Topic: Africa — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-22 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Associated Press] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pontiff warns that a global lust for profit ‘kills’ as he confronts a regime accused of widespread corruption and authoritarianism
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[2026-04-22 12:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oliver Jenks poses with the Reliant Robin called “Sheila the three-wheeler” he and Seth Scott drove from London to Cape Town in a bid to break a Guinness World Record for being the first to do the journey in a three-wheeled car in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, March 20, 2026.
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[2026-04-22 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Boston Marathon winner John Korir of Kenya, left, hoists the trophy with women’s division winner Sharon Lokedi also of Kenya, at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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[2026-04-22 08:04 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Rugby Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-04-22 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O choque sobre os preços de energia causado pela guerra no Irã está trazendo de volta à pauta a necessidade de uma transição global para matrizes renováveis. O fechamento do Estreito de Ormuz, rota essencial para o transporte internacional de petróleo e gás natural, assim como ataques a importantes infraestruturas no Golfo Pérsico, causou um colapso sem precedentes.
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[2026-04-22 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Sob as colinas verdes da Toscana, na Itália, a Terra ferve intensamente. É o que descobriram pesquisadores da Universidade de Genebra, na Suíça, ao encontrarem uma enorme câmara de magma. O reservatório geotérmico abrange cerca de 6 mil quilômetros cúbicos — aproximadamente 120 vezes o volume do Lago de Garda, o maior lago italiano.
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[2026-04-22 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Donald Trump não quer prolongar o cessar-fogo com o Irão, que expira na quarta-feira. Questionado, numa entrevista telefónica à estação norte-americana CNBC, sobre a possibilidade de prorrogar a trégua de duas semanas, o Presidente norte-americano recusou a hipótese, alegando que espera chegar a um acordo de paz.
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[2026-04-22 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O estado da Flórida, nos Estados Unidos, anunciou nesta terça-feira (21/04) a abertura de uma investigação criminal para apurar se o serviço de inteligência artificial (IA) ChatGPT desempenhou algum papel num ataque a tiros. No ano passado, um atirador abriu fogo na Universidade Estadual da Flórida, deixando dois mortos e seis feridos.
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[2026-04-22 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Crianças e adolescentes nascidos a partir de 2009 não poderão comprar cigarros ou outros produtos de tabaco no Reino Unido nem mesmo após atingirem a maioridade, quando a nova lei — já aprovada pelo Parlamento — receber o consentimento real do rei Charles 3º, etapa considerada uma formalidade.
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[2026-04-22 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A capivara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), o maior e mais pesado roedor do planeta, vive um momento de glória global.
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[2026-04-22 02:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Em Nampula, os empreiteiros dizem que o Estado moçambicano lhes deve cerca de 300 milhões de meticais (mais de 39 mil euros) por obras realizadas nos últimos anos, situação que está a levar empresas de construção à falência.
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[2026-04-22 02:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A Administração Nacional da Aeronáutica e Espaço (Nasa), a agência espacial dos Estados Unidos, encontrou sete compostos orgânicos em Marte, incluindo cinco nunca observados, informaram pesquisadores nesta terça-feira (21/04). A detecção aconteceu graças ao rover Curiosity, que pousou no planeta em 2012 para pesquisar se o ambiente marciano pode já ter oferecido as condições necessárias para a vida microbiana.
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[2026-04-22 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: افکار عمومی جهان در حال حاضر به ایران توجه دارد، اما تمرکز اصلی آن بر موضوعات هستهای، موشکی و نقش منطقهای جمهوری اسلامی است. در مقابل، موضوع اعدامها در سه دهه اخیر که در بالاترین سطح بوده و همچنین وضعیت زندانیان سیاسی که به گفته مقامهای جمهوری اسلامی به هزاران نفر میرسند، کمتر مورد توجه قرار میگیرد.
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[2026-04-22 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-04-22 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ao final da sua viagem a Hannover, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reforçou a demanda conjunta da Alemanha e do Brasil pela ampliação do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas e disse que é preciso acabar com o poder de veto no colegiado dominado por apenas cinco potências desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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[2026-04-22 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia's army said Tuesday its Africa Corps unit had freed two hostages — employees of Russian geology company — held in Mali, almost two years after they were captured by an al-Qaeda-linked group in neighboring Niger.
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[2026-04-22 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron on the opening day of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Halden Krog/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-04-22 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Taiwan’s president postponed a planned visit to Africa this week after three countries withdrew permission for him to fly over their territories, under pressure from China, his office said Tuesday.
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[2026-04-22 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: گزارش تازه "والاستریت ژورنال" از تحولی خبر میدهد که به تدریج ماهیت جنگ در خاورمیانه را دگرگون کرده است. این روزنامه از شکلگیری جنگی در دل جنگ خبر داده است؛ جایی که عراق به صحنهای برای تقابل غیرمستقیم ایران و رقبای منطقهای و فرامنطقهایاش بدل شده است و کشورهای عربی حوزه خلیج فارس ممکن است به اهدافی در خاک آن حمله کنند.
