Zimbabwean Ambassador Uebert Angel has responded to accusations made against him in a recent Al Jazeera documentary, which claimed he was involved in a gold smuggling scheme and demanded bribes from potential investors seeking to meet with the country’s president. In a
Police are hunting for clues after a bomb blast tore through a subway train in St Petersburg, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 40. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which came while President Vladimir Putin was visiting the city, his hometown. The explosion occurred in mid-afternoon on
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British Prime Minister, Theresa May, has arrived in Jordan today for a three-day visit to the Middle East. May will also visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss Brexit trade efforts, investment and security. The Prime Minister was helicoptered into the base on the outskirts of Amman, where she inspected military hardware, including
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President says he will eradicate nuclear threat posed by North Korea – unless China is able to pressure nation United States President Donald Trump insisted over the weekend that he did not need China’s help to end the conflict between North and South Korea. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said that he
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Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing 254 people. President Juan Manuel Santos flew to Mocoa to oversee rescue efforts and talk with affected Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks onto
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A suspected unexploded World War Two bomb discovered on the banks of the River Thames could threaten the university Boat Race. The find was made near Putney Bridge, west London, a day before the 163rd Oxford v Cambridge race. Organisers of the annual Oxford v Cambridge boat races are to decide whether Sunday’s event will
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The White House released financial disclosures for many of its senior officials Friday – a group of some of the wealthiest people ever to join a presidential administration. The documents provide a snapshot of what the employees’ finances looked like when they joined government service in January, but they do not give a full account
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Nigerians are among the Africans being targeted in New Delhi after the death of a teenage boy from suspected drug overdose. Police apprehended five Nigerian students after a group of local people went to their home and accused them of murder. They were later released after no evidence was found to connect them. “We are targeted
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A wall of water crashed through a small city in southwest Colombia overnight, killing at more 154 people across the city and leaving 220 missing when an overflowing river washed away trees, vehicles, houses and everything else in its path. 400 were injured in the deluge, caused by heavy rains a short time earlier. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that
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All those involved in London Westminster attack suspects released with no further action A 30-year-old man arrested on 26 March at an address in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts and detained under the Terrorism Act has been released, no further action, today, Saturday, 1 April. Eleven other people who were previously
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Mike Flynn has sent the offer to testify to both the FBI and House and Senate intelligence committee US Agencies have not yet taken him up on the offer, the Wall Street Journal reports The FBI and intelligence committees are investigating if anyone in the Trump administration colluded with Russia prior to the election United
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