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Fourteen people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in the southern Egyptian city of Assiut on Monday. The city’s governor, Essam Saad, said on Tuesday. He said the bodies were recovered from under the rubble during search and rescue operations by emergency workers. “Six people were rescued and have been shifted to hospital,” Saad said. According to him, poor …

The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria has denied reports that the country has implemented a visa ban for Nigerian passport holders, saying the reports are false and should be ignored. Reports had been circulating last week that countries such as Turkey, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates had imposed visa bans and revoked certain privileges for Nigerian passport holders, such as …

  Federal prosecutors overreached when they used an obstruction law to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters, the Supreme Court ruled in an opinion that could also affect a case against Donald Trump. Joseph Fischer (center, holding phone) briefly entered the Capitol and met with police officers on January 6, 2021   The judges ruled that obstruction charges must include …

The United States has imposed sanctions on three United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipping companies involved in Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical trade. The State Department also identified 11 vessels transporting petroleum products or petrochemicals as blocked property. The companies targeted are Sea Route Ship Management FZE, Almanac Ship Management LLC, and Al Anchor Ship Management FZE. US Secretary of State Antony …

French voters will go to the polls on Sunday for an exceptional moment in their political history: the first round of early parliamentary elections that could see the formation of the country’s first far-right government since the Nazi occupation of World War II, or no majority at all. The outcome of the vote, after the second round on July 7 …

President Joe Biden’s debate performance has set off alarm bells among top Democrats, leaving some openly wondering whether Biden can remain atop the Democratic ticket. “He seemed a little disoriented. He got stronger as the debate went on. But by that point, I think the panic had already set in,” said David Axelrod, a Democratic incumbent and senior CNN political …

  Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government building on Wednesday in what the president called an attempted coup, then quickly retreated — the latest crisis in the South American country that faces a political and economic battle. crisis. Armored vehicles crashed through the doors of Bolivia’s government building on …

A fire has damaged the birthplace of former East German communist leader Erich Honecker. Honecker led East Germany as head of state and leader from 1971 until he was removed from power in 1989, shortly before the country’s collapse. The house in the western German city of Neunkirchen suffered a fire late Tuesday in the roof and attic area that …

The United States on Wednesday asserted that it has identified Nigeria as one of the most deserving countries to promote chemical safety for a safer world. Senior Director, America Chemical Council (ACC), Daniel Rockniak, stated this at a workshop entitled “Promoting Chemical Safety for a Safer World,” in Abuja. Rockniak noted that Nigeria is one of the countries they identified …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to felony charges related to his reported role in one of the largest breaches of classified U.S. government material, according to newly filed federal court documents, as part of a deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid prison time in the United States. Under the terms of …