What led to the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda
A British doctor accused of killing people during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda has been charged.
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Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘genocidal mindset’ at UNGA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of a “genocidal mindset” at the UN General Assembly.
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Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
A court found 15 men guilty of coordinating a series of suicide bombings in hotels and churches, which killed more than 300 people.
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Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico
Polo, with sustained winds of 165mph, is churning 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo but is unlikely to directly hit MexicoA tropical storm off the south-west coast of Mexico has intensified into a category 5 monster in fewer than 24 hours, fueled by stronger than usual El Niño weather patterns in the Pacific…
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Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman both have close ties to President Putin, and Kyiv said the move sent Moscow the wrong signals.
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Ancient Roman Pula transformed by contemporary light art
A 2,000-year-old Roman city transformed by contemporary light art.
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Is Ethiopia heading towards renewed civil war?
Seven armed groups announce alliance to topple government.
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Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines. Most of Iran's delegation walked out during his speech.
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UN Goodwill Ambassador: Millions of refugee children missing school
Mary Maker says education changed the course of her life and urges world leaders to invest in education for refugees.
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Qatar’s emir urges diplomacy as Gulf at ‘one of the most dangerous phases’
Sheikh Tamim says years of delayed diplomacy led to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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US to build two military bases in Greenland under new deal with Denmark
The defence deal signed at the UN General Assembly also re-affirms Denmark's sovereignty over its semi-autonomous Arctic territory.
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Qatar urges diplomacy, rejects Strait of Hormuz ‘bargaining’
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking at the UN.
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Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran to UN general assembly is stunning, even for him
US president may have upstaged the ghost of Soviet leader Khrushchev by musing destruction of fellow member stateDonald Trump has a habit of discomfiting delegates to the United Nations general assembly. But this year, he may have upstaged the ghost of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev by openly contemplating the…
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Trump's world? Leaders navigate consequences of US policy
A year ago, Donald Trump went to the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly - and after taxing an axe to US aid and development funding, read the world the riot act. One Iran war later, the US president sticking to script with a speech that borrowed much of the language of last year. With citizens on five…
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Trump says US officials met with Iranian delegation for three hours
This is a breaking news story.
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Indian MMA fighter refuses handshake after Asian Games ‘defeat’
India’s first MMA medal at the Asian Games was overshadowed by controversy over the result.
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Indian villagers stage ‘water funerals’ to protest river-linking project
Farmers and tribal villagers in central India staged symbolic “water funerals” to protest a major river-linking project they say threatens their homes, land and livelihoods.
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Lula warns against foreign interference, defends Brazil’s sovereignty at UN
Lula’s remarks come as Trump asserts US power in Latin America in his own UN address.
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Sudan’s historical famine echoes through latest hunger crisis
Sudan’s war-driven famine revives memories of past famines as war drives displacement and food shortages.
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ECHR hears how 10 children went missing after Russia annexed Crimea
Ukrainians aged between one and five were taken from childcare institutions and put up for adoption, court hears.
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Amateur archeologist unearths Germany's largest trove of Roman coins
What began as a routine search in a field near Wesseling led to the discovery of nearly 1,000 Roman silver coins, one of the most significant archaeological finds in Germany in recent years.
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Iran, AI and the ICC: Trump makes threats, touts policies at UN General Assembly
US President Donald Trump launched a full-throated defence of the deeply unpopular US-Israeli war against Iran before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that Washington would reach a deal with Tehran after the upcoming US midterm elections. Trump also rejected the idea of global regulation of artificial…
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Turkiye school shooting leaves 11 pupils wounded
Eleven pupils were wounded after a student opened fire near a secondary school in Manisa, western Turkiye
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Cyclist who dressed as man to avoid Taliban wins silver medal
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
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