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Air Crash - A Plane With 43 People On Board Sank In Tanzania's Lake Victoria
Accident involving a Precision Air plane that crashed into the water about 100 meters from the airport," regional police commander William Mwampaghale told reporters at Bukoba Airport in the Kagera region. "As we speak, we have managed to rescue 26 people...
US Jails Full Of Abuse And Overcrowding
Several prisons denied claims about deteriorating conditions or did not respond to requests for comment
Police Investigating Deaths of 21 Suspected Illegal Miners In South African
Observers say deaths show how rampant and dangerous illegal mining has become in the country
Behind Wire Fences In Southeast England, Children Wave Their Arms And Chant “Freedom”
The children are among thousands of people being held in dangerously overcrowded conditions at a closed airport serving as a processing center for migrants who recently arrived on British shores after crossing the English Channel in small boats. The situa...
U.N. Human Rights Welcomes The Truce Between Ethiopian Govt and Tigray People’s
The committee, which monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, issued its final observations this week. The 18-member panel called for investigations into allegations of widespread human rights violations aga...
Criticized U.S. President Joe Biden For Calling Afghanistan A “God-Forsaken Place”
The Islamist group touts the return of peace and stability to the South Asian nation since its takeover in August 2021
Americans Of Somali Origin Gear Up For US Midterm Elections
This year, despite recent deadly terrorist attacks in Somalia and the fight against al-Shabab, the U.S. midterm election has been a topic of interest and under discussion for the community at restaurants, mosques, community markets and on social media pla...
Iran President Raisi Promoted That Iran Had Thwarted US Destabilization Plans.
Iranian leader says country's cities are 'safe and sound' after what he called a failed attempt by the US to instigate a repeat the 2011 Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic
Nearly 1,100 Rescued Migrants Are In aAboard four European Charity Ships Stranded
Nearly 1,100 rescued migrants are in aboard four European charity ships stranded in the Mediterranean Sea, some with people rescued on board two weeks ago amid deteriorating conditions.
U.S Airstrike Hits al-Shabab Extremists in Somalia
A U.S Africa Command statement on Saturday described the airstrike as carried out Thursday in "collective self-defense" and at the request of the Somali National Army near the town of Cadale in the Middle Shabelle region.
Italy's New PM Giorgia Meloni Govt Turned Away Ship Carrying 179 Migrants
This applies only to the time required to look for emergencies, health or otherwise, on board the, Piantedosi said. According to the Italian press agency Adnkronos. Piantedosi said that children, pregnant women and people with health problems should be a...
Turkey To Suspend Approval Of Finland And Sweden's Membership Into NATO
Ankara has accused the two Nordic nations of providing a safe haven for outlaw Kurdish militants it considers "terrorists" and has refrained from ratifying NATO membership despite a deal in June.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Praised India As Having Great Potential
On the occasion of Russian Unity Day on November 4, the Russian President praised India as having great potential. Folks: That's potential," he said, according to Putin's translated speech, originally delivered in Russian.
Japanese And US Antony Blinken On Friday Agreed To Pay Close Attention To China
Also, meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Germany, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed close bilateral cooperation on North Korea's denuclearization in a...
Expatriates In China Will Soon Be Offered The BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Scholz has agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping and outgoing Prime Minister Li Keqiang that the countries will work more closely together to fight the corona virus, he said. "This includes a approval of the BioNTech vaccine for expatriates in China,"...