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Somalia’s cabinet on Thursday endorsed legislation to allow a one-person-one-vote system for elections for the first time in more than half a century in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. The law aims to replace a complex clan-based indirect voting system that has been in place since 1969, when the dictator Siad Barre seized power.…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday that he was “sorry” that Hamas was able to carry out its October 7 attack, without explicitly taking responsibility. Netanyahu, who has resisted making an apology for security failures over Israel’s worst-ever attack and focused on destroying Hamas, was asked if he would apologize…
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An Indonesian man is facing trial after he allegedly killed his neighbour following persistent ridicule of him being single and unmarried, police reported on Tuesday. Parlindungan Siregar, 45, attacked Asgim Irianto, 60, with a wooden object on July 29 in Tapanuli Selatan, northern Sumatra, said Assistant Police Commissioner Maria Marpaung. “He was determined to beat…
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Israel committed a costly “strategic mistake” with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran’s acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday. “The act that the Zionists carried out in Tehran was a strategic mistake because it will cost them gravely,” Ali Bagheri said one day after…
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Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas has pledged to create an environment enabling the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the state. Kefas made the pledge on Thursday while commissioning the Kefas-Aminu. He emphasized his administration’s commitment during the cattle market in Zing local government council of the state and highlighted the crucial roles…