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World leaders walked barefoot through puddles Sunday to pay their respects to revered Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, after monsoon downpours dampened Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s set-piece G20 programme.Modi welcomed his guests to the site where the apostle of non-violence was cremated in January 1948, the day after he was gunned down by a Hindu nationalist …

Wet feet dampen G20 leaders’ Gandhi tributes in IndiaSun, 10 Sep 2023 09:07:03 GMT Read More »

Niger’s coup leaders have accused France of gathering forces, war materials and equipment in several neighbouring West African countries with a view to “military intervention”.Relations with France, Niger’s former colonial power, degraded after Paris stood by ousted president Mohamed Bazoum following the July coup.”France continues to deploy its forces in several ECOWAS (Economic Community of …

Niger military accuses France of deploying forces with eye to ‘intervention’Sun, 10 Sep 2023 02:45:19 GMT Read More »

Lahcen sits in the corner of the village dispensary in Moulay Brahim in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains. He’s inconsolable after losing his wife and four children in Friday night’s earthquake.The tragedy of what happened to Lahcen’s family is on everybody’s lips in the mountain village around an hour’s drive from the tourist city of Marrakesh.The …

A Moroccan mountain village mourns its quake deadSat, 09 Sep 2023 22:52:17 GMT Read More »

Leaders and diplomats the world over expressed condolences and offered their support for Morocco Saturday after a devastating earthquake struck the mountains southwest of Marrakesh. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit late Friday killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 2,000 injured, many critically, according to Moroccan authorities.Support has poured in from leaders across the …

World leaders offer solidarity after devastating Morocco quakeSat, 09 Sep 2023 22:48:43 GMT Read More »

Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where victims are still feared trapped.Authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it could take years to repair the damage.The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday …

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 2,000Sat, 09 Sep 2023 22:35:07 GMT Read More »

Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,300 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.Authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it could take years to repair the damage.The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday …

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 1,300Sat, 09 Sep 2023 19:25:16 GMT Read More »

Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped.Authorities declared three days of national mourning, but the Red Cross warned that it could take years to repair the damage.The 6.8 magnitude struck late Friday …

Rescue teams comb for survivors as Morocco quake kills over 1,000Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:06:14 GMT Read More »

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the once-feared Zulu nationalist and historic leader of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which was implicated in South Africa’s deadliest violence ahead of the first all-race elections, died Saturday aged 95, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.”I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi … Traditional Prime Minister to the Zulu Monarch …

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South Africa’s Zulu hawk, dies aged 95Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:02:02 GMT Read More »

G20 leaders papered over deep divisions on the war in Ukraine and tackling climate change Saturday, avoiding direct criticism of Moscow and any concrete pledge to phase out polluting fossil fuels.Leaders of the grouping, which brings together Russia as well as some of Ukraine’s most ardent backers, have struggled to agree on much, in particular about …

G20 leaders paper over divisions on Ukraine, climateSat, 09 Sep 2023 14:06:42 GMT Read More »

Hafida Sahraouia surveyed the rubble after an earthquake ripped through the historic Jewish quarter, part of the old city in Morocco’s tourist centre of Marrakesh.”It’s as if it was hit by a bomb,” she told AFP on Saturday, following the overnight 6.8-magnitude quake, centred southwest of Marrakesh, which killed hundreds of people.Sahraouia’s own home was …

Morocco quake leaves hearts and heritage brokenSat, 09 Sep 2023 12:35:21 GMT Read More »