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Colombia elects ex-rebel as first-ever leftist president

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, on Sunday was elected president of Colombia, making him the first leftist leader in the…

Newly appointed Guinea-Bissau ministers sacked after 24 hours

The President of Guinea-Bissau, Sissoco Embalo has sacked three ministers barely a day after he appointed them into his cabinet.…

How Turkey changed name to ‘Türkiye’ in major rebrand

Sulaimon Jamiu The government of Turkey has sent a letter to the United Nations, formally requesting that it be referred…

19 children, 2 teachers killed as another mass shooting rocks US

Sulaimon Jamiu Not less than 19 children and two adults were killed when an 18-year-old gunman identified as Salvador Ramos…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un serves as pallbearer at mentor’s funeral

Sulaimon Jamiu President of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, was one of the pallbearers at the state funeral for a…

France appoints first female Prime Minister in over three decades

Sulaimon Jamiu History was made in France on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron named Labour Minister, Elisabeth Borne as his…

66-year-old Mohamud elected as new Somalia president

Sulaimon Jamiu Somalia’s former leader, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open…

10 killed, others hospitalized as teenager opens fire at US supermarket

Sulaimon Jamiu No fewer than ten people have been killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a supermarket in…

10 things to know about new UAE president, Mohamed bin Zayed

Sulaimon Jamiu Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, considered the de-facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates, was elected as the…

North Korea confirms 21 deaths amid COVID-19 outbreak

Abimbola Aderinola Dorcas North Korea, on Friday, reported 21 new death cases and 174,440 persons showing symptoms of fever as…