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Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the N

Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world to advance its own interests, say health professionals The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have c

Move comes after west African countrys military government had told US to withdraw its troops have entered an airbase in Niger that is hosting American troops, after a decision by Nigers junta to expel US forces from the country. The military officer

The population of El Fasher, which includes thousands of displaced people, is in dire need of food, medicine and water Water, food and fuel supplies for people in the largest city in the Darfur region of Sudan are being choked off as fighting intensi

Birthplace and parents names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the island Exiled islanders from the disputed British-owned Chagos Islands are finding their heritage has been removed from new identity

Viruses that cause the common cold in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, its a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching There was something wrong with the chimpanzees. For weeks, a community of

With elections looming, Mahamat Idriss Dby Itno hopes to prove he is worthy of his inherited position amid reports voting will be rigged Last month the Chadian head of state, Mahamat Idriss Dby Itno, announced the release of his autobiography. It was

MP says trade in remains is gross violation of human dignity, as skulls from Pitt Rivers collection removed An auction house has withdrawn 18 ancient Egyptian human skulls from sale after an MP said selling them would perpetuate the atrocities of col

Refugee Council sounds warning after children wrongly issued with notices of intent by Home office Lone child asylum seekers are at risk of being sent to Rwanda because the Home Office has wrongly classified some as adults, it has been claimed. The R