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US government personnel evacuated from Sudan’s capital

The US military evacuated American embassy staff from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said late Saturday, calling for an end to…

Twitter drops ‘state-affiliated’ tags for media accounts

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Friday 4/21/2023 Twitter has dropped "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" labels from media accounts, according…

Two dead after tornadoes, severe weather lash Oklahoma

Two people were killed in Oklahoma on Wednesday when tornadoes and severe weather ripped through the US state, local officials…

Lavrov thanks Cuba for ‘full understanding’ on Ukraine invasion

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday thanked Cuba for its "full understanding" over the war…

Biden, Macron talk to ease tensions after French leader’s China trip

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron signaled efforts Thursday to ease tensions in…

SpaceX Starship, world’s biggest rocket, explodes during first flight test

Starbase, United States | AFP | Thursday 4/20/2023 by Patrick Fallon with Chris Lefkow in Washington SpaceX's Starship, the most…

Two Texas cheerleaders shot after one tried to enter wrong car

Washington, United States | AFP | Two cheerleaders were shot in a Texas parking lot after one mistakenly tried to…

Fox faces stain of ‘disinformation engine’ despite settlement

by Anuj CHOPRA Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Fox News averted a potentially humiliating defamation trial after a…

New York parking garage collapses, at least one dead and four injured

New York, United States | AFP | Tuesday 4/19/2023 At least one person died and four were rushed to hospital…

Fox News settles defamation case for $787.5 mn

Wilmington, United States | AFP | Tuesday 4/18/2023 by Susannah WALDEN with Peter HUTCHISON in New York Fox News reached…

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