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The move, which will apply for the next fiscal year, marks a dramatic cut from the previous limit of 125,000.

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Amid numerous conflicts and other challenges facing the world, discussions at this year’s forum take place under the theme "New Coalitions for Peace, People, and the Planet".

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[UN] The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation):

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It will be the first time Italy will host the sporting showpiece in 20 years.

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Tanzania’s post-electoral unrest isn’t confined to the country. It’s now spilling over in to neighbouring Kenya, with police lobbing tear gas over the border and cross-border traffic ground to a halt.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amnesty International has called for an immediate and transparent investigation by the United States into a deadly air strike on a migrant detention center in Sa'ada, north-western Yemen, which killed and injured dozens of Ethiopian migrants in April 2025, describing the attack as a likely war crime.

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[Monusco] Faced with the resurgence of recruitment and use of children by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO and its partners held an interprovincial workshop on reflection and coordination on October 28-29, 2025 in Beni (North Kivu).

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[Scrolla] Alex taxi council chairperson Molefe Moekeletsi and one of his bodyguards were killed in Marlboro, just outside Alexandra, while another bodyguard survived the shooting. Police found a getaway car near the Jukskei River with bullet shells and blood stains.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that he is working with the World Bank to consolidate the resumption of financial support for the State Budget.

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[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- "This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako," local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian capital, where unrest is growing due to the blockade by the jihadist group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which is attempting to prevent fuel tankers from Senegal and Ivory Coast from supplying the city.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a global appeal to support an estimated 2.1 million Kenyans facing a worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by a "complex combination" of flooding, prolonged drought and disease outbreaks.

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[Vanguard] The newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas, assumed office on Thursday with a pledge to intensify the fight against crude oil theft, illegal bunkering and other maritime crimes undermining Nigeria's economy.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali elite Danab commandos, working alongside the Jubbaland Security and Intelligence Agency (JSIA) and backed by international partners, have killed at least 18 al-Shabaab militants in a major military operation in the Jamaame district of southern Somalia's Lower Juba region, authorities said Thursday.

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This apparently significant change in US policy comes days after the US president denounced Russia for testing a nuclear-powered missile.

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Why professionalisation, not just talent, will decide who profits from the continent’s music boom.

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Odinga escaped all attempts by his detractors to reduce him to an ethnic leader.

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How the world fell in love with African music, and why the continent still earns less than 1% of global revenues.

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With lenders and donors fatigued, attention is turning to underutilized domestic capital. According to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Africa has $4 trillion in domestic capital that can be channeled to infrastructure financing

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The former Israel, Ghana and Chelsea coach oversaw three straight home defeats this year in World Cup qualifying without scoring a goal, against Comoros, Morocco and Niger

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The museum sits at the crossroads of ancient history and a modern tourism revival — linking directly to the Giza plateau via pedestrian paths and eco-friendly transport. Daily visitor numbers are expected to reach 15,000 to 20,000, according to museum administrators.

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Witnesses said Rapid Support Forces fighters went from house to house, beating and shooting people, including women and children.