Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come. A coast guard vessel and a military landing craft were in the wider area in case an evacuation is required, Civil...
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Iran Praises U.S. For Cutting Foreign Aid Funding As It Looks For A Trump Message On Nuclear Talks
Iran’s government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. President Donald Trump’s moves to freeze spending on foreign aid and overhaul, maybe even end, the U.S. Agency for International Development have been lauded in Iranian state media. The reports...
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The governors made this declaration following their meeting yesterday at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.
The meeting, presided over by the governor of Katsina State, Dr Dikko Umaru Radda, was attended by Governors Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, and Umar Namadi of Jigawa State. The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, UN Resident Coordinator Mohammed Malik Fall, and...
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Philippine Vice President Duterte Faces Removal From Office As Congress Endorses Impeachment
The Philippine lower house of Congress on Wednesday endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country’s firebrand former president, paving the way for a rare trial in the Senate. A bill of impeachment will be sent to the upper house, where the 23 senators would serve as jurors in...
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Hamas Brands Trump Proposal To Take Over Gaza ‘Racist’ Idea, Palestinians Push Back Strongly At Trump’s Suggestion
Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at President Donald Trump’s shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not. Trump made his announcement to audible gasps during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
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US military plane carrying deported Indians lands in Punjab
A US deportation flight carrying about 100 Indian nationals accused of entering the country illegally has landed in the state of Punjab. The military aircraft, which left Texas late on Tuesday, is now in the city of Amritsar where authorities say they have put measures in place to process the deportees. President Donald Trump has...
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