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Congo-Brazzaville president vows to keep power as campaign kicks off

Congo-Brazzaville president vows to keep power as campaign kicks off

Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso promised to extend his decades-long time in power on Saturday as campaigning kicked off for next month's presidential election in the oil-rich central African nation. Thousands of supporters turned out to watch Sassou Nguesso parade

Trump says US aims to destroy Iran's military, topple government

Trump says US aims to destroy Iran's military, topple government

US President Donald Trump announced a major attack against Iran on Saturday, vowing to "annihilate" the country's navy and missile sites, and urging Iranians to overthrow their government. In a video address after the United States and Israel started bombing Iran, Trump made clear the goal

Messi's Inter Miami to visit White House: US media

Messi's Inter Miami to visit White House: US media

Inter Miami will visit the White House in March to mark the club's 2025 MLS Cup triumph, with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi expected to attend, the Miami Herald reported Friday. The newspaper cited an unnamed Inter Miami source saying "everyone" on the team will attend the

Thunder beat Nuggets in overtime on Gilgeous-Alexander's return

Thunder beat Nuggets in overtime on Gilgeous-Alexander's return

The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's injury return with a hard-fought 127-121 NBA overtime victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in just under 34 minutes on the floor, sitting

Bill Clinton denies wrongdoing at grilling on Epstein ties

Bill Clinton denies wrongdoing at grilling on Epstein ties

Former US president Bill Clinton denied wrongdoing Friday to a congressional panel probing his links to Jeffrey Epstein, before calling on others to testify as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump's ties to the sex offender. Clinton features prominently in the Epstein files but insists that

New 'Wuthering Heights' film unleashes fresh wave of Bronte-mania

New 'Wuthering Heights' film unleashes fresh wave of Bronte-mania

Perched on the edge of the rugged Yorkshire moors that inspired Emily Bronte to write her masterpiece "Wuthering Heights", the quaint village of Haworth has long been a place of literary pilgrimage. Now the latest big-screen adaptation of her classic 1847 novel -- starring Margot Robbie and Jacob

20 killed in cash-packed military plane crash in Bolivia

20 killed in cash-packed military plane crash in Bolivia

At least 20 people were killed when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, police said Friday, as crowds attempted to loot the site. The aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane -- manufactured by Lockheed Martin -- veered off the runway at