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DRC Reports Nearly 31,000 Cholera Cases and 664 Deaths in 2025 Surge
A devastating cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has infected more than 30,900 people and killed at least 664…
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Suicide Bomber Targets Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Killing at Least 20
At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Sunday after a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the Mar…
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SIERRA LEONE: President Bio Elected New ECOWAS Chair
West African leaders on Sunday elected Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio as the new chair of the Economic Community of West…
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Benin’s President Demands Action, Not Rhetoric, from ECOWAS
Beninese President Patrice Talon has issued a sharp rebuke of ECOWAS’s current direction, warning that the regional bloc risks irrelevance if it…
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Nigeria Welcomes 119 Benin Artifacts from Netherlands in Largest Single Return
Nigeria has officially received 119 Benin artifacts from the Netherlands, more than a century after they were looted from the former Kingdom…
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Comoros, Madagascar on Alert as Passenger Vessel Disappears at Sea
Authorities in the Comoros and Madagascar have launched a regional search and rescue mission after a passenger boat carrying 19 people disappeared…
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Breaking News: U.S. Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites Amid Escalating Conflict
In a significant escalation of tensions, President Donald Trump announced that the United States has conducted airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear…
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Explainer: What Is an Interpol Red Notice?
A Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant. It is a request to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition,…
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Why the GBU-57 Must Stay on the Table
OPINION EDITORIAL For over two decades, Iran has tested the world’s patience, inching ever closer to a nuclear threshold while playing the…
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Liberia’s First Lady Delivers Visionary Address at Merck Foundation Summit in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Liberia’s First Lady Kartumu Yarta Boakai delivered a passionate and visionary address today, June 18, 2025, at…
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Liberia’s President Boakai Orders National Mourning as Nation Prepares for State Funeral and Re-burial of Samuel Doe and First Lady Nancy Doe in Grand Gedeh
The Liberian Government has released the protocol leading to the funeral and re-burial of former President Samuel Kanyon Doe, marking a significant…
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U.S. Universities Secure Temporary Reprieve as Court Halts DoD Research Funding Reductions
WASHINGTON D.C. – A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing steep cuts to federal research funding specifically…