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British PM Truss appoints Kemi Badenoch as Secretary of State for International Trade
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has appointed British-Nigerian Member of Parliament, Kemi Badenoch as a member of her cabinet on Tuesday.
Recall that Badenoch vied to be British PM as a member of the Conservative Party…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet leader, dies at 91
“Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said, quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies.
Gorbachev, who was in power between 1985 and 1991…
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Air France suspends two pilots for exchanging blows in cockpit during flight
Air France suspended two pilots after a fight broke out in the cockpit during a flight from Geneva to Paris two months ago.
On Sunday, an airline official said the pilot and co-pilot, who remain nameless, had a dispute shortly after…
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Court jails US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi’s husband for drunk driving charge
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been sentenced to five days in jail after pleading guilty to drink driving.
Paul Pelosi, 82, admitted driving under the influence of alcohol and causing injury after crashing…
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Two planes collide mid-air at California airport
Two small planes collided above an airport in California on Thursday, officials said, with multiple fatalities reported.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said two people were on board a twin-engine Cessna 340, and one person was…
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Salman Rushdie’s attacker says he is surprised author survived stabbing
The man who allegedly stabbed Sir Salman Rushdie on stage at an event in New York said he was “surprised” to learn the renowned author was alive following the attack.
Hadi Matar, 24, said Salman, 75, was “someone who attacked Islam” but…
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Mali accuses France of arming terrorists, writes U.N
Mali says France has violated its airspace and delivered arms to militants in an attempt to destabilise the West African country, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have marked the bitter end to their once close relations.
In a…
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JUST IN: William Ruto wins Kenyan presidential election
William Ruto has won the race to be the fifth president of the East African nation, according to results announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
“There are no losers. The people of Kenya have won because…
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Iran reacts to attack on Salman Rushdie
“Rushdie himself is responsible for the attack,” Kanaani asserted, noting that the author’s work not only offended Iran, but Muslims worldwide.
Rushdie was stabbed onstage as he was about to deliver a lecture in New York State on Friday.
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Author, Salman Rushdie, condemned to death in 1989 over novel, stabbed in New York
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
A bloodied…
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