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Opposition stalwart Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania in January 2023 after about five years in exile

Tanzania Arrests Opposition Leaders In Mass Round-up

Tanzanian police have detained leading opposition figures including Chadema party leader Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu and rounded up several hundred youth supporters on the eve of a planned rally, a move condemned by rights activists on Monday as "troubling".
Joe Biden rides his bike through Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

In TV Interview, Biden Explains His Election Exit

US President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out of a determination to see Donald Trump beaten.
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Colin Huang has topped China's rich list thanks to the huge success of the Temu and Pinduoduo retail apps

E-commerce Tycoon Huang Tops China's Rich List

E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang has become China's richest man, an index showed Friday, capping an ascent for the former Google employee whose shopping site Temu has sucked in consumers with its low prices and all-powerful algorithms.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Romulus, Michigan, August 7, 2024

Harris Doesn't Back Israel Arms Embargo, Aide Says

Kamala Harris does not support an arms embargo on US ally Israel, a top aide said Thursday, in one of the first substantive statements on her Gaza war policy since her July entry to the 2024 White House race.
The site of an Israeli strike on south Lebanon

Israel Agrees To Resume Gaza Truce Talks Next Week

Israel has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the demand of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday, as regional tensions skyrocket over the war.
Emhoff is known as US Second Gentleman

US Donates $2.2 Million To UNESCO To Fight Anti-semitism

Doug Emhoff, the Second Gentleman of the United States as husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, on Thursday announced the US would make an exceptional contribution over $2 million to UN cultural agency UNESCO to boost the fight against anti-Semitic hatred.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state memorial for Zionist leader Zeev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on August 4, 2024

Netanyahu 'Sorry' October 7 Attack Occurred

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview published Thursday that he was "sorry" that Hamas was able to carry out its October 7 attack, without explicitly taking responsibility.
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked his second prime minister in just over a year

Tunisian President Replaces Prime Minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked his prime minister Ahmed Hachani without explanation on Wednesday and replaced him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri, according to a statement from his office.

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