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🇮🇩 A deadly train collision near Jakarta has left 15 people dead and 88 injured.

On Monday evening, a long-distance train slammed into a stationary commuter train that had stopped after striking a vehicle at an unmonitored level crossing. All 15 victims were women. 🗣️ "I thought I…

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Eye on Africa - 55 Ghanaians killed on the battlefields of Ukraine

Dozens of Ghanaians have been killed on the battlefields of Ukraine, as Ghana's foreign minister makes a direct appeal to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Also, a new sleeping sickness pill receives the…

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Ex-FBI chief Comey appears in court over alleged Trump threat

Comey turned himself in on two charges, threatening the US president's life and transmitting threats across state lines.

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Israel hits Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after supreme leader is killed

Jean-Paul Paloméros, Former Air Force Chief of Staff, Supreme Commander of NATO forces, is our guest.

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum seeks ‘irrefutable’ evidence for US charges against Sinaloa governor

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said the US must provide "irrefutable" evidence linking the Sinaloa province's sitting governor to drug ​cartels before proceeding with extradition. The…

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Focus - Book bans on the rise in Texas public school libraries

Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, the US has seen a significant increase in book censorship. According to PEN America, more than 6,800 book bans have been recorded, with works by Stephen…

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As Iran targets oil infrastructure, Middle East war threatens global economy

The war in the Middle East looks set to pose a significant risk to the global economy, with drone attacks near oil refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Monday indicating that Iran is targeting major…

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Petition to ban French right-wing TV channel clears 500,000 signatures after racist killing

A petition calling for right-wing television channel CNews to be taken off-air cleared half a million signatures on Monday after a Frenchman shot and killed a French national of Congolese origin and…

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Zimbabwean child waste-pickers work ‘hazardous’ jobs to help their families

Boys as young as six scout for scrap metal to sell in a country where 14 percent of children have jobs.

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Trump promised a steel mill in this rural Iowa region. But is it all a midterm election ploy?

Residents would welcome the development, but the president’s past false promises cast doubt on the proposal

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