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Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano State, has assented to a bill approving the creation of four additional emirates in the state, effectively reducing the influence of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi. Ganduje explained that the idea had been around for

Singapore has passed a law criminalizing publication of fake news and allowing the government to block and order the removal of such content. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill passed Wednesday night by a vote of 72-9, a lawmaker

Britain, France and Germany and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment on Thursday to the Iran nuclear deal while warning that they “reject any ultimatums,” after Tehran announced that it would cease to fully abide by the accord. On Wednesday, Iranian

Gun violence has become a regular occurrence at U.S. schools and colleges as the latest school shooting in Colorado left one student dead and eight injured. Two surviving victims of the attack at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School

US. President Donald Trump targeted Iran’s steel and mining sectors Wednesday in his latest tough sanctions but said that he “someday” hoped to negotiate face-to-face with the clerical regime. The announcement came hours after Iran said it was suspending some limits

South Africans are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections in what is being seen as a pivotal election after years of corruption scandals that have plagued the “rainbow nation”. Some 26.8 million voters are registered to cast ballots at 22,925 polling stations. Polls

Liberia’s President and former football star George Weah has suspended his deputy information minister, Eugene Fahngon, for fuelling ethnic divisions by referring to descendants of freed slaves as “Congo Liberians”. Mr Weah’s government was committed to a “one country, one people”

Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after