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US yet to decide on new Iran strikes, says Rubio
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US yet to decide on new Iran strikes, says Rubio

US President Donald Trump has not made a decision about fresh strikes on Iran amid stalled peace talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday. While he slammed Tehran for “actively and openly” targeting commercial vessels for attack, Rubio also expressed Trump’s preference for a diplomatic solution to end war with Iran.

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GMet warns of hotter, drier and dustier conditions as strong El Niño develops
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GMet warns of hotter, drier and dustier conditions as strong El Niño develops

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned that a very strong El Niño event developing in the Pacific Ocean is likely to influence Ghana’s weather conditions into the first half of 2027, with the potential for hotter temperatures, prolonged dry spells and increased dust levels. Warmer-than-average temperatures are also expected across most parts of Ghana, although cooler-than-average conditions are anticipated in the south-west and some parts of the Volta Region, particularly between Ho and Kete Krachi.

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President Mahama back home after Russia-Africa Summit
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President Mahama back home after Russia-Africa Summit

President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday, October 31, returned home after participating in the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow from October 28 to 29, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Mahama received two honorary doctorates from the Russian University of Transport and the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, and welcomed RUDN’s proposal to establish a Russian-African studies programme.

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WARRI DELINEATION: UIY challenges INEC over disputed wards

Ugbarajo Itsekiri Youths, UIY, has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, provide the legal and geographical basis for the Warri Federal Constituency units and ward delineation data it uploaded. The statement reads: “UIY expresses its strongest condemnation of the alleged irregularities surrounding the recent ward delineation data uploaded by INEC for Warri Federal Constituency, Delta State.

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‘What’s our crime?’: A Palestinian family’s fight to get care for son injured by Hamas rocket
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‘What’s our crime?’: A Palestinian family’s fight to get care for son injured by Hamas rocket

Kinaan Dadou, 10, has been left disabled since 7 October 2023 as his parents struggle to find funding for specialist treatment It was 7.30am on 7 October 2023 when a Hamas rocket exploded next to 7-year-old Kinaan Dadou. The rocket was aimed at the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the occupied West Bank but missed its mark by a few hundred metres, landing in front of Kinaan’s family home instead.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns US, Israel Against New Attacks
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns US, Israel Against New Attacks

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic republic’s foes of a possible resumption of strikes. Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war in February.

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Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against new attacks
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Iran’s supreme leader warns US, Israel against new attacks

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war, according to a written statement, following threats from the Islamic republic’s foes of a possible resumption of strikes. Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war in February.

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Iran’s army warns any new US attack would spread war wider
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Iran’s army warns any new US attack would spread war wider

Iran’s army warned Saturday that any new US attack would only spread their war wider, following threats by America and Israel of further military action as they hold crucial elections. The Iranian warning comes with fresh diplomatic efforts underway to avert a resumption of fighting, with Qatari mediators in Tehran and US Vice President JD Vance reportedly sending a letter to Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei.

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