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The 33-year-old Democrat defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.

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[New Republic] Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Special Envoy for Trade and Investment, Edward Koffa Nyanti, has confirmed that his brother, Suspect John Nyanti, was undoubtedly involved in the fire attack on the Capitol Building, dismissing mounting bribery and manipulation claims made against the government.

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[New Republic] The political climate in Sinoe County has erupted into open confrontation following stunning remarks by Senator Crayton Oldman Duncan that the government of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was a "failure."

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[New Republic] Former President Samuel Kanyon Doe died in a dishonorable manner at the hands of rebels that sought the overthrow of his government - almost one year after launching an armed insurrection from neighboring Ivory Coast through the town of Butuo, Nimba County.

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Former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy says he left the west London club because Al-Ahli had a better chance of winning silverware.

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[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke on Wednesday 25/6/2025 by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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[Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty commended the historical ties between Egypt and Greece and the momentum witnessed in bilateral relations across various fields, which culminated in upgrading relations to a strategic partnership in May during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Greece.

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[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi exchanged on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 greetings with presidents, kings and princes of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of the New Hijri Year 1447.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- Kenya was set to commemorate on Wednesday the first anniversary of the Gen Z-led protests that shook the nation in 2024, marked by the unprecedented storming of Parliament.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Despite being inconsistent in her performance since she won the World title in 2023, Mary Moraa is confident of defending her women's 800m crown at the World Championships slated for Tokyo in September.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- First Deputy Prime Minister and longtime legislator Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has been duly nominated to contest as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for the Kamuli District Woman MP seat in the party's internal elections. Kadaga, who was accompanied by hundreds of supporters and nominators, was nominated on Wednesday in Kampala by the NRM Electoral Commission led by Dr. Tanga Odoi.

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[HYDRO-LINK] New York and Luanda -- Today at the Corporate Council on Africa's 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Luanda, Angola, representatives from the Angolan government and New York-based energy investor HYDRO-LINK signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 1,150-kilometer (720 miles), $1.5 billion electricity transmission line between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The signing was also witnessed by representatives from the US Government. Yesterday, HYDRO- LINK also signed an MoU with Swiss-based Mitrelli

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[Independent (Kampala)] Is this allocation for all Ugandans?

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Matatus have been blocked from entering Nairobi's Central Business District, with police setting up multiple roadblocks on key access roads, forcing commuters to walk into the city centre.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has expressed concern over what it calls growing disregard for human life, civic freedoms, and justice in the recent past evidenced through mysterious disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and violent intimidation.

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[RFI] One year after major protests against corruption, Kenyans are holding remembrance marches for victims of police violence. Renewed demonstrations follow the death of a teacher in custody. RFI spoke to a policy analyst on whether youth protests can drive real reform.

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Despite a government warning that Wednesday would be a “normal working day,” thousands took to the streets, honoring the victims of past police crackdowns and voicing their frustration with corruption, rising living costs, and unaddressed human rights abuses.

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Liberians applying for US visas will have to give American authorities access to their social media, according to a new statement from the US embassy in Monrovia.

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With summer underway across the northern hemisphere - and temperatures in many places reaching new highs - scientists are warning people to be aware of just how dangerous it can be to exercise or play sports in extreme heat.

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Rafael Grossi said the UN agency needed to re-assess Iran's nuclear capabilities.

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”In our long history of resistance, we abhor chauvinism of identity (race, tribe, religion, etc) or gender (looking down upon women) […] With that outlook, we have noticed and told most of the concerned actors, the following mistake – makers”, Museveni said.