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10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake NigeriaTue, 25 Nov 2025 15:48:22 GMT

Gunmen have seized 10 women and children in the latest kidnapping to rock Nigeria, police said Tuesday, as parents of dozens of children taken from a Catholic school last week pleaded for their release.Police said the Monday night raid in the western state of Kwara targeted the village of Isapa, which neighbours another village where …

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Parents of abducted Nigeria students plead for rescueTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:50:30 GMT

Parents of dozens of children kidnapped last week from a Catholic school in Nigeria are desperate for their release, with one father crying out that his son is so young he has not yet learned to speak.Armed gangs seized more than 300 children from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s central-western Niger state, in a resurgence …

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South Africa on brink of first Test series win in India since 2000Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:28:18 GMT

South Africa had India tottering at 27-2 after setting the hosts a mammoth target of 549 in the second Test on Tuesday, moving to the brink of a first series win in the country for 25 years.South Africa declared on 260-5 in the final session on day four in Guwahati after Tristan Stubbs made 94.World …

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EU, Africa talks hone in on closer ties in AngolaTue, 25 Nov 2025 12:16:19 GMT

European leaders sought to put some meat on the bones of pledges to boost ties with Africa on Tuesday as an Angola summit with their African counterparts entered its final stage.Migration, trade, and cooperation on global issues are on the agenda of the second day of EU-African Union talks in Luanda, which were partially overshadowed …

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Jadeja takes two but South Africa lead by 395 in India TestTue, 25 Nov 2025 05:53:14 GMT

India’s Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets but South Africa extended their lead to a formidable 395 as they closed in on a series win in the second Test on Tuesday.World Test champions South Africa lead the two-match series 1-0 and even a draw in Guwahati would seal a series victory, their first in India since …

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Sudan’s RSF declares truce after army rejects US planMon, 24 Nov 2025 20:21:41 GMT

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire a day after the army dismissed a US truce proposal from international mediators.The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan’s regular army since April 2023, said it was declaring the ceasefire “in response to international efforts, including the initiative of US President Donald Trump …

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Sudan’s displaced and exhausted doctors treat fellow El-Fasher survivorsMon, 24 Nov 2025 17:09:25 GMT

Overwhelmed health workers rushed from patient to patient in makeshift tents in Sudan, trying to help even though they too had barely escaped the fall of El-Fasher to paramilitary forces.”We’re not in good shape,” said Ikhlas Abdallah, a general practitioner who arrived from the western Darfur city now in the hands of the Rapid Support …

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What’s behind Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis?Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:00:45 GMT

The abduction of hundreds of Nigerians, including almost 350 schoolchildren in just a matter of days, has reignited a pressing debate about the persistent security crisis gripping the country.A resurgence of mass kidnappings came after US President Donald Trump threatened military action in Nigeria to stop what he calls the killing of Christians by radical …

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EU, Africa leaders talk trade and minerals in Angola summitMon, 24 Nov 2025 15:54:25 GMT

European and African leaders gathered in Angola Monday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties that also presented the chance for emergency talks on Ukraine.European Union chief Antonio Costa chaired an impromptu EU summit at a Luanda hotel in the morning, as Europe and Kyiv push to review a US proposal to end …

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