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Activists walk from Bamako to Ouagadougou to promote states' federation

A small group of activists have been walking from Mali's capital Bamako to Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou to express their support for a federation between the two West African states.

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U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

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Dozens detained by Russian police on Ukraine war anniversary - rights centre

Dozens of people were detained by police in Russia on Friday for actions to commemorate the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, in some cases just for placing flowers, a human rights group said on Friday.

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Four killed in South African township shooting

Three people were shot dead and another one died in a hospital after gunshots were fired in KwaMashu township, north of South Africa's Durban, police said on Wednesday.

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Russia begins demolition of bombed Mariupol theatre

Russian authorities in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol have begun demolishing most of the city's drama theatre, where Ukrainian authorities say hundreds died in an air bombardment in March.

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India's Gujarat state calls off search after fatal bridge collapse

India's Gujarat state on Thursday said that the search operation following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people had been called off.

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West Ham star reflects on Arsenal WSL defeat and makes Hope Powell-less Brighton prediction

West Ham came up short against Arsenal over the weekend in the WSL but many positives can be taken from the defeat at Meadow Park going forward into Brighton and the rest of the season

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Stanley Johnson plans new trip to China after getting caught in Covid lockdown

The 82-year-old's trek to follow Marco Polo's footsteps was already proving controversial - now he's set to return to the country next year after Chengdu was locked down

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Shops in China stripped bare in scenes of chaos before 21million people locked down

Chengdu, in China's southwest, was placed into a strict lockdown on Thursday after a surge of around 150 positive tests were recorded amid fury aimed at the Government

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Tripoli calm, Libya riven after worst fighting in years

Charred cars and buildings pockmarked by bullets scarred Libya's capital on Sunday, the day after intense fighting killed 32 people yet appeared to leave the Tripoli government more firmly entrenched.

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U.N. chief, in Ukraine, says he worried by situation at nuclear plant on front line

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power station after it came under shelling at the front lines in Ukraine.

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Feared Taliban family dubbed 'The Sopranos of Terror' killed by US 'ninja' missile

Members of the Taliban mafia have been killed alongside the Al-Qaeda boss in Afghanistan. Sources told the Mirror that Ayman al-Zawahiri was not the only person to die in the missile strike

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Brit fighter captured in Ukraine launches desperate appeal to overturn death penalty

Aiden Aslin, 28, was captured by Russian forces in Mariupol while fighting for Ukraine and is now appealing against his death sentence for alleged "mercenary activities", which he denies

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Thailand scrambles fighters after Myanmar jet airspace breach

Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on Thursday and ordered its defense attache to issue a warning to the military government, its air force said, over what it called an airspace violation during a combat operation.

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Anger, tears in S.Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub

South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21 teenagers in a tavern over the weekend, as investigating authorities said the youths were probably accidentally poisoned by something they ate, drank or smoked.

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Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban begs for aid after devastating shake kills over 1,000

The 6.1-magnitude earthquake destroyed at least 2,000 homes and villages have been left flattened, and about 1,500 people were left injured after it struck the province of Paktika on Tuesday night

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Bangladesh military scrambles to reach millions marooned after deadly flooding

Soldiers on small boats delivered relief material on Monday across flooded towns and villages in Bangladesh, after more than nine million people were marooned in the low-lying country and neighbouring India following heavy rains, officials said.

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At least 26 killed in fire in western Delhi suburb

At least 26 people died on Friday in a fire that broke out in a four-storey building near a railway station in city state Delhi's western suburb, police said in a statement.

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US congresswoman visits Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, draws India's ire

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar made a rare visit by a U.S. lawmaker to Pakistan's part of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday and said the issue should get more attention from the United States, prompting an angry response from India.

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Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland, seek to crush resistance

Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had built for themselves in the quiet riverside village of Bin in the Buddhist heartland of central Myanmar.

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Myanmar 'special command' authorised lethal attacks on civilians - report

Myanmar's junta chief created a special command a day after last year's coup that was solely responsible for deployment and operations of troops in urban areas, and authorised lethal attacks on unarmed civilians, human rights investigators said.

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