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‘Niger revokes military accord with US’

18-03-2024 NIAMEY: Niger’s ruling junta has revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allows military personnel and civilian staff from the US Department of Defense on its soil, junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Saturday. The decision follows a visit by US officials this week which was led …

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Essential aid container looted at Haiti port: UNICEF

18-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The UN children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital. Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running political and humanitarian crisis that the children’s …

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Siege after US gunman kills three in Pennsylvania

17-03-2024 PENNSYLVANIA: A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighboring New Jersey, US police said. The police said the suspect shot three people dead in Levittown on Saturday before fleeing across state lines to the home in nearby Trenton. Residents were …

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Aid reaches Gaza shore in first sea delivery

17-03-2024 GAZA CITY: The first maritime humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza has been unloaded on to the shore. The US charity behind the mission, World Central Kitchen, is carrying out the mission in co-operation with the United Arab Emirates. The shipment contained 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, …

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