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Ambassador: Israel listens to Germany’s Merz ‘because he is a friend’
The Israeli ambassador to Germany says his government is taking German criticism of its campaign in Gaza seriously, one day after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel's military actions "can...
Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria
Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned against extrajudicial killings. A viral post circulating on X...
Ugandan army accuses German envoy of ‘subversive activities’
Army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is known for his controversial posts on social media platform X [Getty Images]Uganda's army has announced the suspension of all military cooperation with Germany...
AP PHOTOS: More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons. This is one soldier’s story
Kyiv, Ukraine (AP) — “Everything will be all right.”Ukrainian soldier Serhii Hryhoriev said this so often during brief phone calls from the front that his wife and two daughters...
Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in prison since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago.Abuse inside Russian prisons likely contributed to many of these...
Judge In World Junior Trial Rules Text Exchange Between Two NHLer Witnesses Is Inadmissible
Warning: coverage of the Hockey Canada trial includes graphic details of alleged sexual assault that may be disturbing to readers.The judge in the world junior sexual assault trial ruled...
Could Nigeria’s careful ethnic balancing act be under threat?
In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country's many ethnic and religious differences. Today, there are growing concerns that this...
Merz slams Israeli actions in Gaza as German criticism mounts
Israel's actions in Gaza "can no longer be justified by the fight against Hamas terrorism," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.Speaking at a conference in Berlin, Merz said...
Kremlin denies connection to arson attack on British prime minister’s home
The Kremlin is denying involvement in an arson attack on the private home of United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying any accusation has no grounds.Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov...
Macron brushes off pushing from wife ahead of Vietnam trip
French President Emmanuel Macron is downplaying a video that appeared to show his wife, Brigitte, pushing him on the face as they were about to disembark a plane after...
