Category: World
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Trump to cut USAID employees to under 300
The workforce of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will be slashed to just a few hundred employees from the weekend onwards, U.S. media reported on Thursday.
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S/Arabia rejects Trump’s U.S. Gaza takeover proposal
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says it has “unequivocally rejected” Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, a Palestine territory. A statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saudi Arabia was vehemently opposed to the idea, and would rather continue its efforts to establish an independent
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Father kills U.S.-born teenage daughter over TikTok videos
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the South-Western Pakistani city of Quetta, local police…
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18 people die in plane crash
A plane with 21 people on board crashed in South Sudan on Wednesday, leaving 18 people dead, including two pilots, South Sudan Eagles Media reported. It added that three others are in critical condition.
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South Sudan suspends social media
South Sudan has directed telecom companies to block social media for three months, citing concerns over graphic content related to the ongoing violence against South Sudanese in neighboring Sudan. As the country’s communications industry regulator, the National Communication Authority
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Trump to sign over 200 executive orders immediately after inauguration
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump staged a campaign-style rally in frigid Washington where he and his supporters celebrated his win.
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Israel set to approve Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday that Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and a release of hostages. In Gaza, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities
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Setback for trans community as US House passes ‘protection’ bill
In the United States of America, trans men and women are currently experiencing a major setback following the recent ban prohibiting trans men from participating in men’s sports and transgender women from competing in women’s Sports.
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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before Inauguration
United States President-elect, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction, stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. This case earlier overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.
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Just In: French troops asked to leave Ivory Coast immediately
Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast President has announced the withdrawal of French troops from its country.