A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country. Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015-2021, died in a South African hospital in June. He was 68. His family want him to be buried in South...
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Ghana Says All Immigrants Deported By The US Have Been Sent Home, Contradicting Lawyers
Authorities in Ghana pushed back Tuesday on claims that four African immigrants recently deported by the U.S. remain in Ghanaian detention, reiterating their assertion that all such migrants have been returned to their home countries. The government said Monday that all 14 of the deportees had been returned to their countries of origin in West...
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Colombia’s President Lashes Out At Trump Administration Over Drug War Designation
Colombian president Gustavo Petro on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. government after it added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in three decades. In a message on his X account, the leftist leader accused the United States of seeking to “participate” in Colombian politics and looking...
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Mexico Breaks History, For The First Time, A Woman Gave El Grito De Independencia Before Millions, As President Claudia Sheinbaum Marked The 215th Anniversary
Claudia Sheinbaum becomes 1st female President to inaugurate México’s Independence Day.
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Japan Political Party To Install AI Leader
An upstart Japanese political party, the “path to rebirth” said on Tuesday it will install an artificial intelligence as leader after its maverick founder, Shinji Ishimaru, quit following a disastrous showing in recent elections. The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city in...
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The US Says A Deal Has Been Reached On Tiktok, But Details Are Sparse
A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain. Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the worlds top two economies concluded in Madrid that...
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North Korea Reportedly Executes Citizens For Watching Foreign Films, TV Shows
The Government of North Korea has reportedly executed an unspecified number of its citizens for distributing foreign media, including popular South Korean films and TV shows. The grim finding was revealed in a major report published by the United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday, which stated that the country’s human rights situation has worsened...
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President Tinubu Orders Permanent Removal Of 5% Telecom Tax
The Federal Government of Nigeria has permanently removed the controversial 5% excise duty on telecommunications services, a move hailed as a major relief for millions of mobile phone and internet users. The excise duty, introduced under the Muhammadu Buhari administration, was designed to cover voice calls and data usage but faced heavy criticism from industry...