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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, saying he wants it to continue to be "securely blockaded" instead. The last Ukrainian…

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has named Tiemoko Meyliet Kone, governor of the West African central bank, as his vice president in a possible clue to his succession plans. The 80-year-old leader made the announcement…

Kenya has commenced inspection of product standards for all imported cargo at its ports of entry, a government official said Tuesday. The managing director of Kenya Bureau of Standards, KEBS, Mr. Bernard Njiraini, told journalists in…

Germany will continue to support Ukraine militarily and financially although it has practically maxed-out the weapons it can deliver from its own stocks and is instead working with the armaments industry, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on…

Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday voted to ban public displays of the letter "Z", the black and orange ribbon of St George, and other symbols seen as expressing support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian military vehicles in…

'Communal meals' in which hundreds of people pack around long tables to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan have returned to Egypt's streets after being widely suspended for the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions.…

Certain groups of people in Mexico may be able to receive a 'fourth' COVID-19 vaccine shot, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters at a regular news conference (Reuters)that…

Egypt's Public Prosecution office has ruled that the death of a prominent government critic was not the result of any crime. Supporters of Ayman Hadhoud say that he was subject to ill- treatment by the police after what they describe as…

South Africa's Eskom said on Tuesday that it had ramped up scheduled power cuts following failures at two of its coal-fired power stations at Majuba and Tutuka. The power cuts have been increased to "Stage 4," which require up to…

Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday. Kreminna, which had a population of more than 18,000 before the war with Russia,…