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Family of arrested Aid Worker calls for immediate release

On Teusday, the relatives of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker who was arrested in the Central African Republic on suspicion of collaborating with armed groups to plan a coup, continue to assert his innocence and are urging for his immediate release.

Rescue efforts ongoing after Southern Ethiopia’s deadly mudslide

The search for survivors of a mudslide that claimed the lives of at least 229 people in southern Ethiopia continued on Tuesday.

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump

Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaig...

Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty

The man accused of leading the attack, Amadu Koita Makalo, was sentenced Monday to 182 years in prison on charges of treason, murder and shooting with intent to murder

Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending year long rift

It comes as Israel and Hamas are weighing an internationally backed cease-fire proposal that would wind down the nine-month war and free dozens of Israeli hostages held by Hamas

Pro- and anti-government protesters clash in Kenya as police hurl tear-gas cannisters

Anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital clashed with a pro-government group on Tuesday, leading to the burning of a motorcycle that belonged to people who were voicing their support for the president.

US elections: Could Kamala Harris be the first female president?

Already a trailblazer, Kamala Harris could be on the way to becoming the first woman to serve as president in the United States.

USA: Black voters express hope and concern as Harris takes center stage in campaign

The Republican and Democratic parties have distinct strengths within different subgroups of the U.S. population.
59-year-old Harris who is of Jamaican and Indian descent will seek to energize Black and Asian voters.

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023

While advances are being made to end the global AIDS pandemic, the report said progress has slowed, funding is shrinking, and new infections are rising in three regions: the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America.