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New compensation offer made over Suez Canal blockage

The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new offer in a compensation dispute with the...

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Libyan Warlord Haftar Shuts Border With Algeria

Forces loyal to Libya’s eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday said they have closed the Libyan-Algerian border and declared it a military zone in...

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Europe

Putin Names Lavrov, Shoigu To United Russia Elections List

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said his foreign minister and his defense minister will head the candidates’ list for the dominant United Russia...

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Asia

Myanmar Rejects UN Resolution Urging Arms Embargo

Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an arms embargo against the Southeast Asian nation and condemning the...

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Five Kenyan Security Officers Killed In Suspected al Shabaab Attack Near Somali Border

Five Kenyan security officers were killed Tuesday in a clash with suspected al Shabaab militants in Mandera county, near the border with Somalia, police said. The attack occurred around midday when a patrol team from SOG Alungu encountered militants near Wantey Dam, according to a police report. Al...

Kenya Investigates Suspected Toxin After 15 Elephants Die In Amboseli

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating a possible toxic substance after 15 elephants died in the Amboseli ecosystem between June 24 and July 24, with preliminary lab tests flagging a suspicious compound in samples taken from several of the animals. The Amboseli ecosystem, which lies in southern Kenya...

South Africa Faces Labour Shortages After Migrant Workers Leave

South Africa is beginning to feel the economic impact of a large-scale departure of migrant workers, with farms, factories and households struggling to find labour after thousands of foreign nationals left the country following xenophobic attacks and intensified immigration enforcement. In one of South Africa’s major citrus-producing regions,...