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Ceremonial gunfire rang out across the UK on Friday to mark the accession of King Charles III, as he paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun Accession salute in London’s Hyde Park, followed by a 62-gun salute from […]
Continue ReadingA ‘disgraced’ Turkish crypto founder who fled to Albania and his two brothers have been sentenced to 11,196 years in jail each, the Anadolu state news agency reported Friday. Prosecutors had asked for Thodex boss Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, to be sentenced to 40,562 years in prison for money laundering, fraud and establishing a criminal […]
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Niger on Monday reopened its airspace nearly a month after imposing a ban following a military coup in July, the official Nigerien news agency ANP said. After taking power on July 26, the coup leaders closed the country’s airspace before reopening it again on August 2 — a measure that was reversed on August 6 […]
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Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian defense minister, has been fired by President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the President, the country needs “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. Zelensky made the announcement on Monday, saying, “I have decided to replace the minister of defense of Ukraine. “Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than […]
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Thousands of protesters Saturday gathered outside a French military base in Niger ‘s capital Niamey demanding that its troops leave the West African country. The call comes amid the widespread popular support for the July 26 coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. However, Paris has refused to recognise the junta. The country new military […]
Continue ReadingThousands of protesters Saturday gathered outside a French military base in Niger’s capital Niamey demanding that its troops leave the West African country. The call comes amid the widespread popular support for the July 26 coup d’etat that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. However, Paris has refused to recognise the junta. The country new military rulers […]
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Gabon’s coup leaders have announced a re-opening of the country’s borders, three days after soldiers seized power from President Ali Bongo. Speaking on national television on Saturday, the army spokesperson said the reopening of the border is because the junta was “concerned with preserving respect for the rule of law, good relations with our neighbours […]
Continue ReadingA group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The officers, appearing on Gabon24 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said they had cancelled the elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. They […]
Continue ReadingAlgeria has proposed a six-month transition programme to resolve the crisis in Niger which emanated from the coup on July 26. This was disclosed by Algerian foreign minister, Ahmed Attaf, saying many countries have not supported the planned military intervention against Niger. Attaf said this on Tuesday, following his mediation tours to countries, stating that, […]
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Female students will no longer be allowed to wear the loose-fitting abaya dress favoured by some Muslim women, Sky News reports. The move comes almost 20 years after France banned headscarves from state schools. According to the media platform, Children in French state schools will no longer be allowed to wear the abaya, a long […]
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