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A gay rugby player from Kenya, who is facing deportation from the UK, has been granted bail, the Press Association reports. Bristol Bisons team member Kenneth Macharia is being held in an immigration removal centre near Heathrow Airport in London. More

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has said he prefers Chinese to Western aid as it comes with fewer conditions. Mr Magufuli has been under intense pressure from Western nations over his controversial policies. On 15 November, Denmark said it had suspended $9.8m

Germany’s antitrust agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon over complaints it’s abusing its position to the detriment of sellers who use its “marketplace” platform. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said Amazon’s “double role as

The Muslim world has to develop its own sense of confidence and ambition, Yusuf Islam, world-famous musician, lyricist and educator, said on Thursday. “It is hard to find a Muslim country producing its own airplanes, cars or televisions,” said Islam, also

Turkey and Russia will not use the U.S. dollar to seal the S-400 air defense system deal, the countries presidents said. Speaking to reports before leaving for G-20 summit in Argentina on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey will pay

Georgia has elected ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili as its first woman president, results showed Thursday, but the opposition claimed fraud and called for supporters to take to the streets. Ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia’s presidential election with

Argentine legal authorities took initial action Wednesday to consider a request from Human Rights Watch to prosecute Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged crimes against humanity. The rights group’s move is apparently aimed at embarrassing the crown prince

Saudi Arabia will buy Lockheed Martin’s $15 billion missile defense system, a U.S. Department of State spokesman said on Wednesday, after aggressive lobbying by the administration to close the deal that included a personal call between President Donald Trump and Saudi