GERMAN President Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorated the death of police officer Rouven Laur at a ceremony in the western city of Mannheim on Friday. Laur died in an attack at Mannheim’s Market Square a week ago. Steinmeier, state premier Winfried Kretschmann, and state interior minister Thomas Strobl all paused for a …
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A bomb dating back to World War II was found on the grounds of Frankfurt Airport on Friday. The police said that it was a phosphorus bomb that was discovered during construction work. According to the police, incendiary bombs containing white phosphorus were used on a large scale during World …
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that humanitarian partners will need $4.7 billion to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and five other African countries. This was disclosed in its 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Requirements Overview report, published on its …
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Kenya will use a portion of a World Bank budget support loan to make a $500 million payment on a Eurobond maturing this month, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge announced on Thursday. ‘We do expect some disbursements from the World Bank of about $1.2bn related to development policy …
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THE African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO), and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), have signed the requisite documents for the establishment of a $5 billion Africa Energy Bank. The proposed bank is an institution set up to facilitate, promote, and finance the development of Africa’s hydrocarbon deposits of oil, gas, and …
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THE US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against Israeli officials. The move comes after The Hague-based court’s prosecutor said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant should be …
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Ultra-wealthy Republican donors are rallying behind former US President Donald Trump following his historic trial and criminal conviction. Trump, the Republican candidate for this November’s White House election, was found guilty of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to former adult-film star Stormy Daniels. While he has lagged …
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SOUTH Korea’s government has approved suspending an agreement with North Korea on détente measures, clearing the way for resuming all military activities along the heavily fortified border between the two countries. Vice Defense Minister Cho Chang Rae said that all activities of its armed forces along the military demarcation line …
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The official quick count from the INE has projected Claudia Sheinbaum as the winner of Sunday’s presidential election with between 58.3 and 60.7 percent of the vote. It gave her nearest rival, Xochitl Galvez, who leads a coalition of largely conservative parties, 26.6-28.8 percent of the vote. Sheinbaum is the …
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FORMER United States President Donald Trump’s campaign has raised about $53 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial. The campaign, on Friday, said the record haul was equivalent to more than $2 million raised per hour. Senior campaign aides Chris LaCivita …
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