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6 dead after helicopter crashes in New York City

A New York Fire Department rescue boat is seen in Hoboken, New Jersey, after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025. Credit Photo AFP By Associated Press Six people died Thursday when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan, officials said. The fire department said it received a report

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U.S., Russia hold fresh talks in Istanbul on restoring diplomatic missions

A vehicle carrying U.S. delegates prepares to enter the Russian consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 10, 2025. U.S. and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on Thursday for a second round of talks aimed at restoring normal operations of diplomatic missions in each other’s country. Photographer Liu Lei By Xinhua News Agency U.S. and Russian delegations

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America’s first national online community college founded by a Nigerian has raised $100m to offer affordable higher education

Tade Oyerinde launched Campus in 2022. Photo: TechCrunch By Face2Face Africa Tade Oyerinde, founder and chancellor of Campus, has always believed that top-tier education shouldn’t come with crippling debt. His online learning platform, which partners with professors from elite universities, just secured $46 million in Series B funding to further its mission, according to Afro

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Kremlin says Russia is ready to do all it can to help resolve US-Iran nuclear tensions

A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was ready to do all it could to help resolve tensions between the United States and Iran around Tehran’s nuclear programme,

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Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ amid market turmoil

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump described tariffs as “medicine” for addressing the country’s trade deficit with many countries. “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters Sunday while flying on Air Force One from Florida to Washington, DC, saying he was

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US revokes all South Sudan visas over failure to repatriate citizens

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane after attending the NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium, April 4, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters/ File Photo By Reuters The U.S. said on Saturday it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over South Sudan’s failure to accept the return of its repatriated

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Russian official says Moscow, Washington made ‘3 steps forward’ in mending ties

By Anadolu Agency Russia and the US made “three steps forward” on a large number of issues over the past two days, Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special envoy for foreign investment and economic cooperation, said Thursday. “You know, indeed, for the last two days, on behalf of (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin, I have been holding meetings

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China will resolutely adopt countermeasures against U.S. reciprocal tariffs-commerce ministry

By Xinhua News Agency China firmly opposes the U.S. “reciprocal tariffs” and will resolutely adopt countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. The comments came after the United States announced on Wednesday that it would impose “reciprocal tariffs” on its trading partners. History shows that

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Trump to visit Saudi Arabia in May in 1st foreign trip since returning to White House: Report

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in May on his first foreign trip since returning to the White House, the Axios news website reported Sunday. Planning for the trip is ongoing as the Trump administration works to resume a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian

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Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to 1,000 with over 2,300 injured

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from devastating earthquakes in Myanmar has risen to 1,000 with over 2,300 injured, state media reported Saturday. According to MRTV, the toll comes in at 1,002 killed, 2,376 injured, and 30 missing across the country. International aid and rescue efforts continue to ramp up as Myanmar and Thailand recover

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