In Sudan’s war-scarred capital Khartoum, Red Crescent volunteers have begun the grisly task of exhuming the dead from makeshift plots where they were buried during the fighting so their families can give them a proper funeral.Teams of workers in dust-streaked white hazmat suits comb vacant lots, looking for the spots where survivors say they buried …
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The International Criminal Court on Friday unsealed an arrest warrant for a Libyan militia member accused of war crimes including murder and torture between 2016 and 2017.The court said there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that Saif Suleiman Sneidel was responsible for war crimes of murder, torture and “outrages upon personal dignity”.The November 2020 warrant found …
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If Earthlings are ever going to colonise Mars, they won’t be able to do so on an empty stomach — and Temidayo Oniosun thinks a helping of Egusi soup, a Nigerian staple, might just hit the spot.Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the …
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Evann Guessand said he “didn’t think twice” when offered the chance to sign for Aston Villa after completing a move from Nice on Friday.The Ivory Coast forward will reportedly cost Villa an initial £26 million ($35 million) with a further £4.3 million in add-ons.Guessand scored 13 goals and registered 10 assists in all competitions as …
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The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart by a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the …
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President Donald Trump’s steeper global tariffs came into effect Thursday, leaving dozens of US partners scrambling to secure relief from soaring levies that are rewriting global trade practice.Shortly before the new rates kicked in, Washington also announced it would double India tariffs to 50 percent and hit many semiconductor imports with a 100-percent duty.Trump’s trade …
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Algeria on Thursday pushed back against President Emmanuel Macron’s call for Paris to get tougher with its former colony, saying France was seeking to “exonerate” itself from any blame as their standoff drags on.Tensions between Paris and Algiers have reached new levels in recent months, with Macron’s hopes of the historic post-colonial reconciliation that he …
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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey, facing five rape charges in England, on Thursday completed a move to Spanish club Villarreal.The 32-year-old Ghana international, who denies the allegations, was granted conditional bail on August 5 after appearing in a London court on five counts of rape against two women and one count of sexual assault against …
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris arrived in Cairo on Thursday morning for his first foreign visit since assuming office in May, as his country’s army remains gripped by a brutal war with paramilitaries.Idris, a career diplomat and former UN official, held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to a statement from the Egyptian …
Higher US tariffs came into effect for dozens of economies Thursday, drastically raising the stakes in President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging efforts to reshape global trade.As an executive order signed last week by Trump took effect, US duties rose from 10 percent to levels between 15 percent and 41 percent for a list of trading partners.Many …
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