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Paul Mackenzie receives 200-year prison sentence in Kenya over mass child deaths

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A Kenyan cult leader has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 191 people, all but one of them children, in a campaign of abuse and forced fasting. Paul Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, was sentenced Friday alongside more than two dozen others at the Mombasa High Court. … The post Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison over the deaths of 190 children appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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Ahmed Haroun detained by Sudan military despite alliance in ongoing civil war

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Sudan's army has detained a former senior Islamist official from ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir's era who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, officials from his party said. Ahmed Haroun, who chairs Sudan's former ruling National Congress Party, has been hiding for years and is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and genocide in the Darfur region in the early 2000s. He has dismissed the charges as political.

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France confirms European nations will attend Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi

PARIS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Europeans will participate in talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi next week, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday. "The Europeans will be well represented; France will be in Abu Dhabi to take part in these discussions," Barrot told French radio station RTL in an interview. "I can’t tell you yet who will be representing France on this occasion, but France will certainly be there," he added.

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Riyadh Aramco office damaged by falling debris after missile interception

An administrative building belonging to state oil giant Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was damaged by falling debris following an attempted attack on Sunday, with no injuries or fatalities reported, the kingdom’s Energy Ministry said. A Reuters witness saw blown-out windows across several floors of the Aramco Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the capital’s King Abdullah Financial District. The incident, which the ministry said caused limited damage, came after the Saudi-led coalition said it...

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US considers renewed Iran strikes as Gulf nations bolster regional defence pacts

Despite midterm election losses weakening Donald Trump politically, the threat of an escalated US-Iran war looms large. As regional mediation efforts struggle to bridge deep divides, Gulf nations are accelerating collective defence plans and infrastructure resilience in anticipation of renewed conflict.

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Why is the US striking Iran's Qeshm Island?

The United States carried out targeted strikes on Iranian air defense installations on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes follow eight months of conflict that disrupted global oil shipments, even as Qatar continues mediation efforts between Washington and Tehran.

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US embassies alert citizens in Middle East to heightened security risks

The US has issued security warnings through its diplomatic missions in several Middle Eastern countries, including its embassy in Israel, on Saturday. Yedioth Ahronoth reported that these warnings follow escalating threats from Houthi forces in Yemen, as well as intelligence regarding Iranian attempts to target high-ranking US officials in the region. The warnings, which were … The post US issues warnings to its citizens in the Middle East appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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