6 soldiers killed, 2 wounded by bomb explosion in Mexico cartel bastion An explosive device killed six soldiers and wounded two others in a western Mexican region wracked by drug cartel violence, an official military report seen by AFP on Wednesday said. The blast late Tuesday near a town in Michoacan state destroyed the armored […]
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woman gets life sentence for selling her 6-year-old daughter A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country. Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 85 miles
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Chile withdraws military attaches from Israel, citing Gaza’s ‘humanitarian crisis’ Chile announced on Wednesday that it would withdraw its military, defense, and air force attaches from Tel Aviv, citing the dire humanitarian conditions facing the Palestinian people in Gaza. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision to withdraw its military, defense, and
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Glacier collapse destroys large part of Swiss village The Swiss village of Blatten was largely destroyed following a glacier collapse on Wednesday afternoon, Swiss broadcaster RTS reported. The collapse of Birch Glacier sent an avalanche of mud, rocks, and ice, burying a large part of the village. A man in his 60s was reported missing
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Elon Musk announces departure from Trump administration, DOGE Billionaire Elon Musk officially announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role as a top adviser to US President Donald Trump. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity
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75 nations face debt crisis in 2025 Many of the world’s poorest countries are due to make record debt repayments to China in 2025 on loans extended a decade ago, at the peak of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a report by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute think tank has found. Under the Belt and Road
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to a democracy. Ngũgĩ was tipped to win
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PURE Growth launch, Dar es Salaam(Source: REEEP DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 28, 2025/ — The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) (www.REEEP.org) is pleased to announce that the first Call for Proposals of the PURE Growth Fund is now open. The Pure Growth Fund is a transformative initiative to accelerate the Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) within Tanzania’s
