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Masoud Pezeshkian made the comments during talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow.

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Supporters of Gadi Eisenkot celebrated in Tel Aviv as exit polls gave Israel's opposition bloc a narrow lead over Benjamin Netanyahu's camp, but no outright parliamentary majority.

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Demonstrators gathered outside Portugal's parliament to protest against the housing crisis and police violence during recent camp clearances. The president has called for dialogue while defending police actions.

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Football superstar Kylian Mbappé has apologised after a video appearing to show him joking about Chinese leader Mao Zedong sparked outrage in China.

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Marry Mubaiwa had been held on remand for seven years after being charged in 2019 for her then husband's attempted murder.

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A government-run company in South Africa claims that it has sent the longest freight train ever on a test run.

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Each year, Gabon's lush rainforests yield the discovery of previously unknown plant species to botanists like Archange Boupoya, who believes that this exceptional yet largely mysterious natural wealth needs cataloguing to save.

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Overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna state.

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The group targeted elderly people across US and Europe, luring them into romantic relationship before persuading them to transfer large sums of money.

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Yahaya Masussuka had posted videos in which he rejected some elements of mainstream Islam.

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Poor jail conditions led to the deaths of 33 young miners arrested on suspicion of illegal gold mining in central Nigeria, investigators said Tuesday, describing their treatment as “cruel and inhuman.”

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Suspended beneath South Africa's 216-metre-high Bloukrans Bridge, Thomas van Tonder crossed 600 monkey bars over more than 280 metres, completing the challenge in 47 minutes and 37 seconds.

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Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom".

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Ireland fall 2-1 behind in their five-match ODI series against Namibia as they lose by 63 runs in the third meeting between the sides.

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Hundreds of glowing lanterns floated into the night sky above Bagan's ancient pagodas. Thousands gathered to celebrate Thadingyut, Myanmar's Festival of Lights marking the end of Buddhist Lent.

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Millions face acute hunger in Sudan as conflict, drought and funding cuts aggravate the humanitarian crisis.

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DR Congo's former president, Joseph Kabila, is a Rwandan stooge, his successor Felix Tshisekedi told lawmakers on Tuesday. Kabila this month joined forces with the Kigali-backed M23 armed group that's been leading an insurgency in eastern DRC for more than a decade.

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Football superstar Kylian Mbappé is a familiar face across China but that could soon change. The Real Madrid forward has reportedly been dropped by two major Chinese brands after a video circulated online in which he appeared to joke about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

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Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of the country's leading independent news outlet Mada Masr, was detained by security forces after being fined in a swift trial on Tuesday, the publication said.

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A fashion show on the shores of Lake Toho in Ouidah to unveil 16 new indigo patterns inspired by the ocean.

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Frozen in the Arctic: How the Svalbard seed vault could help protect Africa's food future