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China urges larger-scale Gaza peace conference as conflict escalates

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a larger, more authoritative Israeli-Palestinian peace conference and a timetable to implement a two-state solution as the Gaza conflict escalated and the Red Sea became a new flash point. Speaking to reporters after talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Sunday, Wang …

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Nicaragua expels Catholic Bishop Alvarez, priests amid crackdown

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaragua said it expelled 19 clergymen to the Vatican on Sunday, including Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a prominent critic of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians who were detained in Nicaragua were also expelled. Nicaragua thanked Pope Francis and other Church members for “the very respectful and …

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Comoros holds presidential election, opposition say vote had irregularities

By Abdou Moustoifa MORONI (Reuters) -Voting took place in Comoros on Sunday in an election widely expected to hand a fourth five-year term to President Azali Assoumani, while his five opponents said the vote was tainted by accusations of pre-marked ballots in favour of the incumbent. The polls opened across the Indian Ocean archipelago at …

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UN says 2,000 peacekeepers to leave eastern Congo in withdrawal’s first phase

KINSHASA (Reuters) – About 2,000 U.N. troops will leave restive eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of April in the first phase of the peacekeeping mission’s planned withdrawal from the country, the head of mission said on Saturday. The U.N. Security Council approved the end of the mission in December …

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Ramaphosa targets ‘decisive’ ANC win in South African elections

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday that his African National Congress (ANC) party would be seeking a “decisive victory” in this year’s national elections, which are slated to be the most highly contested in the country’s democratic history. Ramaphosa is looking to win a second term as president as Africa’s …

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Two US Navy sailors reported missing while conducting operations off coast of Somalia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Navy sailors were reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia on Thursday evening, the U.S. military said in a statement on Friday, adding that search and rescue operations were ongoing to locate them. “The sailors were forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet (C5F) area of …

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Ghana agrees debt restructuring deal with official creditors – finance ministry

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana has reached a deal to restructure $5.4 billion of loans with its official creditors, the finance ministry said on Friday, a milestone in the country’s quest for debt relief as it charts its way out of the worst economic crisis in a generation. The agreement …

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