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Children beheaded in front of their mothers by ISIS-linked militants
File photo: ISIS/ Militants …Mother said son, 12, was beheaded close to where she hid with her children Children as young as 11 have been beheaded by ISIS-linked militants who
UK to unveil post-Brexit foreign policy overhaul
Boris Johnson Britain on Tuesday unveils what the government says is its biggest overhaul of security, defence and foreign policy since the end of the Cold War, as it seeks
The mystery of Tanzania’s missing president
President of Tanzania, John Magufuli Tuesday marks 17 days since the 61-year-old has been seen in public, and despite a clamour of rumours of ill-health, the Tanzanian authorities have yet
Iran prosecutes French man on spying, propaganda charges
Iran has started prosecuting a French man arrested last year on espionage charges, lawyer Saeid Dehghan wrote on Twitter Monday, naming the detainee as Benjamin Briere. The man, whose detention
Trump shouldn’t need ‘invitation’ to promote vaccines ― White House
The United States (US) White House on Monday suggested former president Donald Trump shouldn’t be waiting for an “engraved invitation” to join the public campaign encouraging Americans to take Covid-19
Dutch vote in Covid-dominated election
The Netherlands began three days of socially-distanced voting Monday in one of the first major tests of a European government’s coronavirus policies, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte expected to win
Eurozone to forgo budget belt-tightening for now
Eurozone finance ministers on Monday said they would not tighten spending given the continuing pandemic in Europe, but warned that soaring debt levels would have to be eventually fixed. Meeting
Biden’s immigration policy takes heat as migrant levels soar
President Joe Biden faced mounting pressure Monday from Republicans over his handling of a surge in migrants — including thousands of unaccompanied children — arriving at the US-Mexican border. While
Memorial for 30,000 people who died of COVID-19 in New York
The city of New York held a virtual memorial Sunday evening for the more than 30,000 people who have died of COVID-19 since the first death after a confirmed Coronavirus
Alleged Sexual Harassment: Biden, Pelosi sidestep calling on NY governor to resign
Andrew Cuomo US President Joe Biden sidestepped questions Sunday on whether New York Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign over sexual misconduct allegations, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the state
