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The leader of the Russian mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has reportedly died in a plane crash in the country. The Russian emergency ministry said in a statement Prigozhin was on the list of passengers on an aircraft that crashed in the Tver Region earlier on Wednesday. It added that the plane came down near the village of Kuzhenkino and all …

Israel has recalled its envoys from Turkey with immediate effect. This followed a speech by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a large pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul on Saturday. Erdoğan told the crowd of demonstrators, without naming a specific country, that Western governments are the main culprit behind the “massacre” in the Gaza Strip. The Turkish leader accused Israel of …

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has lost contact with its staff in Gaza amid the Israeli bombardment of the coastal strip. The UNRWA Commissioner, Philippe Lazzarini, said on Saturday he had lost contact with the “vast majority” of his team. He described the communications blackout as another attempt to impede …

At least 32 people were confirmed dead in an auto crash in Egypt on Saturday morning. The country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement that 63 others were injured in the accident which involved several vehicles along the Cairo-Alexandria road, north of the capital. READ ALSO: 38 injured as fire guts Egypt’s Police headquarters  The ministry added that many …

The Palestinian Health Ministry claims about 7,028 people, including more than 2,900 children have been killed in Israelis attacks on Gaza since the Hamas militants struck Israel on October 7. In an update released on Friday, the ministry also said that nearly 18,500 people have been injured in the strikes including air raids and ground attacks. The Gaza Health Ministry …

Supporters of the military junta that overthrew Niger President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, have warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other international bodies against intervention in the internal affairs of the country. The pro-coup supporters who took to the streets of Niamey in their thousands on Sunday in solidarity with the junta leaders, said they …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday rejected the Nigerien military junta’s three-year transition plan. The junta’s leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, said in a national broadcast on Friday night that the country’s army had set a three-year timeline for the return of power to the civilian government. However, in a chat with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), …

Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger Republic military junta that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup on July 26, has said that the country does not want war but will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Tchiani who made the position of the coup leaders known on Saturday when an Economic Community of West African States …

A Colorado Supreme Court in the United States has disqualified and barred former President Donald Trump from contesting the US presidency following his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters. The case was brought by a group of Colorado voters, aided by the advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, who argued …

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has banned all foreign trips by officials, including himself, to reduce public spending. The presidential spokesman, Ebrima Sankareh, who confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Banjul, said the president signed an executive order “suspending all overseas travels for the rest of the year. READ ALSO: UK govt slams sanctions on ex-Gambian President …