US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on vehicles
President Donald Trump has threatened to hike US tariffs on automobiles originating in Canada, as the trade war between the two neighbours continues to heat up.Trump said on Monday that he will...
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Former Liberian vice-president charged in drug-trafficking probe
Liberia has charged former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and a range of other offences as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics...
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Top Zambian opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote
Security forces in Zambia have seized weapons and arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, allegedly involved in an insurrection plot, the government has said.The leading opposition...
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Zambia resumes vote counting after security concerns halt electoral process
Zambia's Electoral Commission has resumed the counting of votes from Thursday's presidential, parliamentary and local elections after it was halted over alleged attacks on polling staffThe authority...
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2026 National Youth Conference: Take an active role in national development - NYA CEO urges youth
Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has urged Ghanaian youth to move beyond being passive recipients of government interventions and take an active...
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Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.The US president boarded...
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Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt
The cancellation of a flight in Canada after a child refused to wear a seat belt has reignited a debate about the etiquette and safety procedures relating to children travelling on planes.The...
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Battle for Mali base has killed dozens of militants, army says
The authorities in Mali say their soldiers killed dozens of militant Islamists as they repelled an attack on a military base on Sunday.Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a jihadist...
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About 49,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta, officials says
About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, officials estimate.Videos and images showed thousands of people swimming into...
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Oprah Winfrey to close her school for girls in South Africa
US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year.At the end of the 2027 academic year, the expansive boarding school...
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More than 600 US military service members injured since Iran War began in February
At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon's most recent update on 25 July. Among...
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Oil rises as US-Iran tension escalates after Iraq strikes, missile attack
Oil prices rose more than $3 a barrel on Wednesday after joint strikes in Iraq by the United States and Saudi Arabia, and the interception of Iran's ballistic missiles aimed at U.S. forces in...
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