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Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’

Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album.

Haitians react to comments by President Emmanuel Macron caught on camera

Haitians reacted Friday with indignation to comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron recorded at the G20 summit in Brazil earlier this week.

Tanzania: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe released on bail after arrest

Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania's main opposition party, has been released on bail, his party announced on Saturday. He was arrested the previous day, just days before the upcoming local elections.

More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says

More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations reported Friday.

COP29 summit: Anger at ‘meagre’ figure for climate cash

A new draft of a deal on cash to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion annually by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones. The amount pleases the countries who will be paying, but...

Prominent Tanzanian opposition figure arrested

According to reports published on Friday (No. 22), the politicians have been questionned for allegedly violating local authorities’ election campaign regulations.

DRC: PM in war-torn eastern provinces to assess unpopular state of siege measure

Over a hundred-armed groups have been sowing terror in the regions for decades and the enforcement of the state of siege in the provinces of Ituri and North-Kivu has changed nothing, residents say.

Russia warns of ‘nuclear collision’ over Ukraine’s western missiles

In response to Washington's permission to Kiev to deploy longer-range weapons against Russia, President Vladmir Putin authorized changes to Russia's nuclear policy

IMF highlights progress in Egypt’s reforms and global economic updates

The IMF highlighted signs of economic stabilization in Argentina following a year of contraction. Leaders are exploring new arrangements to address the country’s $44 billion loan with the Fund.

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

Police said their findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil's Supreme Court, which must decide whether to refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who will either formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation