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Wildfire on Canary Islands forces 8,000 people to evacuate

In this photo issued by Cabildo de Gran Canaria, flames from a forest fire burn close to houses in El Rincon, Tejeda on the Spanish Gran Canaria island on Sunday Aug. 18, 2019. Authorities on Spain’s Canary Islands say around 5,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that has ravaged more than 1,700

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At least 10 dead after fuel truck collision in western Uganda: police

People look towards a fire following a fuel truck collision in Rubirizi, Uganda August 18, 2019 in this still image taken from social media video. Nayebare Ediger via REUTERS At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday,

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Chinese embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs

Photo/Reuters China’s embassy in Ottawa warned Canada on Sunday to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs a day after the country issued a joint statement with the European Union in defense of the “fundamental right of assembly” for Hong Kong citizens. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Hong Kong on Sunday in

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All you need to know about the clash between Kenyatta and Ruto

Photo/Reuters There is a growing divide between President Kenyatta and Deputy Ruto, highlighted by a recent corruption scandal. In Kenya, a showdown could end the political alliance between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto. The divide between them grew after July 22, with the arrest of Cabinet Secretary to the National Treasury Henry

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Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks

Workers of a wedding hall inspect after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for

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Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal

Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, and Sudan’s opposition alliance coalition’s leader Ahmad al-Rabiah, sign a power sharing deal, as Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnesses, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Nureldin Mohamed Abdallah Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing

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Ethiopians Tortured in a Detention Home in Saudi Arabia

Photo/IOM The state of Ethiopian Immigrants in Saudi Arabia calls for immediate government intervention. It’s tough when you are targeted for deportation in a foreign country. You are always on the run. Its far worse when you are treated like a criminal. This is unfortunate situation for most Ethiopians living in Saudi Arabia. Since 2017,

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U.S. Rep Tlaib says she won’t visit West Bank under Israel’s ‘oppressive’ conditions

U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib listens to a comment from a constituent during a Town Hall style meeting in Inkster, Michigan, U.S. August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Friday rejected Israel’s offer to let her travel to the West Bank, saying she would not visit her family after the Israeli government lifted

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Israel to allow U.S. Rep Tlaib to visit family in West Bank

U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib listens to a comment from a constituent during a Town Hall style meeting in Inkster, Michigan, U.S. August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Israel will allow U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib to visit her family in the occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds, the interior ministry said on Friday, after barring an official

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Israel bans entry to outspoken US congresswomen

Photo (AP) Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would “show great weakness” to allow them in. The move to bar Reps. Rashida Tlaib

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