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[2026-04-22 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)《世界報》發表評論寫道,過去,出口禁令只是貿易戰中的工具;而現如今,即便只是在台灣問題上「說錯了話」,也都有可能招致北京的制裁。歐洲已經陷入了一個微妙而危險的境地。這篇題為《槍口下的歐洲》的評論寫道:
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[2026-04-22 00:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A paralisação da navegação pelo Estreito de Ormuz, iniciada pelo Irã e seguida por um bloqueio naval dos Estados Unidos a portos iranianos, está afetando múltiplos setores da economia indiana, expondo a dependência do país desse corredor crítico para o comércio e a energia.
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[2026-04-22 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major-general and a serving police inspector, with “terrorism” and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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[2026-04-21 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: کمیته بینالمللی صلیب سرخ در بیانیهای گفت که سازمانهای بشردوستانه عملیات چند روزه را برای رساندن کمکهای فوری به جوامع نیازمند در ولسوالیهای کامدیش و برگمتال ولایت نورستان آغاز کرده اند.
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[2026-04-21 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)美聯社援引兩名地區官員周二表示,美國和伊朗已經發出訊號,將在伊斯蘭堡舉行新一輪停火談判,因為為期兩周的停火協定即將到期。
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[2026-04-21 23:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)美國總統川普周二(4月21日)表示,美方將無限期延長與伊朗的停火協議,直到伊朗提交一份提案,並且談判完成為止。他表示,這項決定是應巴基斯坦的要求,目的是讓伊朗領導層就統一提案達成共識。
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[2026-04-21 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)在美國和伊朗為期兩周的停火即將於周三到期之際,美國總統川普對美媒CNBC表示,德黑蘭方面「可能進行了一些補給」,並暗示北京一直在協助其行動。
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[2026-04-21 23:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)在美國和伊朗為期兩周的停火即將於周三到期之際,美國總統川普對美媒CNBC表示,德黑蘭方面「可能進行了一些補給」,並暗示北京一直在協助其行動。
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:25 UTC+10:00] [Seychelles] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Taiwan blames Beijing for the move, which forced William Lai to put off visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole remaining partner in Africa
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[2026-04-21 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Japão aprovou nesta terça‑feira (21/04) uma revisão das regras de exportação do setor de defesa que encerra restrições históricas à venda de armas letais ao exterior. Com a nova lei, o país abre caminho para exportações de caças, mísseis e navios de guerra.
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[2026-04-21 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-04-21 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)台灣總統賴清德原定周三(4月22日)率團訪問非洲友邦史瓦濟蘭,出席史瓦濟蘭國王58歲誕辰及登基40周年慶祝活動。台灣總統府周三晚間6時召開臨時記者會稱,其行程因中國以經濟脅迫等手段強力施壓,非洲三國塞舌爾、毛裡求斯和馬達加斯加無預警取消專機飛航許可,考量到元首訪團及飛航安全,決定暫緩出訪行程。
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[2026-04-21 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)台灣總統賴清德原定周三(4月22日)率團訪問非洲友邦史瓦濟蘭,出席史瓦濟蘭國王58歲誕辰及登基40周年慶祝活動。台灣總統府周三晚間6時召開臨時記者會稱,其行程因中國以經濟脅迫等手段強力施壓,非洲三國塞舌爾、毛裡求斯和馬達加斯加無預警取消專機飛航許可,考量到元首訪團及飛航安全,決定暫緩出訪行程。
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[2026-04-21 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva afirmou nesta segunda-feira (20/04) que o Brasil pretende manter sua política de "portas abertas" para parceiros comerciais, incluindo a Rússia, mas reforçou sua defesa da soberania do país para definir questões internas, como exploração de terras raras e combate ao desmatamento.
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[2026-04-21 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Responsável por transformar a Apple em uma companhia avaliada em 4 trilhões de dólares (R$ 19 trilhões), o atual CEO Tim Cook deixará seu cargo em setembro e será substituído por John Ternus – engenheiro de hardware e vice-presidente sênior da empresa.
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[2026-04-21 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: در این گزارش جدید عفو بینالملل که وضعیت حقوق بشر در سال ۲۰۲۵ را بررسی کرده، آمده است که اداره طالبان حملات خود علیه حقوق زنان و دختران افغان را تشدید کرده اند.
