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Cameroon awaits election results as Paul Biya seeks eighth term
Vote counting is under way in Cameroon following Sunday’s presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43 years in power. Biya, who at 92 is the world’s oldest head of state, is being challenged by nine candidates. If he wins, it will be his eighth consecutive term in office, with…
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Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza celebrate prisoners’ release
Tom BennettRamallah, occupied West Bank EPA Families embraced loved ones who were returned from Israeli prison Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to be reunited with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The release involved about…
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Canada foreign minister meets Indian PM Modi amid thawing ties
India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil. Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand, making her first official visit to India, met her counterpart S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…
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Trump touts ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ in address to Israeli parliament
Reuters Trump was the ‘greatest friend’ Israel had ever had in the White House, Netanyahu said US President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that “this is the historic dawn of a new Middle East”, after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. During the first such address by a…
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Freed hostage Eitan Mor reunited with family in Israel
Freed hostage Eitan Mor has been reunited with his family in Israel following his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Monday. Video released by the Israeli military shows Mor smiling and embracing two relatives at a reception point. The last 20 living hostages that were being held by Hamas in Gaza are now back…
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Sikh man with brain tumour detained by US immigration
For over two months, Paramjit Singh, 48, a US green card holder battling a brain tumour and a heart condition, has been held in a detention centre by US immigration authorities. Mr Singh, an Indian passport holder, has lived in the US on a green card since 1994. He lives in Indiana with his family,…
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Trump says Ukraine may get Tomahawk missiles to use against Russia
US President Donald Trump is considering sending Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, saying it would provide “a new step of aggression” in its war with Russia. When asked on Air Force One if he would send Tomahawks to Ukraine, Trump replied “we’ll see… I may”. It follows a second phone call at the weekend…
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The unregulated use of psychedelics in mental health treatment
Claire Mawisa, Marco Oriunto, Nicky Troll and Jo MunnikBBC Africa Eye, Cape Town & London BBC Although psychedelic drugs are illegal in South Africa, many self-appointed healers and shamans based in Cape Town are openly advertising that they incorporate them in their therapies. Anyone convicted of their commercial use faces a fine, a prison sentence…
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Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?
Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Asunción, Paraguay Gabriela Cibils Gabriela Cibils wants to help Paraguay attract big tech from the US and elsewhere Gabriela Cibils is on a mission – to help turn Paraguay into the Silicon Valley of South America. When she was growing up in the landlocked country, nestled between Brazil and Argentina, she says…
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Trump says ‘war is over’ in Gaza as he flies to Israel for release of hostages
Alex Boyd and Tom BatemanState department correspondent on Air Force One Reuters US President Donald Trump has said “the war is over” as he travels to Israel for the release of hostages from Gaza under the ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas. Speaking on board Air Force One, he said the ceasefire would hold…
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