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Blinken meets with Netanyahu in renewed push for Gaza cease-fire
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Blinken “emphasized that it is Hamas that is standing in the way of a cease-fire.” The militants so far have refused to accept a plan calling for a several-week halt in nearly seven months of warfare, along with Hamas failing to free hostages it is hold...
Tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara reserve amid flooding
Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river within the Maasai Mara broke its banks early Wednesday. The reserve, in southwestern Kenya, is a popular tourist destination because it features the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania....
Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool- Poll
Some 58% of respondents to the two-day poll, which closed on Tuesday, agreed with a statement that the Chinese government uses TikTok, which China's ByteDance owns, to "influence American public opinion." Some 13% disagreed, and the rest were unsure or didn't answer the question. Republicans were mo...
South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid ended
President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the gathering in a huge white tent in the gardens of the government buildings in Pretoria as head of state.
Hamas says it received Israel's response to its cease-fire proposal
After more than six months of war with Israel in Gaza, the negotiations remain deadlocked, with Hamas sticking to its demands that any agreement must end the war.
Israel calls for sanctions on Iran missile program after massive attack
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on social media that he reached out to more than 30 nations to push for sanctions against Iran’s missile program and to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.
Mali junta bans media from covering politics
Issued by Mali’s high authority for communication on Thursday, the order was distributed on social media. It applies to all forms of media including television, radio, online and print newspapers.
At least 50,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war, report says
Mediazona, which tracks Russian casualties in the war with the BBC based on deaths recorded by open sources, said in its latest update that 50,471 members of the Russian military had died in the war since it began in February 2022.
Chads opposition says Deby jumping the gun on presidential campaigning
Deby, the transitional president who seized power after the death of his father in 2021, is attempting to cement his rule with a victory in Chad’s presidential election on May 6.The general said on state TV that if elected as Chad's president, he will maintain peace and develop the central African s...
Mali's junta suspends all political activities until further notice
Junta spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga read out the statement on state television late Wednesday evening, while the country was celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan in which observant Muslims fast from dawn until dusk.