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‘More than 30’ feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse

Rescue workers and residents search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Mumbai, India, July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer An old four-storey building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping more than two dozen people in the rubble, with at least four confirmed dead, a fire department official said. It

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North Korea says nuclear talks at risk if U.S.-South Korea exercises go ahead

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stand at the demarcation line in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo The United States looks set to break a promise not to hold military exercises with South Korea, putting talks

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‘Many people agree with me’: Trump digs in on racist tweets

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Unbowed by searing criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday emphatically defended his tweet calling on four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their “broken and

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Neglected envoy homes cost Kenya Sh1.9bn in rent

Kenya Foreign Affairs Secretary Monica Juma. Taxpayers spent Sh1.9 billion in rent for Kenyan diplomats over the nine months to September in top cities like London, Washington and New York who have been forced to rent homes as their State-owned residences fall apart due to neglect. Controller of Budget indicates the Foreign Affairs ministry spending

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Museveni, Kagame agree to end ‘fight’

Left to right: Presidents Félix Tshisekedi (DR Congo), Mr Museveni, João Lourenço (Angola) and Paul Kagame of Rwanda at a meeting in Luanda -Angola. Kampala- Angolan President João Lourenço on Friday expressed optimism that the Katuna border conflict between Uganda and Rwanda could “have better days” and said his country will attempt all measures to

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Turkish leader blasts US senator over Cyprus proposal

Turkey not preparing for war with S-400 purchase, trying to guarantee its peace and national security, says Turkish leader Turkey’s president on Sunday criticized a prominent U.S. senator as an “enemy of Turkey” who actions pose a “thoughtless threat” to Turkish-U.S. relations. Asked about a proposal by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez to lift the arms

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South Africa’s Zuma to face corruption inquiry

FILE PHOTO: Former President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after his appearance in the High Court where he faces charges that include fraud, corruption and racketeering, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a

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Leave the US, Trump tells Democratic congresswomen of color

Photo (AP) President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came,” ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S. Trump’s tweets drew sharp

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Monica Juma urges UN listing of Al-Shabaab as terror group

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma who tweeted on Saturday in reference to the Friday attack in the Kismayo emerging smear campaign Monica Juma has urged the international community to hasten the listing of Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1267 of 1999, following a terrorist attack on

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Turkey begins receiving Russian missiles in challenge to U.S. and NATO

First parts of a Russian S-400 missile defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey, July 12, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Turkey began taking delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system on Friday, a move expected to trigger U.S. sanctions

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