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LA mass shooting suspect kills 10 near Lunar New Year fest

Police investigate a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Dozens of police officers responded to reports of a shooting that occurred after a large Lunar New Year celebration had ended in a community east of Los Angeles late Saturday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By The Associated Press

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India blocks BBC documentary on PM Modi from airing in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he leaves in a car after attending the funeral of his mother Heeraben, in Gandhinagar, India, December 30, 2022. Photogrpher Amit Dave By Reuters India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary which questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even

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France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Oct. 26, 2022. France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by the Ukraine war and shore up their alliance with a day of ceremonies and talks Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 on Europe’s security, energy

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Death toll at 59 from protests in Peru

By Anadolu Agency Demonstrators continued Friday to demand the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte after six weeks of violent protests that have killed 59 people. Boluarte accused protestors of “vandalism” in a television address late Thursday after hundreds took to the streets in the country’s capital of Lima in the so-called “Takeover of Lima”

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Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand’s next prime minister

File – New Zealand’s COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins speaks during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand on Oct. 28, 2021. Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the race Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 to replace Jacinda Ardern, who announced

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Sunak fined by police for failing to wear seat belt

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to not be wearing his seat belt, in an unknown location in England, Britain in this screen grab taken from a social media video on January 19, 2023. Rishi Sunak via Instagram By Reuters British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat

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Germany says no decision yet on delivering Leopard tanks to Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency Germany and its allies discussed sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine but no decision was made during the Ramstein meeting, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday. “We cannot say today when a decision will be taken on Leopard tanks, and what this decision will be,” he told reporters after the morning session

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Kenya Revenue Authority to track landlords, spy M-Pesa accounts for extra Sh375bn

By Business Daily Africa The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will conduct a census of landlords’ properties and seek direct access to M-Pesa transactions in efforts to catch tax cheats and raise an additional Sh375 billion for the year starting July. The Treasury has disclosed in its budget planning document for the new fiscal year that

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Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected Al-Shabab fighters

By Reuters Kenyan security forces have killed 10 fighters from Somalia’s Al-Shabab Islamist group in eastern Kenya, a government official said on Thursday. They also recovered rocket propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices after fighting the militants on Wednesday in the village of Galmagalla in Garissa county, said Thomas Bett, deputy county commissioner of the

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UK PM Sunak apologises for not wearing a seatbelt – spokesperson

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to not be wearing his seat belt, in an unknown location in England, Britain in this screen grab taken from a social media video on January 19, 2023. Rishi Sunak via Instagram By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for an error of judgment after he rode

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