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Almost a month after heavy fighting broke out, there are growing calls for peace in Sudan.
Uganda's President has called on the warring parties to put down their arms and stop the war.
The remarks were made to a Sudanese Ambassador as part of a delegation visiting Uganda.
Michale Baleke reports.
The leader of the nationalist party in Wales has resigned after a damning report found evidence of a toxic culture within the organisation.
The review claims Plaid Cymru ((pron: Pl-eyed cum-ree)) leader Adam Price failed to enforce a "zero tolerance approach" to sexual harassment and misogyny.
The party is the third largest in the Welsh Parliament, and a successor is expected to be in place by the summer.
But leader of the opposing Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R.T. Davies, believes changes are needed before that happens.
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Nigerian authorities say 14 bodies have been recovered and 21 people were rescued after a boat accident in Sokoto state, North west Nigeria.
The wooden boat was carrying 36 people, mostly women, when it capsized while crossing a river in Shagari district of the state.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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State police have arrested five after a bomb blast near the popular Sikh religious site, the Golden Temple in Punjab.
The accused used make-shift bombs, and officials say the aim was to disrupt peace in the state.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
IN: This is the...Finance chiefs from G7 countries are aiming to boost confidence in the global financial system as they meet for three days of talks in Japan.
The meeting will lay the groundwork for leaders to discuss the banking sector, international aid, and sanctions against Russia at the main G7 summit next week.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Australia is seeking to repair its strained economic ties with China. Australia’s Trade Minister is meeting his Chinese counterpart in Beijing to call for the end to all trade barriers on Australian exports. Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Inflation in the U.S. has slowed for the tenth month in a row, according to government figures released today.
But prices are still rising faster than policymakers would like despite more than a year of interest rate increases.
The consumer price index – which measures the cost of goods and services – shows that April inflation rose 4.9 percent from the same month last year. It was the lowest increase in two years.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, is warning of "difficult" days ahead, as a pandemic-era policy — used to expel migrants millions of times from the country's southern border — comes to an end.
Title 42 will expire on Thursday, although it's being replaced with a series of measures that the administration hopes will build legal pathways for asylum and fix what it calls a "broken immigration system."
Benji Hyer reports from the US-Mexico border.
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London's top finance bosses fear global competitors are outpacing the City as a lucrative investment destination.
Executives believe it's the red tape and years of underinvestment that has local businesses lagging behind.
Some have also blamed the soaring housing market, lingering effects of the pandemic and the impact the rising costs of living has on low productivity rates.
Natalie Malgas has more from Paris...
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Detectives in Kenya have summoned a popular preacher for his controversial teachings as the government cracks down on religious cults.
Eliud Wekesa also known as Jesus of Tongaren is the leader of the New Jerusalem sect and has 12 disciples all named after descendants of the biblical Jacob.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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Three more students of Federal government college Yauri in Nigeria's northern state of Kebbi kidnapped since June, 2021 have been released by their abductors.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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