Libya has officially launched its first oil and gas exploration licensing round since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi, marking a major step toward reviving the country’s battered
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The cry echoes up and down New York City’s crowded streets. Out of nowhere has emerged a malevolent Muslim candidate for mayor named Zohran Mamdani. He’s 33 years old and born in
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President Donald Trump’s plans to build a space-based Golden Dome missile defense shield have drawn immediate criticism from China, which has framed it as a renewed American push to “weaponize space.” This program, announced
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Once Russia’s most volatile region, Chechnya is now facing a critical moment of transition as its longtime ruler, Ramzan Kadyrov, appears increasingly absent from public life amid widespread reports of declining health.
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On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth
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While much of the Northern Hemisphere enjoys the long, sun-soaked days of summer, Earth is quietly drifting to a surprising milestone: its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion. As reported
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A decade ago, I was a fly on the wall during a trade negotiation between the United States and a small country in Southeast Asia. What interested me was not the substance
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A former British paratrooper, known only as Soldier C for his safety, is once again under investigation over the fatal 1972 shooting of Joe McCann, a prominent Official IRA commander during the
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Scientists have decoded the DNA of an ancient Egyptian man who lived nearly 5,000 years ago, uncovering genetic connections that suggest early ties between two of the world’s greatest ancient civilisations. The
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