The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it will not arm paramilitaries in Sudan’s brutal civil war, US lawmakers long critical of the Gulf power’s role quoted the White House as saying on Thursday.The assurance came as the United States announced $200 million in new aid for Sudan, one of the world’s …
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The United Arab Emirates, under fire in Washington, has promised the United States not to arm paramilitaries in Sudan’s brutal civil war, US lawmakers said Thursday.The assurance came as the United States announced $200 million in new aid for Sudan, one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters where tens of thousands have died in fighting …
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French President Emmanuel Macron promised to “rebuild” Mayotte as distraught and angry local people jeered and shouted out their grievances during his visit to the cyclone-devastated Indian Ocean archipelago on Thursday.Five days after Cyclone Chido left a trail of destruction in its wake, Macron said France would rebuild schools, homes and hospitals there and also …
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The United States on Thursday announced $200 million of new funding for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, bringing Washington’s commitment to $2.3 billion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.Sudan has been ravaged by 20 months of fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the African country has been …
The United States on Thursday announced $200 million of new funding for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, bringing Washington’s commitment to $2.3 billion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.”The United States has worked intensively with partners to provide relief to Sudan… today we are announcing another roughly $200 million,” he said at a …
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.The injured children were receiving medical attention following the incident, which took place on Wednesday in Nigeria’s third-largest city, Oyo State Police Command said.”Eight persons have since been arrested for …
Distraught and angry inhabitants of Mayotte shouted out their grievances to French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday, five days after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a cyclone.High on their list was the lack of water and food, and the fear of looting.Macron, visiting the French overseas territory to assess the destruction wrought by Cyclone …
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Distraught and angry inhabitants of Mayotte shouted out their despair to French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, five days after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a cyclone, with lacking water and food, and fear of looting topping the grievances.Macron, visiting the French overseas territory to assess the destruction wrought by Cyclone Chido, said …
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Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for over a year on espionage accusations have been released, France’s foreign intelligence service said Thursday, with Paris thanking Morocco for its mediation in the case.The Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) told AFP that the four had been freed, confirming reports in the Moroccan media. It give not …
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Mayotte to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers raced to search for survivors and supply desperately needed aid.His visit to the French overseas territory comes after Paris declared “exceptional natural disaster” measures for Mayotte late Wednesday night to enable …
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