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Africa: Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Model Offers Lessons for Other African Nations – AU Officials

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Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s efforts to boost agricultural productivity, promote self-sufficiency, and engage smallholder farmers offer valuable lessons for other African countries seeking to strengthen food security, according to officials from the African Union (AU) and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System. Clement Adjorlolo, Principal Programme Officer for Agriculture and Rural Transformation at…

Russian double-tap drone strike kills 15 in Ukrainian mall, officials say

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Four people – including three children – were killed in separate Russian attacks in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region, and another two in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local officials said. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, three people were injured when a drone exploded near a taxi, the regional head said. This comes a day after…

Liberia receives first group of “third country” deportees from U.S., officials say

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The West African nation of Liberia received the first group of “third country” deportees from the U.S. on Thursday, including migrants from Latin America, U.S. officials told CBS News. Roughly 20 deportees from different countries landed in Liberia, after being deported from the U.S. A U.S. official, however, told CBS News that after the plane…

Ukrainian drone attack kills 13 in Russia’s Tatarstan, officials say

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At least 13 people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials have said. One child was among the victims with 75 more people injured, Russian authorities said, in one of the deadliest single attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow’s full-scale war in Ukraine. Kyiv has…

Thailand high school shooting leaves at least 6 dead after teen suspect kills his grandparents, officials say

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Nonthaburi, Thailand — A teenager described as “troubled” by a classmate killed his grandparents before gunning down at least six more people at a school in Thailand on Friday, police said. First he shot his grandparents, using his grandfather’s handgun, then went to a high school in Nonthaburi province, outside Bangkok, and killed three teachers and…

Several people killed in explosion at Moscow restaurant, Russian officials say

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An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant Saturday in central Moscow killing two people, Russian state media said, citing local officials. The suspected bomber was also killed, officials said. At least 21 people were also injured when the IED detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, quoted…

Russian strikes on Kyiv kill 4, injure at least 15, officials say

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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen others, local officials said Saturday local time, after Kyiv’s mayor warned of a ballistic missile attack. It comes after the United Nations found June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022, as Moscow ramped up…

Brazil denies visa requests to U.S. officials ahead of upcoming elections

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Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political barb between the two countries. The move became public after The Washington Post reported the Brazilian government saying the officials, Riley M. Barnes, an assistant…

Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43

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The former head of Italy’s motorway operator has been given a 12-year prison sentence over the collapse of Genoa’s Morandi bridge in August 2018. Prosecutors had asked for a far longer jail term for Giovanni Castellucci, ex-chief executive of Autostrade per l’Italia (Aspi). Forty-three people died when the motorway bridge running through the city came…

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Africa: Top US Official’s Scheduled Visit to Nigeria Highlights Trump Administration’s Approach to West Africa

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Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali show how Washington is navigating security, commerce and sovereignty in a changing West Africa regional order. For Nigeria, the US Department of State’s Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Frank Garcia’s first official trip to Africa is worth watching closely. His planned visits to Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali…