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Nigeria reels after 215 children taken in second mass school abduction in a week
Twelve teachers also kidnapped from Catholic school amid threats from Trump to intervene over ‘Christian genocide’
Unknown gunmen have abducted 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, the second mass abduction in the country in a week.
The latest kidnapping, in Papiri community in Niger state, came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s threat
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South Africa’s dispute with US escalates amid row over G20 handover event
Trump press secretary accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of ‘running his mouth’ after US boycott of summit in Johannesburg
The dispute between South Africa and the US over the Trump administration’s decision to boycott the G20 in Johannesburg has continued, with South Africa objecting to a US plan for a junior embassy official to take part in the closing ceremony meant to mark the handover to the
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Keir Starmer defends trip to South Africa for G20 summit as budget looms
PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for Ukraine
Keir Starmer has defended his decision to travel to South Africa for the G20 summit days before the budget and despite the planned absence of Donald Trump.
The prime minister will arrive in South Africa on Friday morning for two days of summit discussions and bilateral talks on
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US in talks to attend G20 summit after initial boycott, South Africa says
Cyril Ramaphosa says US has had ‘change of mind’ but does not confirm Trump’s attendance in Johannesburg
The US has changed its mind about attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa’s president has said, without confirming whether Donald Trump, who had said the US would
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Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court
Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civilians
The Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been sentenced to life in prison on terrorism-related charges by a court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his
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Survivor of Chilean blizzard that killed Briton says staff told trekkers they could proceed
Tom Player speaks out about incident in which Victoria Bond died along with two Mexicans and two Germans
A survivor of the blizzard that killed a British woman and four others in Chilean Patagonia has said that tourists were concerned about adverse weather conditions ahead of the trek, but were told by staff it was “normal” and they could proceed.
Tom Player, a London-based
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Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada
Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bear
Eleven people were injured, two of them critically, when a grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada.
The attack happened on Thursday in Bella Coola, 435 miles (700km) north-west of Vancouver.
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Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election
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US men indicted for alleged coup plot to kill and rape people on Haitian island
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Colombian scientists recover first treasures from ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’
Cannon, three coins and a cup taken from San José, a 1708 wreckage that could hold items worth billions of dollars
A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup are among the first objects recovered by Colombian scientists from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the legendary Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708 after being attacked by a British fleet.
The recovery is part of a
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