KIGALI, Rwanda -- Rwanda's government says it is aware of the United Kingdom's intention to terminate its plan to deport asylum-seekers to the East African country. In a statement late Monday, the office of the Rwandan government spokesman said the deal had been initiated by the UK “to address the crisis of irregular migration affecting the UK — a problem of the UK, not Rwanda.”

Rwanda says it is aware of the UK's intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme

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President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend his three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic...

Rwanda's Kagame wins 99% of vote in election, as expected

Reuters

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya secured approval from lawmakers on Tuesday to delay parliamentary and local elections until 2026, a move opposition parties fear could make it harder for them to mount a challenge in next year's presidential election.

Cameroon's president wins backing to delay legislative, local polls

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Rwandans vote 'smoothly' in election; Kagame in early lead

There is very little room for improvement for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election after getting almost 99% of the vote last time round. The scale of his victory in 2017, along with his 95% in 2003 and 93% in 2010, raised some questions about how truly democratic the elections were.

Rwanda's 99% man who wants to extend his three decades in power

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

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At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out in Nigeria, sources said.

At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria

In 2022, a 22-year-old man was publicly executed in North Korea for sharing and listening to K-pop music and South Korean films, according to a recent human rights report by South Korea’s Ministry of Unification. The information was gathered from testimonials of North Korean defectors. Accusations and harsh punishments.

22-year-old publicly executed in North Korea for watching K-pop: Report

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Before a would-be assassin took aim at Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, local police officers notified the former president’s Secret Service detail that they were looking for a suspicious person in the area, a U.S. official told NBC News. The suspicious person, later identified...

Police warned Secret Service of a suspicious person at Trump rally before gunman opened fire, source says

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former firefighter, died after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a Pennsylvania rally. Comperatore used his body to shield his wife and two daughters when gunshots rang out. Two other attendees were shot but survived. NBC News’ Dasha Burns reports.

Victims of attempted assassination at Trump rally identified

Trump officially becomes Republican nominee for president; Exclusive: Biden on his conversation with Trump and heated campaign rhetoric; Judge throws out classified documents case against Trump; and more on tonight’s broadcast.

Nightly News Full Broadcast (July 15th)

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No one should accept the idea that that opposing Trump’s authoritarian aspirations is equal to incitement to violence

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Former President Donald Trump was rushed off the stage just minutes into his rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, after gunshots were heard. Trump had blood on the side of his head and his ear. Dasha Burns reports from the scene about the immediate reaction.

Watch: Trump rushed off stage by Secret Service after shots fired at rally

BUTLER, Pa. — A man who was at former President Donald Trump's rally here on Saturday described the moment he saw another attendee drop to the ground, dead, after being shot in the head. NBC News spoke with the witness, identified only by his first name, Joseph, who appeared...

Witness at Trump rally describes seeing the person who died being shot in head

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will withdraw the military honour guards at the memorial hall for former leader Chiang Kai-shek as part of ongoing efforts to end the "veneration of authoritarianism", the culture ministry said on Friday.

Taiwan to withdraw honour guards from Chiang Kai-shek memorial

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Authorities said Monday that they had accessed the phone of the person who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump and had completed searches of his car and his family’s home in suburban Pittsburgh as ongoing efforts to understand the shooter’s motives have so far come up empty.

Trump rally shooter left few clues, baffling classmates and family as authorities search for motive

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Rwandans vote in presidential election that’s set to extend the 30-year rule of Paul Kagame

Rwandans are voting Monday in a presidential election that is expected to extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since 1994....

Rwandans vote in presidential election that’s set to extend the 30-year rule of Paul Kagame

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