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Tanzania swears in first female president after Magufuli’s sudden death
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was on Friday sworn in as the country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. Hassan, 61,
Navalny allies to stay under house arrest until mid-summer
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is accused of slandering a Russian World War Two veteran, gestures as he stands inside a defendant dock during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia,
‘Takes one to know one’: Putin mocks Biden over ‘killer’ comment
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked Joe Biden for calling him a “killer” — saying “it takes one to know one” — as ties between Moscow and Washington sank
Sudan gets initial approval for mediation in dam dispute
Sudan said Thursday it had received initial approval for international mediation in Khartoum’s and Cairo’s decade-long dispute with upstream Ethiopia over its controversial Blue Nile mega-dam project. Last month, Khartoum
Women presidents in Africa
Africa map. As Tanzania’s vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to take over as head of state after the sudden death of John Magufuli, here’s a rundown of African
Putin wishes Biden good health after ‘killer’ claim heightens tension
Responding to President Joe Biden’s remark that he thinks the Russian president is a “killer,” Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested the US leader should take stock of his own flaws and
What now for North Korea and US talks?
FILE – In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a guestbook next to his sister Kim Yo Jong, right, inside the Peace House
Spain poised to legalise euthanasia, assisted suicide
Spain’s parliament will give final approval to a law legalising euthanasia Thursday, becoming one of the few nations to allow terminally-ill or gravely-injured patients to end their own suffering. The
Biden vows to make Putin ‘pay a price’ for election tampering
There will be consequences for Russian attempts to meddle in last year’s US elections, US President Joe Biden vowed in an interview on Wednesday, even as the Kremlin insisted there
Russia recalls Washington envoy after Biden comments
Russia said Wednesday it had summoned its Washington ambassador to Moscow for consultations on its ties with the United States, but stressed it wanted to prevent an “irreversible deterioration” in
