Iran says begins paying families over downed Ukraine jet
Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner…
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Taliban religious police issue posters ordering women to cover up
The Taliban’s religious police have put up posters around the capital Kabul ordering Afghan women…
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Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Black film actor and activist, dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, Hollywood’s first major Black movie star who led the fight for racial equality…
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Galapagos volcano home to endangered lizard erupts
A volcano on a Galapagos island that is home to a species of critically endangered lizard has erupted…
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Russian military advisors in Mali: Malian army sources
Russian military advisors have arrived in Mali in recent weeks, Malian army officials said Friday, amid…
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Indian court allows huge Hindu festival despite Covid concerns
An Indian court on Friday rejected a bid to cancel a major Hindu festival despite fears the vast gathering…
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Football-mad Cameroon ready at long last for Cup of Nations
The wait is finally over for Cameroon, which from Sunday hosts the Africa Cup of Nations three years…
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Footballer Benjamin Mendy, accused of rape, granted bail: court
Manchester City and France international footballer Benjamin Mendy, who has been charged with seven…
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Three men to be sentenced for murder of Black US jogger
Three white men convicted of murdering an African-American jogger after chasing him in their pickup…
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Taliban deputy PM calls for aid without ‘political bias’
The Taliban appealed on Friday for emergency humanitarian aid without “political bias”,…
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