We will not be bullied, says South Africa's Ramaphosa after US barbs
South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after his government faced criticism from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.
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We will not be bullied, says South Africa's Ramaphosa after US barbs
DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town.
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DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
'Life or death consequences for millions': NGOs stunned by US aid freeze
The freeze in aid funding by Donald Trump's new US administration has left humanitarian workers seeing a large proportion of their budget cut off and fearing millions will be affected.
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'Life or death consequences for millions': NGOs stunned by US aid freeze
Rubio says US backs Kenyan-led Haiti mission but more needed
Rubio said the United States backed an international security mission in Haiti but wanted a broader solution in the troubled country that included economic stimulus.
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Rubio says US backs Kenyan-led Haiti mission but more needed
Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States in a blow to the president's bid to end a right enshrined in the Constitution.
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Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
UNICEF says at least 40 children killed in Sudan over three days
At least 40 children were killed by bombings over three days in several parts of Sudan, in a "stark" example of the threats facing young people in the war-torn country.
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UNICEF says at least 40 children killed in Sudan over three days
'We live or die here': Gazans reject Trump proposal
War-displaced Palestinians finally back to the Gaza Strip's devastated north told AFP on Wednesday that they would never agree to give up the territory.
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'We live or die here': Gazans reject Trump proposal
Freed Israeli hostage returned ashen and emaciated, mother says
After more than 15 months in Gaza, hostage Romi Gonen's life was in real danger at the point of her release after she was deprived of food and sunlight, her mother said Wednesday.
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Freed Israeli hostage returned ashen and emaciated, mother says
French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence votes
Bayrou on Wednesday survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office but still facing an uncertain future.
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French PM Francois Bayrou survives no-confidence votes
Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization
Argentina said it will quit the World Health Organization, following in the footsteps of Donald Trump citing similar complaints over the UN body's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Following Trump, Argentina quits World Health Organization
US skipping G20 talks due to South Africa's 'anti-American' agenda
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he would skip Group of 20 talks this month in South Africa, accusing the host government of an "anti-American" agenda.
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US skipping G20 talks due to South Africa's 'anti-American' agenda
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US President Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people.
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Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women's sports
US waives aid ban to boost Haiti mission
The United States said Wednesday it was making an exemption in President Donald Trump's aid freeze to support a security mission in troubled Haiti, although some assistance was put on hold.
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US waives aid ban to boost Haiti mission
Sudan rebels say army attacks group's positions in south
A rebel force in Sudan's south accused the army on Tuesday of attacking its positions in an attempt to clutch land, a day after deadly shelling that authorities blamed on the group.
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Sudan rebels say army attacks group's positions in south
Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to speak by phone on Tuesday, just hours after slapping tariffs on each other's economies in an escalating trade war.
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Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
South Africa soldiers killed in DR Congo due home Wednesday
The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo more than a week ago are due home Wednesday, the defence force said.
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South Africa soldiers killed in DR Congo due home Wednesday
Taliban raid women's radio station in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said.
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Taliban raid women's radio station in Afghanistan
UN decries 'state of confusion' over Trump funding freeze
Several UN agencies voiced alarm on Tuesday at US President Donald Trump's decision to freeze nearly all foreign aid, saying "confusion" reigned over what the full impact would be.
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UN decries 'state of confusion' over Trump funding freeze
His Highness Aga Khan IV dies aged 88
He was the founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs 96,000 people and finances development programmes, particularly in Asia and Africa.
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His Highness Aga Khan IV dies aged 88
US freezes funding contributions to Kenya-led Haiti security force
The United States has frozen its financial contributions to a United Nations fund for a multinational security support mission in Haiti, a move that would stop $13.3 million in pending aid.
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US freezes funding contributions to Kenya-led Haiti security force
USAID employees sent on leave as part of Trump's purge
The agency said in a statement on its website -- which reappeared Tuesday after going dark over the weekend -- that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7.
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USAID employees sent on leave as part of Trump's purge
Trump says US will take over Gaza, create 'Riviera of the Middle East'
President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians in other countries.
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Trump says US will take over Gaza, create 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battle
Beijing said it was imposing levies on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment in a return salvo minutes after Trump's threatened tariffs on Chinese goods came into effect Tuesday.
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Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battle
Aga Khan: Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader
He was the son of a British socialite and a playboy ambassador for Pakistan, who became known for having a string of high-profile lovers that landed him in the diary columns of glossy magazines.
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Aga Khan: Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader
Salvage crews recover part of plane in fatal Washington crash
Salvage crews on Monday recovered part of the fuselage of a passenger plane that plunged into the Potomac River last week after colliding with a US Army helicopter, killing 67 people.
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Salvage crews recover part of plane in fatal Washington crash
Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study
Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study
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Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study
It helps to walk away sometimes
Rashford's divorce with Manchester United didn't come as a surprise to many.
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It helps to walk away sometimes
Trump's aid freeze 'war on development', rights groups say
Leading reproductive and LGBTQI rights groups have slammed Trump's administration for wielding a "deadly political weapon" with freeze foreign aid.
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Trump's aid freeze 'war on development', rights groups say
Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as he meets with the new Trump administration in Washington.
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Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump halts Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada, China talks continue
US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico for one month after the two countries struck a last-minute border deal Monday.
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Trump halts Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada, China talks continue
Musk takes control of US Treasury payments systems
Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system which manages trillions of dollars of transactions each year.
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Musk takes control of US Treasury payments systems
WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout
The WHO's chief hit back Monday at US President Donald Trump's reasons for pulling the United States out of the agency and again urged Washington to reconsider.
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WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout
Syria vows 'punishment' after car bomb kills 20
A car bomb killed 20 people in northern Syria as authorities vowed to punish those behind the attack in an area where Kurdish-led forces and Turkey-backed factions have clashed for weeks.
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Syria vows 'punishment' after car bomb kills 20
Trump says 'no guarantees' Gaza truce will hold
Trump said there were "no guarantees" that a fragile ceasefire in Gaza will hold, as he prepares to discuss its future with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Trump says 'no guarantees' Gaza truce will hold
After Gaza hostage release, Israeli family demands 'answers' on wife, sons
Relatives of an Israeli hostage freed in the latest Gaza ceasefire swap made an emotional plea Monday for answers from Israeli authorities on the fate of his wife and sons.
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After Gaza hostage release, Israeli family demands 'answers' on wife, sons
Democrats blast Musk as US aid agency HQ shutters
USAID closed its headquarters to staff amid moves by Elon Musk and Trump's controversial aide, to seize control in actions decried by critics as "plain illegal."
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Democrats blast Musk as US aid agency HQ shutters
At least 65 killed as Sudan fighting escalates
Fierce fighting in south and west Sudan killed at least 65 people and wounded more than 130 Monday, medics said, as the devastating war between the army and paramilitary forces rages on.
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At least 65 killed as Sudan fighting escalates
Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping US public health
The Department of Health and Human Services has imposed an indefinite "pause" on communications, silencing CDC and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping US public health
Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
Whether Covid-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilt over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery.
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Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
WHO: Ebola-hit Uganda begins vaccination trial
Uganda on Monday started the first-ever vaccination trial for the Sudan species of the Ebola virus four days after an outbreak was confirmed, the World Health Organization announced.
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WHO: Ebola-hit Uganda begins vaccination trial