Erdogan Denounces Istanbul Protests as ‘Evil’ as Demonstrations Enter Sixth Day.

     President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the growing wave of protests in Istanbul, branding them as “evil” and accusing the country’s main opposition party of fueling unrest.      The demonstrations, now in their sixth consecutive day, erupted following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, on corruption charges. Imamoglu, a key rival of Erdogan,…

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First black Republican congresswoman Mia Love dies at 49

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 15:57 EAT on Monday 24 March 2025 Mia Love, the first US black Republican congresswoman, has died aged 49 in Utah, her family has announced. “She passed away peacefully” on Sunday, surrounded by family at her home in the town of Saratoga Springs, a statement said. Love, a…

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UK’s Heathrow defends decision to shut airport amid blame game

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 15:32 EAT on Monday 24 March 2025 Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport on Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure that coast airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers. As questions mounted over how such…

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I scarred my six children by using skin-lightening creams

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 13:06 EAT on Monday 24 2025 A mother in northern Nigeria is visibly upset as she clutches her two-year-old child, who has burns and discoloured skin on his face and legs. The 32-year-old used skin-whitening products on all six of her children, under pressure from her family, with…

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South Korean Court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-so as acting President

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 12:35 EAT on Monday 24 2025 South Korea’s constitutional court has dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as the country’s acting president. Han took over as acting leader last December when President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duties and impeached by parliament after…

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Ukraine’s chaotic withdrawal from Russia

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:33 EAT on Friday 21 March 2025 Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with a phone of their very last trip, as Ukrainian forces retreated from…

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Sudan Army retakes presidential palace as Khartoum battle rages

Updated by Faith Barbara.N.Ruhinda at 13:28 EAT on Friday 21 March 2025 The army says it is pursuing fleeing RSF soldiers in parts of central Khartoum and also preparing to enter Tuti island in Khartoum. The island, which is located where the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers merge, is still under RSF control. The…

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