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Comoros President sworn in for fourth term after disputed poll
Comoros President Azali Assoumani pledged on Sunday to work for peace and rapidly grow the economy as he was sworn in for his fourth term in office, following a tense January election which his opponents claim was tainted by voter fraud.
‘Because I Wasn’t Perfect’: Hillary Clinton Claims Female Voters Deserted Her During 2016 Elections
Clinton told an American newspaper that women were not willing to take a ‘risk’ on her.
US Man Stabs Four Girls Inside Movie Theater, 2 Others At McDonald’s; Nabbed After Car Chase
The girls he stabbed were aged between 9 to 17 but they received non-life-threatening injuries.
Australian Bakery Bakes Hamas-Themed Birthday Cake For Four-Year-Old, Probe Launched
Police officials in Sydney have launched a probe to investigate Oven Bakery who baked a cake with pictures of Hamas terrorist Abu Ubaida for the birthday of a four-year-old child.
UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began
Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, after Israel began a military operation in southern Gaza's Rafah area, the United Nations said on Friday.
Israeli forces kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza strikes, battle Hamas in Rafah
Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamasled militants in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.
French PM, far-right leader, clash in EU debate
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and farright party leader Jordan Bardella clashed in a TV debate on Thursday in which they presented radically different views of the European Union, ahead of the June 9 European Parliament elections.
Seven dead in Russian strikes on Kharkiv as Kyiv pleads for weapons
Russia pounded Kharkiv with missiles on Thursday, killing seven people in a printing house, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called out his western allies for not providing enough military support to rebuff Russian attacks.
Poland and Greece urge EU to create common air shield, says Polish PM
Polish and Greek prime ministers submitted a letter to the European Commision on Thursday urging the creation of a Europewide air defence system, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Factbox-US, Kenya deals and investments announced as Ruto meets Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden and Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday announced investments in green energy, education and health manufacturing in the East African nation and a plan to reduce its debt burden.
Qatari Emir, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral
Qatar's emir and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait travelled on Wednesday to Tehran to attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, under whose tenure a historic deal that thawed relations between Tehran...
NAACP fund seeks to close Black voter registration and turnout gaps ahead of the November election
The NAACP on Wednesday announced that nonprofits engaged in a variety of voterengagement efforts can apply for grant funding that helps local organizations register voters, boost turnout and guard against minority disenfranchisement.
US says Palestinian state should come via talks, not unilateral recognition
U.S. President Joe Biden believes a Palestinian state should be achieved through negotiations, not unilateral recognition, the White House said on Wednesday after Ireland, Spain and Norway said they would recognize a Palestinian state this month.
Massive Fire Erupts At Novo Nordisk's Office, Maker Of Weight Loss Drug Ozempic
More than hundred firefighters were called to contain the fire.
3 Indians Among Passengers Aboard Singapore Airlines Flight Hit By 'Sudden Extreme Turbulence'
The traumatic incident in which the aircraft descended 6,000 feet in about three minutes, left a 73-year-old British man dead and more than two dozen other passengers injured
New Taiwan President Lai Ching-te Assumes Office Amid Tensions With China
Beijing views proudly democratic Taiwan as its own territory, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control