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UNITED States presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against a US television network for what he calls a “misleading” interview with rival Kamala Harris. The suit against CBS News filed in a Texas court on Thursday alleged the network aired two different responses from Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris when responding to a question about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The version that aired during the 60 Minutes programme on October 6 did not include what the lawsuit called a “word salad” response from Harris about the Biden administration’s influence on Israel’s conduct of the…

BOTSWANA’s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost its grip on power on Friday after opposition parties won at least 35 of 61 seats in parliament, tallies released by the electoral commission showed. The BDP, which has governed the diamond-rich Southern African nation since 1966, had won only just seat as of early Friday morning. Umbrella for Democratic Change, led by Harvard University-trained human rights lawyer Duma Boko, won 22 seats and the Botswana Congress Party, headed by economist Dumelang Saleshando,…

CHADIAN President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is “personally” leading an army counter-offensive against Boko Haram after a deadly attack by the insurgent group on a military garrison, the presidency said Thursday. Insurgents killed around 40 people during a late Sunday to Monday raid on the base in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by armed groups. “The president of the republic, the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, is still camped on the edge of Lake Chad where he is personally leading operation ‘Haskanite’,” the presidency said on Facebook. Accompanying the post was a photograph…

THE Carabao Cup Quarter-Final draw was announced late Wednesday on the EFL website, with matches set for the week commencing December 16. Here is a full list of the quarter-final games: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United Arsenal vs Crystal Palace Newcastle United vs Brentford Southampton vs Liverpool This newspaper earlier reported that the Carabao Cup Round Four delivered thrilling matches on Wednesday. Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinals, edging Brighton 3-2, with Cody Gakpo scoring twice. Manchester United, led by interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, overpowered Leicester City 5-2, featuring a long-range opener from Casemiro. Crystal Palace defeated Aston Villa 2-1…

ISRAELI forces launched more strikes on two towns in Lebanon’s historic Baalbek region, killing at least 19 people, including eight women. Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says he hopes a ceasefire deal with Israel will be announced in the coming hours or days as United States’ envoy Amos Hochstein travels to Tel Aviv for talks. Mikati said he became more optimistic about the possibility of a truce after speaking on Wednesday with the United States envoy for the Middle East, Amos Hochstein, who was due to travel to Israel on Thursday. “Hochstein, during his call with me, suggested to…

SPAIN is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing, after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia and beyond. Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash floods which swept away bridges and buildings and forced people to climb on to roofs or cling to trees to survive. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has declared three days of national mourning as the extreme conditions continue, restricting some rescue efforts. The death toll is feared to climb as “there are many missing people”, the government says. At least 92 deaths were recorded in…

SEVERAL women have taken their lives in Sudan’s central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil war raging in the country, rights groups and activists have said. The reports come after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was accused by the UN of “atrocious crimes”, including mass killings, in the state last week. With RSF fighters continuing to advance, one rights group has told the BBC it is in contact with six women who are contemplating taking their own lives as they fear being sexually assaulted. But the RSF has dismissed a recent UN report…

NIGER Republic’s ruling military junta has struck a deal with US billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink to expand coverage in the poorly connected country, state media said on Wednesday. The vast desert nation’s internet penetration rate currently stands at 32 percent, according to the Electronic Communications Regulation and Mail Authority (ARCEP). Starlink will bring broadband coverage to 80 to 100 percent of the territory, Nigerien communication and digital economy minister Sidi Mohamed Raliou said on state television. Starlink’s network of low-Earth orbit satellites can provide internet access to remote locations or areas that normal communications infrastructure do not…

SPORTING boss Ruben Amorim says he has not yet made a decision about his future after Manchester United expressed an interest in appointing him manager. Sporting confirmed earlier on Tuesday that United had made an approach and are willing to pay Amorim’s 10m euros (£8.3m) release clause. Speaking after his side’s 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final win against Nacional on Tuesday evening, Amorim told Sport TV:, external “Nothing is decided yet. I don’t know if it’s the farewell game or not.” Then in a news conference he added: “There is interest from Manchester United, there is the payment of a…

ISRAEL’s military has again bombed residential buildings in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing at least 19 Palestinians, as civilians in the besieged northern town searched for survivors in the aftermath of an earlier Israeli raid that killed nearly 100 people. The latest Israeli bombing, late on Tuesday night, hit several homes belonging to the Al Louh family, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza. The attack came less than a day after Israel’s military bombed a five-storey building belonging to the Abu Nasr family in Beit Lahiya, killing at least 93 people and wounding dozens more. The Ministry of Health…

