Cameroon’s constitutional council bars main opposition candidate from presidential race
Cameroon’s constitutional council has rejected opposition candidate Maurice Kamto’s appeal to be reinstated on the ballot for the upcoming presidential election.
Day: August 5, 2025
“So Much Pressure”: World Nearly Beat Polio But Missteps Aided Its Comeback
The World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication – a feat seen only once for human diseases, with smallpox in 1980.
Deir al-Balah resident and humanitarian worker speaks to FRANCE 24 about Gaza’s worsening conditions
In the face of international pressure, Israel has allowed airdrops of food aid, but the amounts delivered are a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of the humanitarian emergency. Thousands of aid trucks continue to sit outside the enclave. Bahaa Z…
Cameroon’s constitutional council bars main opposition candidate from presidential race
Cameroon’s constitutional council on Tuesday rejected opposition candidate Maurice Kamto’s appeal to be reinstated on the ballot for the upcoming presidential election.
Texas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving state
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California wildfire threatens some 800 structures and injures three people
The Gifford Fire scorched more than 113 square miles (293 square kilometres) of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
NATO to Coordinate Regular and Large-Scale Arm Deliveries to Ukraine. Most Will Be Bought in the US
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Flamingos return to Lake Van during seasonal migration
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Hegseth ‘has great jeans’: Defense Department taps into MAGA’s obsession over Sydney Sweeney ad
President Donald Trump praised the advertising campaign after it was revealed that Sweeney is registered as a Republican in Florida