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Sudan has confirmed that President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide, will be attending a summit in Saudi Arabia in which US president Donald Trump will attend, a move that the United States has opposed. "I can confirm President Bashir will go ... to…

President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about Islamic State militants to Russian officials during a meeting last week, The Washington Post reported Monday, prompting strong condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans. Three White House officials who were in the May 10…

The response of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's spokesman after photos of the president sleeping at various public events went viral on social media is being highly ridiculed. Responding to the postings on social media, the spokesman for the 93-year-old president, George Charamba, defended his…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reported to ban laptops in the cabins of all flights traveling from Europe to the United States. DHS is expected to make the announcement tomorrow, according to The Daily Beast. DHS issued a similar ban in March that banned laptops and tablets on US-…

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey with immediate effect, a statement from the White House says. The statement says Donald Trump acted based on recommendations from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Officials say the Director was…

Pope Francis has come out to criticize the naming of the US military's largest non-nuclear explosive ever used in combat as "the mother of all bombs". The pope questions the circumstances that prompted the naming of the military tool as the mother of all bombs. "I was ashamed when I heard the name…

29 final year primary school pupils have been confirmed dead after a bus they were traveling rolled and crashed in northern Tanzania on Saturday. According to the school’s director, the 29 were killed alongside two teachers and the driver in the carnage. “We lost 29 students and two of our staff,…

Political newcomer Macron Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election. Early election projections indicate Macron, 39, won the election with around 60% of the vote over his rival Marine Le Pen. The two candidates were in a run-off race after emerging the top two candidates in an…

An American soldier was killed on Thursday in Somalia while fighting the Al Shabaab, the US military reported on Friday. The US military said the soldier was killed while conducting an advice and assist mission together with the Somali National Army. Two other American soldiers were wounded. "On…

Women in an Indian village have been banned from using mobile phones in public in order to restrict their contacts with men. Village elders proposed a heavy fine of 21,000 rupees ($325) on any woman caught using her mobile in the public The ruling was made in Madora which is a Muslim village in the…