US Attorney Breon Peace, whose office won a conviction and 30-year prison term for the singer R Kelly for sex trafficking, said powerful people have for too long sexually abused young people who yearned for careers in fashion and entertainment.

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BRIC summit aimed at mocking Western push to isolate Russia is overshadowed by Ukraine war

BRIC summit aimed at mocking Western push to isolate Russia is overshadowed by Ukraine war

More than 20 leaders, including Chinese President Xi, Indian Prime Minister Modi, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are attending the BRICS summit.

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Ukraine war: US doubts Russia’s military capacity in wake of North Korea’s 3,000-troop donation

Ukraine war: US doubts Russia’s military capacity in wake of North Korea’s 3,000-troop donation

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there was evidence that North Korean troops were in Russia, although it remained to be seen what they would be doing there. Austin, speaking in Rome, said the alleged North Korean deployment could be further evidence that the Russian military was having problems over manpower in its war against Ukraine.

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Al Shabaab terrorists scale up IED attacks as Somali National Army uproots them from their positions

Al Shabaab terrorists scale up IED attacks as Somali National Army uproots them from their positions

For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians. Since 2014, IEDs planted by al-Shabaab have killed or injured more than 14,000 people, 61% of them civilians, according to Action on Armed Violence. Based in...

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Tales of Rwandan genocide survivors: ‘I put blood on myself and children so attackers would believe we were dead’

Tales of Rwandan genocide survivors: ‘I put blood on myself and children so attackers would believe we were dead’

This is the seventh trial related to the genocide, involving eight Rwandan nationals, that has come to court in Paris, all in the past decade. In December, another doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and helping prepare a genocide and sentenced to 24 years in prison. He has appealed.

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Delayed deployment of UN force to Haiti emboldens gangs that’ve escalated attacks outside capital

Delayed deployment of UN force to Haiti emboldens gangs that’ve escalated attacks outside capital

The surge in killings, rapes and kidnappings has led to a violent uprising by civilian vigilante groups. The Security Council voted on September 30 to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to help Haiti’s national police tackle the gang violence.

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11 people perish in gasoline truck accident that overturned, exploded near Uganda’s capital

11 people perish in gasoline truck accident that overturned, exploded near Uganda’s capital

There have been similar incidents over the years across East Africa. At least 62 people were killed in Tanzania in 2019 as they attempted to siphon fuel out of a damaged truck.

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Journalist captures Israeli strike on building near ‘interests and facilities’ in Beirut linked to Hezbollah top brass

Journalist captures Israeli strike on building near ‘interests and facilities’ in Beirut linked to Hezbollah top brass

Minutes before the bomb brought down the building, two smaller projectiles were fired at the roof in what Israel’s military often refers to as warning strikes, according to AP journalists at the scene. It is a practice Israel has followed in staging strikes in Gaza during past wars.

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Political violence fears in US soar as Trump team accuses UK’s Labour Party of vote ‘interference’

Political violence fears in US soar as Trump team accuses UK’s Labour Party of vote ‘interference’

The centre-left Labour Party, which sees the US Democrats as its sister party, swept to power in July. Starmer has since sought to build ties with Trump, meeting him at his Trump Tower during a visit to New York in September.

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Like father, like son: LeBron and Bronny James make history as NBA’s first father-son duo to play together

Like father, like son: LeBron and Bronny James make history as NBA’s first father-son duo to play together

LeBron and Bronny played two-and-a-half minutes on court together, and LeBron missed two perimeter shots before making a dunk. Bronny had an early rebound and missed a tip-in. Bronny’s first NBA jump shot was a 3-pointer that came up just short. He checked out with 1:19 left in the second quarter, getting another ovation.

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