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Spy agency warns al-Shabab targeting Somali leaders

Somalia’s spy agency has warned about an alleged plot by al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militants to attack the president and the prime minister. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said in a tweet that it had briefed the nation’s leaders on...

NASA Prepares for Next Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Attempt

Teams are preparing for the next attempt at the Artemis I wet dress rehearsal, pending range, availability, and restoration of propellants and gases during the test. Through the past two test runs, April 3 and 4, engineers accomplished several...

Putin hails Hungary PM’s election victory

Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister (PM), Viktor Orban, has been congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin after he won a fourth term by a landslide in the country’s general election. His right-wing Fidesz party had 67.8 per cent of votes with...

‘Russian-Ukraine conflict poses new challenge to global food security’

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, which comes at a time when economies worldwide are still grappling with the negative effects of COVID-19, poses a new challenge to global food security, an official with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...

Russia to curb Kyiv assault as peace talks progress

Russia has announced it will “drastically reduce” military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine “to boost mutual trust” in peace talks. The decision to scale back operations around the capital, Kyiv, and the northern city of Chernihiv is...

Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?

Desmond Chinaza Muokwudo, a 30-year-old Nigerian student who has recently fled Ukraine, spent 11 years saving up for an education in Europe. Once a pipeline welder from Anambra state, he dreamt of studying international relations – but he struggled with...

North Carolina’s Nordic Playground is Hiding in Plain Sight

Since first gaining popularity in the 1940s, American skiing destinations have drawn untold numbers of people seeking an Alpine holiday beyond the Alps. Unfortunately, ski destinations like Colorado’s Aspen resort can be incredibly expensive, making it a very pricey...

Doorstep threats, abuse hit anti-war Russians

Russian activists and journalists speaking out against their country’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine have had their homes vandalised by unknown pro-Kremlin figures. Apartment doors have been daubed with threatening graffiti, labelling the people inside "traitors”, with messages featuring...

Zelensky: Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality

Ukraine’s president has said his government was prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia. In an interview with independent Russian journalists, Volodymyr Zelensky said any such deal would have to be put...

Secret hit squad linked to murdered Putin rival

An investigation has found that Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shadowed by an agent linked to a political assassination team for almost a year before he was shot dead, an investigation has found. Nemtsov was a fierce adversary of...
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“NAPO Suggests Halting Parliamentary Business if Ablakwa’s Agenda Is Irrelevant.”

Manhyia South MP, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested that Parliament should halt all legislative business if the National Democratic...
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