Rwanda’s hero was kidnapped in Dubai last week and taken to Rwanda.

Paul Rusesabagina appears in front of media at the headquarters of the Rwanda Bureau of investigations building in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, and is a well-known critic

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UN honors Ugandan troops for their service in Somalia

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honored 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia, a Ugandan official said on Monday. Lt.

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Israeli, U.S. officials arrive in UAE on historic trip to finalize accord

U.S. President’s senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United Arab Emirates

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EU Member States Should Act on Philippines Abuses

Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Support at UN Human Rights Council Crucial to Establish International Inquiry Last year, European Union member states at the

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Israeli, US delegations depart to UAE in 1st direct flight

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, right, board the Israeli flag carrier El Al’s airliner as they fly to Abu Dhabi for talks meant to put final touches on the normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates and

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Foreign investor holdings fall at NSE on selling spree in Kenya

The volume of shares held by foreign investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has dropped in the past one year following sustained selling by the investors in a bear market. Data from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) shows that foreign investors held 18 percent of the issued shares at the Nairobi bourse by the

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How will local lockdowns affect schools in England?

Tables and chairs spaced for physical distancing in a classroom as the Charles Dickens primary school in London prepares to safely welcome back pupils in September. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Questions answered on what the new lockdown ‘tiers’ mean for teaching in schools and colleges Q: According to the government’s guidance issued on Friday evening for

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Israel-UAE deal: US pressures Saudi Arabia to attend Israel summit in Abu Dhabi – Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senior US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner make joint statements about the Israeli-United Arab Emirates peace accords in Jerusalem, 30 August 2020 (Reuters) Israel, the UAE and the US are due to hold their first trilateral summit on the normalisation deal in Abu Dhabi on Monday Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth

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The Latest: French minister: Not all classrooms can reopen

Photo: Credit Associated Press Michael Varaklas. PARIS — Not all French classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday, the education minister acknowledged Sunday, amid a persistent rise in coronavirus infections that is threatening the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million schoolchildren back in class. It’s being decided by a day-by-day analysis based on the health situation

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Universities Could Become Ground Zero For Second Wave Of Coronavirus, Union Warns

PA MEDIA Universities Second Wave By Chris York One million students will move around the UK next month. Universities become ground zero for a second wave of coronavirus unless they avoid face-to-face teaching, academics have warned. The movement of an expected one million students around Britain as they return to universities in the next month

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