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Behind the smiles, as Joe Biden bids farewell to world leaders at the UN General Assembly this week, will be one goal, shoring up his legacy against a possible White House comeback by Donald Trump. Countries around the world are nervously watching November’s US presidential election amid fears that a Trump victory over Kamala Harris…
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A Singaporean former minister pleaded guilty to bribery charges Tuesday after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial of a political officeholder for more than four decades began in the city-state. Ex-transport minister S. Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula 1 to the financial hub, was earlier this year…
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American actor Meryl Streep has said a “squirrel has more rights” than a girl in Afghanistan, adding her voice to a call by Afghan women to end the Taliban government’s severe restrictions on their lives. Taliban authorities have implemented an austere interpretation of Islamic law since returning to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 following…
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A South Korean man has been arrested after confessing to murdering his girlfriend 16 years ago and entombing her body on his balcony under a layer of cement, police told AFP on Tuesday. The man, who is now in his 50s, was charged with murdering the woman in October 2008 during an argument, according to…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) has urged the Federal Government to withdraw from the ongoing legal proceedings against its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and release him unconditionally, accusing the government of ethnic persecution. In a statement released by IPoB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Monday, the group described the continued trial of…