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[2026-04-21 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)2026北京國際汽車展覽會(簡稱:2026北京車展)將於本周五(4月24日)開幕,為期10天。該車展在30多年的發展過程中,已成為全球汽車製造商洞察中國市場的重要平台,同時也是中國本土汽車產業向世界展示創新實力的窗口。
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[2026-04-21 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva indicou nesta terça-feira (21/04) que o governo pode tomar eventuais medidas contra agentes policiais dos EUA baseados no Brasil se houver comprovação de que houve abuso por parte do governo Donald Trump na expulsão de um delegado da Polícia Federal (PF) baseado em Miami.
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[2026-04-21 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has called off a trip to Eswatini, one of Taipei's few official partners, blaming Chinese interference with the flight plan. (Photo by Chungi Chen)
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[2026-04-21 21:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)本周二(4月21日),日本宣佈放寬實施數十年的武器出口限制,為軍艦、導彈等裝備對外銷售打開大門。這項改革旨在強化日本的國防工業基礎,也被視為日本戰後和平主義政策的一項重大調整。 烏克蘭與中東戰事持續消耗美國的武器產能,為日本擴大軍工出口帶來機遇。與此同時,在美國總統川普执政下,華盛頓長期以來的安全承諾出現不確定性,促使歐洲與亞洲盟友加快推進防務供應來源多元化。 日本首相高市早苗在社交平台X上表示:「當今世界,沒有任何國家能夠單獨維護自身的和平與安全,在防務裝備領域彼此支持的夥伴關係已變得不可或缺。」 二戰後長期奉行和平主義的日本過去對大多數武器出口實施嚴格限制,僅允許救援、運輸、預警、監視和掃雷五類裝備外銷。路透社指出,近年來隨著地區安全環境趨緊,日本逐步放寬相關規定。此次修訂被視為重大轉向。新規將解除對國防出口的多項限制,允許國防承包商向最多17個國家出口致命性武器系統。例如,日本企業未來可能向菲律賓提供先進護衛艦,或向印度尼西亞出口潛艇。 今後,相關出口將改為逐案審查機制,由政府評估每一筆交易的具體利弊。不過日本仍將保留三項出口原則,包括嚴格審查機制、限制向第三國轉移,以及禁止向衝突國家出售武器。政府在說明新規時也指出,在被認定符合國家安全利益的情況下,這些原則仍可能作出例外處理。 日本官員和外交人士向路透社透露,波蘭,菲律賓等多個國家正隨著軍隊現代化推進,評估向日本採購防務裝備的可能性。兩名消息人士稱,首批潛在交易之一可能包括向馬尼拉出口二手軍艦。菲律賓防長特奧多羅(Gilberto Teodoro)對日本放寬相關規定表示歡迎,他在聲明中指出,此舉將使菲律賓獲得「最高品質」的防務裝備,有助於「增強國內韌性」,並通過威懾「促進地區穩定」。 隨著中國在地區影響力持續擴大,菲律賓和日本不斷深化安全合作。兩國於去年9月簽署協議,便利雙方部隊在彼此領土上的行動,並於今年1月進一步放寬軍事物資交換限制。
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[2026-04-21 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Moçambique "está de tanga": tem uma dívida pública insustentável, acarretando sérios riscos para o mercado financeiro, e dificuldades de cumprir parte das suas obrigações, como por exemplo de pagar salários. E no plano externo encontra dificuldades de obter empréstimos junto do Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI), um dos maiores credores.
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[2026-04-21 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: ژاپن از گستردهترین اصلاحات در مقررات صادرات تسلیحات خود در چند دهه اخیر رونمایی کرده و بدین ترتیب راه را برای فروش ناوهای جنگی و موشکها به خارج هموار کرده است.
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[2026-04-21 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during the 2026 Hsieh Nien Fan annual dinner of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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[2026-04-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A BORDO DEL AVIÓN PAPAL (AP) — El papa León XIV rindió homenaje al papa Francisco el martes, en el primer aniversario de su muerte, y recordó sus prédicas sobre la misericordia de Dios y sus gestos de solidaridad con los pobres.
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[2026-04-21 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), James Swan, began his first field visit to eastern DRC since taking office on Monday.
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[2026-04-21 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pope Francis waves to the crowd on the occasion of his visit at the Central Mosque in Bangui’s Muslim enclave of PK5, Central African Republic, on Nov. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
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[2026-04-21 20:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: South Africa’s national police commissioner Fannie Masemola appears in the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)
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[2026-04-21 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUYA, Nigeria (AP) — Las autoridades nigerianas afirmaron que habían frustrado un complot para derrocar al presidente. Bola Tinubu. y acusaron a seis personas —entre ellas un mayor general retirado y un inspector de policía en servicio— de terrorismo y traición, según el pliego de cargos visto por The Associated Press el martes.
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[2026-04-21 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Lawrence Okolie, left, and South Africa’s Kevin Lerena in action during the world heavyweight boxing title fight In London, on July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
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[2026-04-21 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities said they had foiled a plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu and charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, according to charge sheet seen by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
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