces the loss of his royal titles and eviction from Royal Lodge. The sisters, who retain their own royal titles, were photographed on separate trips…
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India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil
India and the US have signed a framework agreement to expand defence cooperation over the next 10-years.
The pact was announced after a meeting between US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in Kuala Lumpur.
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Russia’s new nuclear weapons – do they work or is it Putin bluster?
On Wednesday, over tea and cakes with veterans of the Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had tested a new weapon.
“There is nothing like this,” the Russian leader said of the Poseidon – a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable…
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2 bank branches partially reopen in Gaza — without cash
Throngs of people lined up outside the Bank of Palestine branch in Gaza City, anxiously waiting to see if they would finally be able to access their funds for the first time in two years of war.
Two of the bank’s branches reopened their doors in…
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Taiwan does not want China's 'one country, two systems', president says – Reuters
- Taiwan does not want China’s ‘one country, two systems’, president says Reuters
- Taiwan doing all it can to prevent war amid China threat: VP Hsiao Focus Taiwan
- Taiwanese increasingly reluctant to give lives to defend island, poll finds South…
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Head of UK government’s anti-Islamophobia partner ‘refused service in shop for being Muslim’ | UK news
The chief executive of the government’s new official partner in tackling Islamophobia has spoken about being refused service in a shop for being Muslim, amid concerns about a rise in insidious anti-Muslim “microaggressions”.
The British…
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US signs 10-year defence pact with India, Hegseth says – Dawn
- US signs 10-year defence pact with India, Hegseth says Dawn
- India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil BBC
- ‘Ties never been stronger’: US signs big 10-year Defence Framework with India Hindustan Times
- It will usher in a new era:…
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US signs 10-year defence pact with India, Hegseth says – Dawn
- US signs 10-year defence pact with India, Hegseth says Dawn
- India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil BBC
- ‘Ties never been stronger’: US signs big 10-year Defence Framework with India Hindustan Times
- It will usher in a new era:…
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Trump orders nuclear weapons tests as he meets Xi | World News
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Minutes before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump ordered his military to carry out nuclear weapons tests.
The US hasn’t conducted such tests since the end of the Cold…
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