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  • Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident

    By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident

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  • Top 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026

    By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list

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  • Euro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September

    Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly

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  • What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries

    By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any

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  • Fighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia

    By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced

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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident

By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident

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Roadside blast in Somalia kills top military commander

File Photo/Somali Times Al-Shabaab terror group claims responsibility for attack At least two people, including a top national army commander, were killed when a roadside bomb targeted a military

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Russia begins massive war call-up, Ukraine demands ‘just punishment’

By Reuters Russia pushed ahead on Thursday with its biggest conscription since World War Two while Ukraine demanded “just punishment” for a seven-month-old invasion that has shaken

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Slain Chad leader’s son takes power as rivals slam ‘coup’

Photo: Credit AFP/Four Star General and head of the Republican Guard in Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, 37, son of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seen at a polling station in

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