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Suspect tells Dutch court he’s not alleged key figure in Eritrea-Libya trafficking ring

3 Nov 2025

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -An Eritrean man accused of being a trafficker who tortured and extorted money from African refugees and migrants heading for Europe in warehouses in Libya told Dutch judges on Monday that the prosecution had got the wrong man. The suspect faces charges of membership of a human …

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Assailants attack tanker off Somalia in suspected pirate strike

3 Nov 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Armed assailants attacked a commercial tanker off the coast of Mogadishu on Monday, firing at the vessel after attempting to board the ship in the first suspected Somali piracy incident of its kind since 2024, maritime sources said. If confirmed, this would be the first Somali piracy attack against a merchant ship since …

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ICC prosecutors probing reports of mass killings in Sudan’s al-Fashir

3 Nov 2025

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -International Criminal Court prosecutors said on Monday they are collecting evidence of alleged mass killings and rapes after paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized al-Fashir – the last stronghold of the military in Sudan’s Darfur region. The ICC has been investigating alleged genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur since …

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Pope Leo decries Sudan violence, urges dialogue and relief effort

3 Nov 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying he was following with “great sorrow” reports of terrible brutality in the city of Al-Fashir in Darfur. “Indiscriminate violence against women and children, attacks on defenceless civilians and serious obstacles to humanitarian action are …

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Nigeria says US help against Islamist insurgents must respect its sovereignty

3 Nov 2025

By Camillus Eboh and MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill treatment of Christians in the West African country. Trump …

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Trump says there ‘could be’ US troops on the ground in Nigeria, or air strikes

3 Nov 2025

(Corrects dateline) (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. military could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians in the West African country. Asked if he envisioned troops on the ground or air strikes in Nigeria, Trump told …

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Cricket-India win maiden Women’s World Cup title after Verma-Sharma show

3 Nov 2025

NAVI MUMBAI, India (Reuters) -India’s agonising wait for a maiden Women’s World Cup title finally came to an end as Harmanpreet Kaur and her teary-eyed teammates clinched the trophy by beating South Africa in a dramatic final at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday. Their 52-run victory before a full house was the perfect culmination …

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Kenya landslide death toll rises to 26

2 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -The death toll from a landslide in western Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to 26, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, following heavy rains on Saturday. Twenty-five people were still missing and 26 others had been rescued after devastating floods in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said in a statement. Most of the …

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Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

2 Nov 2025

By Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO (Reuters) -Prime ministers, presidents and royalty descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the spectacle-laden inauguration of a sprawling new museum built near the Pyramids to house one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities.   The inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, marks the end of a two-decade construction …

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