BARBARA Bush, one of Republican former US president George W. Bush’s daughters, has endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris in the razor-thin White House race and campaigned for her over the weekend, she told People magazine. Bush, 42, spent part of the weekend knocking on doors for the vice president’s campaign in Pennsylvania, considered one of the most crucial swing states that will decide the November election between Harris and Republican Donald Trump. “It was inspiring to join friends and meet voters with the Harris-Walz campaign in Pennsylvania this weekend,” she told People. “I’m hopeful they’ll move our country forward and protect…

CHAD on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel, after Boko Haram jihadists killed around 40 Chadian troops in a surprise attack. The jihadist group late on Sunday targeted a military garrison in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups, in an offensive that killed some 40 “brave Chadian soldiers”, the government said in a statement published by spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah on Tuesday. Around 20 people were also wounded, military sources said. “The government is calling on the international community to intensify its support and to reinforce assistance…

FRANCE’s President Emmanuel Macron has told Morocco’s parliament that he believes Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, and has pledged to invest French money there. Western Sahara is a territory on the north-western coast of Africa that has been the subject of a decades-long dispute. It was once a Spanish colony, and is now mostly controlled by Morocco and partly by the Algerian-backed Polisario Front – which says it represents the indigenous Sahrawi people and wants an independent state. France was the former colonial power in both Morocco and Algeria. It joins other nations including Spain, the US and…

THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned landowners within the territory to pay all outstanding ground rent or risk losing their properties. Wike made the remark during the inauguration of the upgrading of War College/Army Checkpoint Road and other ancillary roads in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Monday. Describing ground rent as the “FCT’s oil,” the minister stressed the importance of these payments in enabling the FCT Administration to provide infrastructure. He said: “I have published the names of debtors in today’s newspapers. “Some of you seated here are debtors; pay your ground rent.…

MANCHESTER United are in talks about appointing Sporting manager Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s replacement. Dutchman Ten Hag was sacked on Monday following the side’s poor start to the season. Amorim, 39, is a highly regarded coach who has won two Portuguese league titles with Sporting – including their first in 19 years – since joining in 2020. The extent of the talks over Amorim are not known. It is also not clear whether other alternatives remain in the frame to take the Old Trafford job. However, Amorim is now becoming the leading candidate. Speaking at a news conference…

ISRAEL’s Mossad spy chief and the CIA director have attended talks in the Qatari capital, Doha – the first high-level talks since ceasefire efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza broke down in August. David Barnea and William Burns were joined by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in efforts to revive talks after the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar on October 16. Families of Israeli captives have also built pressure on the Israeli government to sign a deal to secure the release of their relatives. Nearly 100 captives still remain in Gaza…

HIS Majesty King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, and His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, signed, Monday at the Royal Office in Rabat, the Declaration on “the reinforced exceptional partnership” between the Kingdom of Morocco and the French Republic, aimed at enabling the two countries to better address shared challenges by mobilizing all relevant sectors of bilateral, regional and international cooperation. See below the full text of this Declaration: “1. His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, and Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic,…

A LEADING member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati, Secretary-General of the UTM party, was arrested last week on suspicion of “conspiring with others to commit a serious offence”. Appearing on Monday at a court in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, the 57-year-old did not speak. But her lawyer argued that the politician maintained her innocence, local media reports. Few details of the alleged plot have been shared and various opposition figures claim the charges against Kaliati are politically motivated. UTM supporters gathered outside the court and sang anti-government songs ahead…

AN attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants, the government and local sources said on Monday. Members of Boko Haram targeted a garrison housing more than 200 Chadian soldiers late Sunday in the Lake Chad region, an area plagued by various armed groups, local sources told AFP. The presidency said in a statement that the attack struck near Ngouboua in the west of the country, “tragically leaving about 40 people dead”.Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno visited the scene early on…

FINALLY, Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s poor start to the season. Ten Hag’s final game was Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by West Ham that left the club 14th in the Premier League with just three wins from their opening nine matches. United are also 21st of 36 teams in the Europa League table, having drawn their three opening fixtures. Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the club as Ten Hag’s assistant last summer, has been named as interim manager. The club said Van Nistelrooy would be in charge “while a permanent head coach is recruited”. Ten…