By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday. But around 253 of the kidnapped children, along with 12 staff members and …
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By Tim Cocks and Andrea Shalal JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Born of crisis but torn by years of tensions among its members, the Group of 20 major economies scored a rare victory this weekend for multilateralism after overcoming the boycott and objections of its most powerful member, the United States. South Africa, this year’s G20 president, rallied …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A former British soldier wanted in Kenya over the murder of a woman near a British army training camp more than a dozen years ago was refused bail on Monday pending extradition proceedings. Robert Purkiss is accused of murdering 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru near the army training camp in 2012, with Kenyan authorities issuing …
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LAGOS -The kidnapping of more than 300 Catholic school students is the latest such mass abduction in Nigeria. Here are some of the worst of recent years: November 2025 – Gunmen took 303 pupils and 12 staff members from a school in Niger state, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). At least 50 …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo asked on Sunday for the immediate release of children and staff abducted this week from a Catholic school in Nigeria, one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded there. Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped students and teachers from St. Mary’s school in the northwest of the country on Friday, the Christian …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia has seized eight containers of imported zinc powder found to be contaminated with radioactive caesium-137, an official said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian country steps up efforts to intercept contaminated goods leaving and entering the country. The containers originated from Angola and are currently being held at a Jakarta port pending …
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BANJUL (Reuters) -Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds following a contested presidential election in Cameroon last month that led to deadly protests. Paul Biya, at 92 the world’s oldest head of state, was named winner of last month’s election in Cameroon with 53.66% of the vote …
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By Ngouda Dione BISSAU (Reuters) -Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday in presidential and legislative elections, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a tight contest to become the first leader in three decades to win a second consecutive term in the West African nation. He is up against 11 other candidates, the strongest of them relative …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Global vaccine alliance Gavi and its partner Unicef will pay 25% less for a new malaria vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India within roughly a year’s time, allowing them to reach more children despite cuts in international aid. The deal will reduce the cost of the R21 vaccine to $2.99 a …
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By Sfundo Parakozov, Nellie Peyton and Anathi Madubela JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the declaration from this weekend’s Group of 20 summit reflected a “renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation”, concluding a meeting that pitted him against his U.S. counterpart. Ramaphosa, host of the Johannesburg summit, pushed through the declaration …
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