Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation
Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews have been airlifted to Israel – the first of several thousand waiting to emigrate there in a long-running saga. It comes weeks after Israel announced plans […]
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud
Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai has been charged with fraud and detained until a court hearing in April next year. On Thursday a court denied him […]
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Covid Pfizer vaccine approved for use next week in UK
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to […]
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Nigeria MPs ‘invite’ Buhari to give massacre briefing
Nigerian MPs have summoned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of at least 43 farmers in north-east Borno State, local media report. The lawmakers while debating the motion said […]
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Algerian president to return home ‘soon’ from hospital
Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has left a German hospital and will be returning home soon, a statement from the presidency says. “The president of the republic assures the Algerian people […]
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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran scientist ‘killed by remote-controlled weapon’
Iran believes that Israel and an exiled opposition group used a remotely-controlled weapon to kill top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday. In a speech at Fakhrizadeh’s funeral in Tehran, […]
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Michel Zecler beating: Four French policemen charged over assault
A French judge has placed four police officers under criminal investigation over the beating of a black music producer at his studio in Paris earlier this month, media reports say. […]
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US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Donald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president. Answering reporters’ questions for the first time since losing […]
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: PM declares assault on regional capital Mekelle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is launching the “final phase” of the army’s operation in Tigray with an attack on the regional capital, Mekelle. He said the military […]
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US election 2020: Biden says White House co-operation ‘sincere’
US President-elect Joe Biden says the White House has so far been “sincere” in helping his transition to power. “It has not been begrudging so far, and I don’t expect […]
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