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All Progressive Congress’s Babajide Sanwo-Olu led the voting with a clear margin over his closest rival., All Progressive Congress’s Babajide Sanwo-Olu led the voting with a clear margin over his closest rival from the Labour Party.The governor of Lagos has easily won re-election in low-turnout local voting, figures have shown,Continue Reading

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Iranian president has received an invitation to visit Saudi Arabia following reconciliation deal, Iranian official says., Iranian president has received an invitation to visit Saudi Arabia following reconciliation deal, Iranian official says.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has favourably received an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to visit the kingdom followingContinue Reading

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Talks in Egypt stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites during Ramadan., Talks in Egypt stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites during Ramadan.Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensionsContinue Reading

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The Iraq War has reshaped the country and impacted the region., From: Inside StoryThe Iraq War has reshaped the country and impacted the region.Twenty years ago, life in Iraq changed forever. United States and British military forces rolled into the country – unleashing a wave of destruction that would toppleContinue Reading

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On Friday, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin, accusing the Russian president of war crimes in abducting children from Ukraine and deporting them to Russia.Russia’s government has denied accusations that it has committed such atrocities during its one-year invasion and occupation of Ukraine that hasContinue Reading

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Iraqi officials say move is aimed at tightening frontier with Iraq’s Kurdish region., Iraqi officials say the move is aimed at tightening the frontier with Iraq’s Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security.Iraq and Iran have signed a border security agreement, a moveContinue Reading

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Authorities had been scrambling to rescue Credit Suisse before financial markets reopened on Monday., Authorities had been scrambling to rescue Credit Suisse before financial markets reopened on Monday.Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.24bn), officials from the banks have said, inContinue Reading

Baghdad on the 20th anniversary of “shock and awe”

The U.S. aerial bombardment of Iraq began on March 19, 2srcsrc3, a campaign that then-President George W. Bush described as “shock and awe.” The takedown of Saddam Hussein’s regime triggered a savage insurgency and brutal sectarian conflict, and led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and nearly 4,5srcsrc U.S…Continue Reading