Sudan plane crash claims 46 lives
PORT SUDAN, Feb 26 (AFP): Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday.The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army's largest military hubs in...
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Gaza ceasefire deal impasse resolved
CAIRO, Feb 26 (BBC): Israeli and Hamas officials say the latest impasse in the Gaza ceasefire deal has been resolved by mediators.Israel had delayed the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in protest at what it said was the cruel treatment of Israeli hostages being handed over by Hamas....
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Bus accident leaves 18 dead in Thailand
BANGKOK, Feb 26 (Reuters): At least 18 people were killed and 23 injured in eastern Thailand on Wednesday after the brakes failed on a tour bus and it rolled upside down into a ditch, police said."It was a downhill road and the brakes failed, and the driver lost control of...
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Trump floats $5.0m 'gold card' for US citizenship
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa programme for foreign investors with a so-called "gold card" that could be bought for $5.0 million as a route to American citizenship.Trump told reporters he will replace the "EB-5" immigrant investor visa programme,...
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Syria leader meets with Jordan king
AMMAN, Feb 26 (AFP): Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday on his third foreign visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad.King Abdullah II greeted Sharaa at Amman's Marka airport, the royal court said in a statement. The two leaders then headed to Raghadan Palace...
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