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At least 37 dead in stampede at Brazzaville military stadium

A stampede at a military stadium has left at least 37 people dead in Republic of Congo after large crowds of young people responded to a recruitment appeal, authorities said Tuesday. The Congolese Armed Forces Command later announced that all recruitment operations have been suspended in Brazzaville until further notice …

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Over 2,000 South African miners remain underground as union protest enters second day

More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa. The mine is owned by Implats, which is one of the world’s biggest platinum miners. The firm has suspended work at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum …

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Wealthy Americans ditch US for 'golden' visas in increasingly unexpected regions

As the popularity of “golden” visas continues to rise, more locations — including some unexpected ones — are appealing to elite Americans who are looking for a “Plan B” residency. Latin America and Asia are among the latest regions of interest in the spotlight. Mo Bennis, an associate vice president …

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Cruz clashes with Nigeria over his claims 50,000 Christians killed since 2009 in religious violence

FIRST ON FOX: A diplomatic battle is being waged between leading Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Nigerian government officials. The Texas senator has warned he will hold them accountable for the reported “mass slaughter” of tens of thousands of Christians in Nigeria. The officials say Cruz is lying, with one …

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Expert warns critical hours slipping away as kidnappers likely to move US missionary in Niger

A security expert told Fox News Digital the first 48 hours are critical in the search for an American Christian missionary kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger, who may have already been moved between Islamic State-controlled areas where an ISIS offshoot operates. Bryan Stern, founder of the crisis …

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DHS to soon deport Abrego Garcia to African nation after illegal alien's return from El Salvador, filing says

The Trump administration said it could soon deport Salvadoran illegal immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Liberia after reaching an agreement with that country, according to a Department of Homeland Security filing Friday. The court filing said that Abrego Garcia could be sent to the West …

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Russian mercenaries replace Western forces as ISIS surges across Africa's Sahel region

Analysts claim the withdrawal of U.S. and European troops from countries in Africa’s Sahel, and their replacement by Russian mercenaries, has led to a spike in jihadist-driven terrorism. The Sahel is a belt of countries running roughly west to east across the continent just below the Sahara Desert. A total …

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New York City ICE raid nets 9 arrests of illegal aliens from West Africa, 4 protesters also arrested

A federal raid in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood on Tuesday resulted in the arrests of nine migrants from West Africa who were in the United States illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News. Four protesters were also taken into …

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American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say

The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …

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