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Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for 'high treason'
Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for 'high treason'
by  AFP

A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf. Sambi, 64, an arch rival of President Azali Assoumani, was sentenced by the State Security Court, a special judicial body whose rulings cannot be appealed.

Cocaine 'super-cartel' busted in Dubai, Europe: police
Cocaine 'super-cartel' busted in Dubai, Europe: police
by  AFP

Police have dismantled a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries, including six chief suspects in Dubai, Europol said on Monday.

China protests speak to deep political frustrations
China protests speak to deep political frustrations
by  AFP

Protests spreading in China have been catalysed by fury at the government's hardline zero-Covid policies but have also exposed deep-rooted frustration against the country's wider political system. "What is very intriguing about these protests is how single-issue focus on #covidlockdown quickly transpired into wider political issues," she said.

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