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Henry Kissinger, a dominating and polarizing force in US foreign policy, dies at 100
Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died. He was 100. Kissinger died Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement from his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates. The firm did not…
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CIA director returns to Qatar for hostage talks with Israeli and Egyptian counterparts
CIA Director Bill Burns visited Qatar on Tuesday for meetings with Qatari officials as well as his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts to push for a broader hostage deal that would expand beyond women and children to include negotiations for men and soldiers, a source familiar with the talks told CNN. “Director Burns traveled to Doha for meetings about the ongoing…
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US presidents and first ladies to gather for tribute to Rosalynn Carter
US presidents and other leaders will travel to Atlanta on Tuesday to bid a final farewell to Rosalynn Carter at a private tribute service that’s among several ceremonies planned through Wednesday in honor of the former first lady. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton and former first ladies Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Melania…
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More Israeli hostages expected to be freed after Gaza truce extended
An Israel-Hamas truce in the Gaza Strip stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday as the two sides completed the release of Israeli hostages and detained Palestinians and looked poised to free more as the pause in fighting was extended by two days. Hamas took about 240 hostages during an Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel that killed 1,200 people,…
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Hamas expresses desire to extend truce with Israel past initial four days
Hamas is seeking to extend the ongoing truce and hostage agreement beyond the initial four-day period, the terror group announced on Sunday night. In a statement, the Palestinian terror group said it was hoping to extend the temporary ceasefire, which is currently scheduled to end on Monday night, in order to secure the release of more Palestinian security prisoners jailed…
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Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed, says official
Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed four-day pause in the fighting, an official briefed on the matter said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Qatari mediators were working with Israel and Hamas…
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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks
Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and attempted to break into an armoury in the capital, Freetown, the government said on Sunday. A government statement said the security forces were in control of the situation. “In the early hours of Sunday, some unidentified individuals attempted to break into the military armoury at…
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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. Department of Corrections spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Pistorius would be released from prison on Jan. 5. His parole will come with conditions, including that he not leave the…
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Ceasefire takes hold in Gaza ahead of hostage release, aid enters enclave
A temporary ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces took hold in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the first respite in 48 days of conflict that has devastated the Palestinian enclave, but both sides warned that the war was far from over. No big bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks were reported although Hamas and Israel both accused each other of…
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Dabiri-Erewa in Canada, advices Nigerians to avoid irregular migration
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has urged Nigerians travelling abroad to go legitimately, and with proper documentation to avoid unpleasant consequences. Dabiri-Erewa stated this when she visited some Nigerians in one of the shelters in Brampton, Canada. The NIDCOM boss sympathised with their condition and urged others planning to travel without proper documentation, arrive the country…
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