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  1. Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport

    The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him.

    Crowds at Cape Town International airport surrounded Ebrahim Rasool and his

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  2. Compound was last bastion in the capital, Khartoum, held by rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

    The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the country’s catastrophic civil war.

    Videos posted on social media showed soldiers carrying assault rifles and

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  3. Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of Eritrea

    Aregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia’s Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now he is among those who fear Tigray is on the brink of conflict once more.

    “We don’t want to become a

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    • Zimbabwean former swimmer won majority in first round
    • Sebastian Coe is third; Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr second

    The Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history after a stunning first-round knockout over a seven-strong field that included Britain’s Sebastian Coe.

    In a contest

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  4. Town in North Kivu province is the farthest west the group has reached since the start of its advance in January

    M23 rebels have captured a strategic mining hub in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, defying calls from the presidents of Rwanda and the DRC for an immediate ceasefire.

    A Congolese army spokesperson said M23 was in control of the town of Walikale. An officer

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  5. Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access

    The cost of a mobile data package is all that is holding back many female entrepreneurs in developing countries, according to recent research.

    While social media marketing is reported to be crucial by female business owners who have access to it, 45%

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  6. Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over Conservatives

    Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has called a snap election on 28 April, firing the starting gun on a contest that is widely expected to focus on the strained relationship with the US amid threats to Canada’s economic and political future.

    “We are facing the most

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  7. Recently installed prime minister expected to confirm 28 April ballot as he seeks to keep Liberal party in government

    Mark Carney will run for election in the Ottawa riding of Nepean as the new Canadian prime minister seeks to join parliament for the first time, his Liberal party has announced.

    Carney on Sunday is predicted to trigger an early general election on 28 April. The

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  8. Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourism

    Scientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed

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  9. James Boasberg considers whether to maintain block on deportation of accused Venezuelan gang members

    A federal judge who temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s ...