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27 Sep 2023
More than a dozen people were arrested overnight in the US city of Philadelphia following looting of stores after a peaceful rally against police violence, officials said
14 Sep 2023
African leaders. Pix: Peoples Gazette African presidents, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), ministers, investors and United Nations (UN) leaders would be joined by music, sports and film stars for an exclusive two-day forum on Africa’s future at Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI). GABI is a platform for promoting business, trade, and investment across the continent. At…
12 Sep 2023
The United States confirmed Monday it had signed off on the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea, paving the way for five US citizens to leave Tehran. The archenemies announced last month, after protracted negotiations, a deal in which the US citizens were freed from prison and put under house…
8 Sep 2023
The United States confirmed Friday that it seized a tanker load of Iranian oil in April, just before Iran seized two vessels in the Gulf region, in the Justice Department's first official statement on the incident. The department said that it had seized the Suez Rajan, a Greek-managed tanker, and its cargo of 980,000 barrels…
6 Sep 2023
The United States slapped sanctions on top officials of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on Wednesday for a range of alleged murders and rights abuses, including the killing of the governor of West Darfur.
6 Sep 2023
A US man who served seven and a half years in prison for a rape he did not commit has been cleared nearly five decades later thanks to new DNA evidence, authorities said Tuesday.
6 Sep 2023
China's premier said on Wednesday that major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
15 Jun 2023
Nine women accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago in a lawsuit filed in Nevada Wednesday, after the US state dropped its statute of limitations on civil sexual abuse cases.
15 Jun 2023
The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a landmark security pact underpinning Washington's efforts to outflank China in the Pacific.
14 Jun 2023
Donald Trump is reaching into his familiar playbook as he fights the first federal criminal charges ever lodged against a former US president.
13 Jun 2023
Donald Trump is due in court Tuesday to face dozens of felony counts of mishandling US government secrets, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of criminal probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House.
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