Senegal goes to the polls
CNN : Senegalese voters will choose their next president on Sunday in a delayed and high-stakes election that poses a test for the country’s democracy....
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China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship
CNN : China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in...
Who’s to blame for the Moscow massacre? ISIL, Ukraine or Russia itself?
Al Jazeera : Aleksandra Chanysheva is convinced that lax security is what made the Friday night attack on a concert hall just northwest of Moscow...
South Africa’s deadly love affair with guns
BBC : For the last six years Penson Mlotshwa has been carrying a gun with him wherever he goes in the South African city of...
UK in shock announces Kate’s cancer diagnosis
AFP : The candid disclosure leaves the British monarchy in an unprecedented crisis in modern times with two of its most senior members simultaneously fighting...
What we know about the attack on a Moscow concert hall
BBC : The attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday was the worst in Russia for years. More than 100 people were killed as...
Uganda’s President promotes son to army chief
Al Jazeera : Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son as head of the army, raising concerns that he is grooming his eldest child...
EU plans to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia, Belarus
Al Jazeera : The European Commission is planning to impose tariffs on imports of grain from Russia and Belarus in an attempt to prevent the...
Ukraine war: A million without power after wave of Russian strikes
BBC Online : A million people are without power across Ukraine after Russian missiles targeted energy infrastructure. There is no electricity in the second-largest city...
‘Sorry, Donald’: Biden trolls Trump over campaign cash lead
AFP : Joe Biden may be struggling against Donald Trump in the polls ahead of November’s US presidential election but his numbers are looking good...
US sanctions Nicaragua’s AG over human rights concerns
Al Jazeera : The United States has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s attorney general for what it says is her role in the government’s “unjust persecution...