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Tunisia detains cartoonist over drawings mocking prime minister

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia’s public prosecutor on Thursday detained the cartoonist Tawfiq Omrane over drawings mocking the prime minister, Omrane’s lawyer said, fuelling concern among free speech advocates. Omrane is well known for publishing satirical cartoons featuring President Kais Saied, who seized almost all powers two years ago after he shut down Tunisia’s …

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DRC Congo to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv -Israeli statement

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday. Netanyahu, who met Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi during the U.N. General Assembly, announced in a statement that Israel would also be opening an embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic …

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US contractor charged with giving classified information to Ethiopia

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government contract employee for the Justice and State Departments was arrested on espionage charges unsealed on Thursday, prosecutors said, accusing him of passing on classified information to Ethiopia. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, was charged in a complaint from late August, which was unsealed on Thursday, the U.S. …

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At UN, Kenya’s president asks world not to leave Haiti behind

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Kenyan President William Ruto urged the United Nations Security Council on Thursday to formally back a security support mission to Haiti, which Kenya has shown a willingness to lead, saying the Caribbean country “deserves better from the world.” The council could vote as soon as next week, diplomats …

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Amal Clooney, international leaders call for accountability in Sudan war

By Daphne Psaledakis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and world leaders on Thursday pleaded for more attention to be paid to the war in Sudan and for accountability in fighting that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. “There are survivors around the world who see robust and concerted action …

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UN investigators warn of risk of ‘future atrocities’ in Ethiopia

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N.-appointed investigators warned on Thursday that more atrocities were likely in Ethiopia and called for continued scrutiny of Addis Ababa’s human rights record as their work faces termination amid strong African-led opposition. Thousands died in a two-year conflict between the government and regional forces from Tigray, which formally came …

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Nigeria’s Tinubu urges UN to help curb exploitation of Africa’s resources

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu urged the United Nations to become more proactive in addressing his African nation’s poverty and security issues and helping to fight illicit resource extraction, his spokesman said on Thursday. Tinubu raised the issues when he met U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday on the sidelines of the …

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Congo army seeks insight into Islamist militants from women held captive

By Yassin Kombi and Gradel Muiysa BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – At a military intelligence centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 22-year-old Mariam recounted how she lived alongside Islamist insurgents for two years after she was taken by the militants and force-marched to their camp in the rainforest. Mariam said a Ugandan …

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