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Morocco defender Issa Diop returned from the World Cup to switch between Premier League clubs on Wednesday, joining Ipswich from Fulham.
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The environmental agency has warned people to avoid going near the substance as it could pose a health risk.
With the intense heat expected to continue over the next few days, officials are urging citizens to avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours and to stay well-hydrated.
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Kenyan lawyers staged a nationwide boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday to protest judicial corruption and chronic delays.
Captain Ibrahim Traore said he intends remaining the country's only leader, threatening to deal harshly with dissent.
Ipswich Town sign Morocco defender Issa Diop from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Liberian police say they have made the country's biggest drug bust ever, after raiding a suspected storage site near the capital and finding what officials believe is a huge quantity of cocaine.
The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has reaffirmed plans to launch a single currency next year. But the bloc says it’s leaning towards a phased rollout.
Morocco has demanded that Italian authorities explain the death of one the kingdom's nationals during his arrest in Bologna, an event that sparked major protests in the Italian city
The seizure follows a long-running investigation into drug-trafficking networks, police say.
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, accused of killing his wife and two daughters, is in custody in South Africa.
French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15 amid growing concerns over the harmful effects of digital content on youngsters.
Ethiopia's opposition People's Revolutionary Party has accused the federal government of pushing the northern Tigray region towards a new war. The EPRP says Addis Ababa is waging a propaganda campaign to psychologically prepare public opinion for conflict.
Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are postponing a protest after President Felix Tshisekedi announced the launch of a national dialogue.
Prosecutors on Tuesday showed a body camera video with singer D4vd telling sheriff's deputies who were investigating a missing person's report that he had only met then-13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez once in person, and he did not know she was a minor.
The U.S. military said it completed the 11th night of strikes on Iran early Wednesday as attacks across the Middle East overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage an interim ceasefire deal that has collapsed.
Wildfires in Algeria have killed six people, the interior ministry announced, with several fires still raging across the North African country gripped by a heatwave.
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The United Nations said Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after "tragic maritime incidents" off the coast of Mauritania last week.
Welcomed as a victory by Macky Sall's supporters, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's decision to back his predecessor's bid for the post of United Nations Secretary-General marks a turning point after months of strained relations between the two men.
