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Brazil to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
The case, first filed by South Africa in December 2023, alleges that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza violates the 1948 United Nations Genocide Convention.
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Nigeria faces starvation crisis as aid dries up, violence escalates
A joint outlook from the WFP and Food and Agriculture Organization covering June to September warns that food insecurity will deepen in the coming months.
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Columbia to pay $200 million in campus protest settlement
The university said it will pay the amount over three years, while the government will reinstate most of the suspended research funding as part of the agreement.
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Canada holds firm as US trade deadline nears
If no agreement is reached by August 1, 2025, US imports from Canada will face a 35% tariff,
Business
Moody’s warns Kenya over rising debt and weak revenue amid budget deficit concerns
Moody’s flagged the country's widening budget deficit, which rose to 5.7% of GDP higher than earlier projections.
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Ugandans urged to learn swimming as drowning cases surge
The appeal comes ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day, observed annually on July 25.
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FBI arrests, extradites Kenyan-based suspect in Washington State killing
The suspect was arrested in Kenya by agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working in coordination with Kenyan authorities and Interpol.
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Kordofan emerges as crucial battleground in Sudan's prolonged civil war
The spotlight has turned to Kordofan following airstrikes earlier this month that claimed hundreds of civilian lives.
News
US strikes major trade pact with Japan as tariff threats ease
Following the April declaration, the tariff plan was suspended for 90 days in response to global market disruptions, giving Japan's trade team time to engage Washington in talks.
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Gaza hunger crisis deepens as 15 more, including infant, die of starvation
Three of the others were children, including 13-year-old Abdulhamid al-Ghalban, who died in Khan Younis in the south.
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Nigeria Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan barred from Parliament despite court order
According to the Senate's standing orders, a suspended lawmaker is barred from accessing the parliamentary complex until the suspension period lapses, in this case, September.
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US House Speaker halts proceedings to delay Epstein files vote
Last week, Trump instructed Attorney General Pam Bondi to request the release of all relevant grand jury testimony in the Epstein case.