US eyes aid to stop violence spilling into coastal West Africa

The United States is preparing to provide long-term assistance for Ivory Coast, Benin, and Togo to prevent the spread of jihadist violence across coastal West Africa. Michael Heath, the deputy assistant secretary of state for West Africa, has said that concerns are rising due to the capability of governments in…

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Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods

Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday, knocking out power to the entire country and leaving 11 million people without electricity, before churning on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters amid expectations it would strengthen into a catastrophic Category 4 storm. Read…

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Top US doctor Anthony Fauci to depart Biden administration in December

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the Covid-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five decades of service. Read More | Source: Times…

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Liz Cheney sacrifices career, for now, to lead anti-Trump Republicans

The 56-year-old congresswoman became the first Cheney to taste political defeat in deeply-conservative Wyoming as she relinquished her right to defend her US House seat in November’s midterms to Harriet Hageman, a Trump-endorsed election conspiracy theorist. Read More | Source: Times of India…

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US President Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after the Supreme Court expanded gun rights. “This is monumental day,” Biden said at the White House. Read More | Source: Times of India…

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