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Algeria orders 12 French Embassy officials to leave country in 48 hours

By Anadolu Agency Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, the French foreign minister confirmed on Monday to Le Figaro, a French daily. “This decision would be a response to the arrest of three Algerian nationals suspected of serious offenses on French national territory,” Barrot said. He found

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Tanzania’s main opposition party faces election ban after leader is charged with treason

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Credit Photo/Facebook By The Associated Press Tanzania’s main opposition party faces exclusion from general elections set for October after its leader was charged with treason last week. The CHADEMA party on Saturday boycotted an event for all parties to sign a code of ethics, violating a legal requirement for parties

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Trump’s big, beautiful bill may not address massive debt deficit

This photo taken on April 3, 2025 shows the U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States. Photgrapher Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” may fail to address the nation’s mounting debt and deficit, experts have said. On Thursday, House Republicans

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White House says Trump could visit more countries during Middle East tour amid reports of Turkey stop

By Anadolu Agency The White House left the door open Friday to US President Donald Trump tacking on additional stops during his visit to the Middle East next month amid reports that the administration is mulling a potential visit to Turkey. “I don’t have any details about the president’s overseas trip, other than to say

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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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