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Five Kenyans were killed and houses torched after al-Shabaab militants struck two villages in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu on Saturday evening, the police and witnesses confirmed on Sunday. The police and witnesses said the attackers raided the villages around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, dragged the victims from their houses,...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday signed a joint declaration, upgrading the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, the Egyptian presidency announced. The upgrade of the ties between Egypt and India mirrors their joint civilization heritage and willingness to promote the relationship, said...

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow to avoid “shedding Russian blood”. Prigozhin said while his men are just 200km (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided on Saturday to turn them back to prevent killings. “They wanted to disband the Wagner military...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner Group, a private army in Russia, has mobilised his troops against the country’s military and President Vladmir Putin. Prigozhin said his fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia and would destroy anyone in their way, including roadblocks and aircraft. Wagner has been fighting...

The South African Government has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Government on mutually beneficial infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This is contained in a statement signed by Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in Abuja on Friday. The South African High...

The submersible Titan, which was sent to explore the ruins of the Titanic ship on June 18, lost contact with its mothership less than two hours into the eight-day journey and went missing with all five passengers on board. The passengers were confirmed dead after four days of searching, with...

The German parliament has passed a new law to ease immigration rules for foreign skilled workers. Presenting the bill on Friday, Nancy Faeser, interior minister, said the draft law will secure prosperity in Germany. “It’s unacceptable that you have to fill in 17 different applications to bring a new care...

“Titanic” director and renowned deep-sea explorer James Cameron said many warnings were ignored about the safety of the tourist submersible that imploded near the famous shipwreck, killing five people. Cameron said the sub had been the source of widespread concern in the close-knit ocean exploration community, and drew parallels to...

At least 31 people were killed when a gas explosion ripped through a barbecue restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. The Wednesday night blast occurred on the eve of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, when many in China go out and socialise with...

Two of the most well-known technology billionaires and social media titans, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, have agreed to face each other in a cage fight. Musk, who took control of Twitter in October, had on Wednesday tweeted, “I’m up for a cage match if he is. lol” Zuckerberg, who...