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Nigeria suspends oil-state governor, declares emergency rule

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu  declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended the state governor Siminalayi Fubara after an explosion of a section of the Trans-Niger Pipeline, according to a report by DW News.
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Judge says Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated’ constitution in U...

A federal district judge in Maryland has found that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appear to have breached the United States Constitution through their efforts to dismantle an agency dedicated to distributing foreign aid, as reported by Al Jazeera.
14 hours ago
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Zelensky hopeful lasting peace achievable this year

US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a "very good" hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, BBC reported.
14 hours ago
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Imamoglu: Istanbul's powerful mayor and Erdogan's biggest ri...

After a sensational entry into politics in 2019 when he was elected mayor of Turkey's economic powerhouse, Imamoglu quickly became a key figure within the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).  
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Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alle...

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. It was a dramatic escalation in an ongoing g...
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Putin agrees to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine for 30 days after a phone call with US President Donald Trump, Al Jazeera reported.
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NASA astronauts return to Earth after 9 months on ISS

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita (Suni) Williams, who had been stuck in space for more than nine months, returned to Earth on Tuesday, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.
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More than 400 Palestinians killed in Israel surprise airstri...

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control of the territory.
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Two NASA astronauts head to Earth after spending nine months...

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore departed the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday morning and are expected to splash down off the coast of Florida after a journey of 17 hours. Boeing’s Starliner, their original return spacecraft, was deemed unsafe for the journey home, forcing...
2 days ago
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342 Palestinians killed as Israel launches massive assault o...

At least 342 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering a fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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