William Ruto declared winner of Kenyan presidential vote amid chaos at election center

Deputy President William Ruto has been elected the country's fifth president, according to the electoral commission.

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Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown

Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location.

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US-led coalition forces repel drone attack near Syria base

US-led coalition forces repelled multiple drones near the US-led coalition At-Tanf base in Syria Monday, according to a press release from the coalition.

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William Ruto wins Kenyan presidency

Deputy President William Ruto has been elected the country's fifth president, according to the electoral commission.

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50 killed and many displaced in Nigeria flooding

At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for Jigawa State said.

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Sprinter Ricardo dos Santos 'not surprised' to be pulled over by London police a second time

An athlete, who alleges he was racially profiled during a stop and search by London's Metropolitan Police in 2020, says he was pulled over by police for a second time.

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Griner appeals verdict after US offered a potential prisoner swap with Russia

Brittney Griner's legal team filed an appeal against a Russian court's verdict sentencing the WNBA star to nine years in prison for smuggling drugs into Russia, Griner's lawyer Maria Blagovolina told CNN on Monday.

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Afghan food crisis poses dilemma for the West one year after Taliban takeover

At midday, Shakeela Rahmati starts the long walk from her home in a poor neighborhood in the hills above Kabul.

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50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding

At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for Jigawa State said.

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Armenian warehouse blast death toll rises to six

Rescuers have recovered six bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse that exploded in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and more than a dozen people remain missing, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.

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