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DR Congo expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels seize towns
Read MoreKinshasa orders Rwandan ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours after accusing Kigali of supporting M23 rebels.Kinshasa orders Rwandan ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours after accusing Kigali of supporting M23 rebels.
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Lula is no more than a Brazilian Biden
Read MoreIf elected president, Lula would likely be unable to lead a transformational, leftist agendaIf elected president, Lula would likely be unable to lead a transformational, leftist agenda
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Russia-Ukraine war live: US accuses Russia of ‘weaponising food’ after Moscow suspends grain deal
Read More Antony Blinken urges continuation of pact that has reduced soaring global food prices while Joe Biden calls Russian move ‘purely outrageous’ What we know on day 249 of the Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s ambassador to Washington scolded the United States on Sunday for making what he said were false assertions about Moscow’s decision to…
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Ready for lift-off: first space launch from British soil poised to make history
Read More In a boost to a fledgling industry, UK-built mini-satellites will soon be able to begin their journey into orbit on home ground In a few weeks, Britain will become a space power. A Virgin Orbit jumbo jet will take off from an airport in Cornwall, carrying a rocket strapped below one wing. As…
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‘Halloween nightmare’: Witnesses recount deadly Seoul crowd crush
Read MoreSurvivors describe people ‘falling like dominoes’ and being trapped in a crush of bodies during the Seoul disaster.Survivors describe people ‘falling like dominoes’ and being trapped in a crush of bodies during the Seoul disaster.
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‘Lot of progress’ in India trade talks: UK foreign minister
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Women’s clinic in South Sudan a casualty of distracted world
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Car bombings kill at least 100 in Mogadishu, says Somali president
Read More Deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500 people Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed on Saturday in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital, Mogadishu, and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a…
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How Cameroon’s football superfan landed himself a mascot role
Read MoreNgando Pickett hopes to cheer his Indomitable Lions on in Qatar – and do a bit of dancing too.Ngando Pickett hopes to cheer his Indomitable Lions on in Qatar – and do a bit of dancing too.
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Twin car bombings kill at least 100 in Somalia
Read More The East African country’s president has blamed the attacks on the Al-Shabaab militant group At least 100 people were killed and 300 wounded in twin car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the East African country’s president has said. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced the figures on Sunday, warning that “the number for…
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Seoul Halloween crush: Aftermath of disaster in pictures
Read MoreImages from South Korea reveal how Halloween revellers met with disaster in a giant crush.Images from South Korea reveal how Halloween revellers met with disaster in a giant crush.
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Brazilians go to polls with Lula slight favourite to oust far-right Bolsonaro
Read More Polls – which underestimated incumbent’s vote in first round – give Workers’ party leader 52% to 48% advantage Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in their most important election for years, with leftist challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the slight favourite to put an end to four years of destructive government…
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‘Don’t embarrass the king’: Liz Truss told to forgo a lengthy honours list
Read More Former prime minister could be told to limit rewards for allies and friends after her disastrous seven-week tenure Liz Truss will be advised by Buckingham Palace not to present a long list of resignation honours after her short and disastrous premiership, according to senior figures with experience of the system. One source with…
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Brazil election – live: Bolsonaro cuts Lula lead as presidential race goes down to wire
Read More Fears of violence as Brazilians head to polls after bitter and heated campaign Fears of violence as Brazilians head to polls after bitter and heated campaign
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Brazilian voters go to polls to choose between Bolsonaro and Lula in run off
Read More Brazilians vote Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits conservative President Jair Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (Image credit: Eraldo Peres/AP) Brazilians vote Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits conservative President Jair Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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More wild weather warnings for Australia’s east coast as flood clean-up begins
Read More Severe winds and thunderstorms are forecast for Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and SA Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Wild weather is expected to return to Australia’s east coast and along the Great Australian Bight, just as communities hit hard by flooding begin cleaning up. Residents in…
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Itaewon crowd crush: ‘I could not catch their pulse or breath’
Read MoreWitnesses describe the horror of being jammed in a crowd who had gone to celebrate Halloween.Witnesses describe the horror of being jammed in a crowd who had gone to celebrate Halloween.
