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  A mysterious weapon struck a target deep in Russia’s heartland.On Monday morning, a deafening roar that sounded like a landing jet plane woke up a town spreadeagled in the flat steppes of the Volga River region. According to surveillance camera footage, a lightning-like flash followed by a thunderous explosion …

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts, the country’s anti-corruption agency says. He is accused of receiving $280,000 (£230,000) from a British businessman “and other items”, a statement says. Dr Chilima pleaded not guilty to the corruption charges …

Donald Trump loves Twitter. In 2017, he said he wouldn’t have become president without it. “Twitter is a wonderful thing for me, because I get the word out… I might not be here talking to you right now as president if I didn’t have an honest way of getting the …

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that, his government is undertaking all measures necessary to revive the economy.   According to him, “Indeed it’s true that we’re facing hard times in our economy but my government is working round the clock to turn around the economic woes …

  The Gambia’s Central Bank says there is no need for citizens to panic after a data hack. Sources allege the hackers managed to access the bank’s most sensitive files, but in a statement, the Central Bank said no mission-critical systems were compromised, and that normal operations have continued unabated. …

Clutching white candles and black signs, the solemn-faced mourners gathered across Seoul to grieve the young victims of the Itaewon crush – and deliver a stinging rebuke to the government.   As public anger continues to build over the biggest tragedy in South Korea in nearly a decade, thousands turned …

  It has been a confusing and nerve-wracking morning for people living in northern Japan.   At 07:50, air raid alarms went off across Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures and TV programmes were interrupted to tell people to take shelter. The Japanese coast guard said a missile fired from North Korea …

At least 60 people were killed on Sunday after a 100-year-old suspension bridge collapsed in India, a senior official said.   Reports earlier said the death toll could be as high as 50 or 60 with around 100 others injured, but a minister noted that 60 persons were killed.   …

An investigation has begun in Kenya after a well-known Pakistani journalist, Arshad Sharif, was shot dead on Sunday.   An initial police report said officers shot him while he was in a moving vehicle in a case of mistaken identity.   Sharif was a critic of Pakistan’s military as well …

At least three civilians were shot dead in protests against Guinea’s military leaders on Thursday, an opposition coalition and the country’s justice minister said on Friday.   Guinea’s top prosecutor has called for a crackdown on protest organisers and participants, according to the AFP new agency.   Thursday’s rally was …