The verification of results has been stopped several times after complaints by supporters of the main candidates Kenya’s electoral body has limited access to the national tallying centre in order to speed up the process of verifying presidential results. Anyone who is not a party agent, election observer or part […]
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Rival Iraq protests underscore inter-Shiite power struggle
BAGHDAD (AP) — Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite groups rallied in Baghdad on Friday to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric who stormed the parliament last month and have since been holding a sit-in outside the assembly building in the Iraqi capital. The rivalry between the two sides […]
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Tory leadership hustings live: Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to face The Telegraph’s Camilla Tominey in Cheltenham
Liz Truss and Rishi sunak will face off at a Tory leadership hustings hosted by The Telegraph this evening Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are set to go head-to-head this evening in a crunch Tory leadership hustings hosted by The Telegraph. Mr Sunak and Ms Truss will square off at […]
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Iranian national charged in assassination plot targeting Trump national security adviser John Bolton
WASHINGTON – A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, Justice Department officials said Wednesday. Federal charges were unsealed against Shahram Poursafi, who allegedly sought to arrange Bolton’s assassination in retaliation for the 2020 U.S. drone […]
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Kenya Elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Voters queued since early in the morning at polling stations across Kenya Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has been extended in places which opened late. […]
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Officials: 3 civilians killed in clashes in southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Infighting among Yemen’s pro-government forces in a southern province killed at least three civilians, military and medical officials said Monday. Clashes erupted late Sunday in Ataq, the capital of Shabwa province, between the United Arab Emirates-backed Giants Brigades and Shabwa Defense Forces on one side and […]
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Iran says UN nuclear watchdog should resolve outstanding issues
Iran on Sunday demanded that the UN nuclear watchdog “completely” resolve outstanding issues related to questions over nuclear material at undeclared sites, amid resumed talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal. Talks aimed at reviving the agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme resumed this week in Vienna, months after they had […]
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Chad junta leader in Qatar after months of peace deal talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Chad’s military government met Saturday with Qatar’s ruling emir after months of talks between Chadian forces and rebel factions, hosted by the Arab country. Chad’s Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby spoke with Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Footage from […]
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Kenya election 2022: How a murder haunts the poll
Chris Msando, head of technology at Kenya’s electoral commission, was murdered five years ago A bungled poll and the gruesome murder of a senior official in charge of voting technology in 2017 still haunts Kenya, ahead of the elections next week. The chairman of the independent electoral commission has repeatedly […]
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Migrants targeted in South Africa after gang rape outrage
The homes belonging to people suspected of being in the country illegally were set alight Residents of a South African township near Johannesburg have set ablaze the homes of migrants they believe are illegally working in disused local mines. There has been widespread anger after a large group of miners […]