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Trump Administration launches “FIFA Pass” to fast-track World Cup travelers/in /by
The Trump administration has announced a new fast-track system to help international fans enter the United States for next year’s World Cup.
PSG and Mbappé face off in court over unpaid wage dispute/in /by
The legal dispute between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé escalated on Monday, with both sides making colossal financial demands.
What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria/in /by
Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls over a decade ago, bringing the extremist group to global attention. But groups of bandits are also active.
Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet/in /by
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions.
UN seeks to expand presence in Sudan as violence intensifies/in /by
"The UN is a ship that was not built to stay in the harbor," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said Monday, urging a dramatic expansion of UN presence in Sudan as violence intensifies in Darfur.
Nigeria: Families in agony as gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls, killing a staff member/in /by
Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staff member, in a tragic incident that has left communities and families devastated.
Ethiopia confirms three deaths in new Marburg virus outbreak/in /by
Three additional fatalities are being investigated for a possible connection to the disease.
Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria/in /by
The attack took place before dawn on Monday. Gunmen also killed the school's vice principal.
African nations join coalition levying taxes on luxury air travel/in /by
A coalition of 13 countries has announced new taxes on luxury air travel, applying to private jets as well as business and first-class tickets. Most of the members are from the Global South.
ICC prosecutors seek life sentence for Janjaweed leader convicted of Darfur crimes/in /by
The International Criminal Court is pushing for the maximum penalty, life in prison, for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s notorious Janjaweed militia.