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At least 100 killed, 300 hurt in ‘heinous’ Mogadishu car bombings
Read MoreSomali president says death toll could rise further after Saturday’s twin bombings targeting the education ministry.Somali president says death toll could rise further after Saturday’s twin bombings targeting the education ministry.
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Hundreds protest Iranian regime along Poplar Avenue
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S. Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge
Read MoreConcerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea grieved the deaths of at least 151 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in SeoulConcerned relatives raced to…
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Many foreigners killed in Halloween stampede
Read More Citizens of Russia, China, Iran, Uzbekistan and Norway reported dead in the deadly crush in South Korea The South Korean president has declared a week of nationwide mourning after a deadly stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul on Saturday night claimed the lives of over 150 people, including at least 19 foreigners from…
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Victorian public schools to get free lunches under opposition election pledge
Read More The opt-in program would be implemented by the end of 2026 in an effort to ease cost of living pressures and support nutrition of students Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast All Victorian public school students would be provided with free lunches under a major cost-of-living…
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Brazil’s polarizing Bolsonaro-Lula contest goes to voters
Read MoreBrazilians are voting Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election pitting far-right President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaBrazilians are voting Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election pitting far-right President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, former leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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Thin fish, small catches: can Japan’s sushi culture survive climate crisis?
Read More Global heating is warming waters, changing salmon and tuna migration – and hurting fisheries There is little at Shiogama seafood market to suggest that Japanese consumers could one day be deprived of their favourite seafood – from giant crab’s legs simmering in a winter nabe hotpot to spheres of salmon roe resting on…
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At least nine killed in gas tanker explosion in Baghdad
Read MoreNine killed and 13 injured after a gas tanker explodes in an accident in Iraq’s capital, say security forces.Nine killed and 13 injured after a gas tanker explodes in an accident in Iraq’s capital, say security forces.
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South Korea in national mourning after deadly Halloween stampede
Read MoreFamilies search for missing loved ones after stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon kills 151 people, including 19 foreigners.Families search for missing loved ones after stampede in Seoul’s Itaewon kills 151 people, including 19 foreigners.
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US Senators call for Biden to shut down a chip center located in China
Read More A group of Republican Senators want to shut down a chip center to snub Huawei but have failed at every turn to keep the telecom giant down A group of US Senators – Marsha Blackburn, Tom Cotton, Bill Hagerty, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio – all sent an open letter to President Joe…
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Self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to ‘red pill’ anti-lockdown crusader: What are Elon Musk’s politics?
Read More The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through Donald Trump to trade unions and ‘pronouns’, but underneath it all there is a consistent ideology, writes Io Dodds The Tesla and SpaceX tycoon has donated to both parties and attacked everyone from Joe Biden through…
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba – Uganda’s ambitious tweeting general
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba – Uganda’s ambitious tweeting general
Read MoreThe son of Uganda’s president has gained notoriety for his incendiary tweets and political ambitions.The son of Uganda’s president has gained notoriety for his incendiary tweets and political ambitions.
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How Charles Cullen killed 29 patients in 16 years: The true story behind Netflix’s The Good Nurse
Read More Eddie Redmayne portrays the serial killer nurse in Netflix’s dramatisation of the case, while Jessica Chastain plays the coworker who helped stop him. Clémence Michallon reports on the case that rocked New Jersey Eddie Redmayne portrays the serial killer nurse in Netflix’s dramatisation of the case, while Jessica Chastain plays the coworker who…
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‘Full responsibility’: Michaelia Cash challenges Labor on security after repatriation of families from Syria
Read More Government says process was informed by national security advice, individual assessments and detailed work by security agencies Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government must assume “full responsibility” if there is any risk to Australians from repatriating women and children from Syrian camps after…
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Nancy Pelosi: We are traumatised by hammer attack
Read MoreThe US House Speaker says her family is grateful for warm wishes as her husband recovers in hospital.The US House Speaker says her family is grateful for warm wishes as her husband recovers in hospital.
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Seoul crowd crush: what we know so far about Halloween deaths in Itaewon
Read More At least 150 people died when large crowd surged in narrow alley of South Korean nightlife district, officials say At least 150 people have been killed and 150 more injured in a crowd crush and stampede in a narrow alley during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, a popular leisure district of Seoul in South…
