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Harris slams Trump for suggesting military handle ‘enemy from within

Muhamad Yehia ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris zeroed in on former President Donald Trump ‘s comments suggesting the U.S. military could be used to deal with “the enemy from within” as the two presidential nominees took the fight for battleground Pennsylvania to opposite ends of the state on Monday. Harris, at …

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Nigerian air force expands fleet with 34 Italian jets

Muhamad Yehia ABUJA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s air force is acquiring 24 Italian-made M-346 attack jets and ten AW-109 Trekker helicopters as part of a fleet renewal strategy, a spokesperson said on Monday. Air Force spokesperson Olusola Akinboyewa said in a statement that a team led by Nigeria’s Chief …

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Senegal unveils 25-year economic and social development plan

Muhamad Yehia DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election …

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Independent candidate in Mozambique poll threatens nationwide strike

Muhamad Yehia MAPUTO, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Independent presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane on Friday threatened to call a nationwide strike and bring Mozambique to a standstill if ruling party Frelimo claimed victory in the presidential election. Mondlane told Reuters that, based on figures collected by his delegates at polling stations, …

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Muhamad Yehia MORONI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Comoros will hold elections to its 33-seat parliament on Jan. 12, according to a decree published on Saturday, although opposition parties have said they will boycott the poll. The Indian Ocean archipelago, with a population of about 800,000, last had parliamentary polls in …

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US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. U.S. President Joe Biden said the …

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Inflation in Europe falls below 2% and opens the way for faster rate cuts

Muhamad Yehia FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro fell to 1.8% in September, below the European Central Bank’s target of 2% for the first time in more than three years as falling energy prices give consumers relief from a burst of inflation that …

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Israeli strikes kill a family of 8 in Gaza and destroy a century-old market in Lebanon

Muhamad Yehia DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in the territory’s north and airstrikes destroyed a century-old market in southern Lebanon. The strike in Gaza late Saturday hit …

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Train crash in Egypt kills 1 and injures more than 20 people

Muhamad Yehia CAIRO (AP) — A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. It is the second train crash in a month in the North African country. The collision occurred in the province of …

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Kenya’s parliament overwhelmingly votes to impeach the country’s deputy president Skip carousel

Muhamad Yehia NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s lawmakers approved a motion Tuesday to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges, including allegations that he supported anti-government protests in June. The motion was approved by a 281-44 vote in favor …

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