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Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM
Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM
by  AFP

Lesotho on Tuesday dropped murder charges against the country's former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife over the 2017 killing of his previous estranged wife Lipolelo. Thabane, 83, was accused of hiring hitmen to kill Lipolelo in June 2017, two days before the prime minister's inauguration.

5 killed as anti-UN protesters spread in east DR Congo
5 killed as anti-UN protesters spread in east DR Congo
by  AFP

At least five people have been killed and dozens injured during anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo, a government spokesman said Tuesday as the unrest spread. In a post on Twitter, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said"at least five people (were) dead, about 50 wounded" in the unrest.

Clinton and Blair hail Trimble's legacy of peace in N.Ireland
Clinton and Blair hail Trimble's legacy of peace in N.Ireland
by  AFP

Tony Blair and Bill Clinton have praised the political and personal courage underpinning David Trimble's contribution to peace in Northern Ireland following the former first minister's death. "David was highly intelligent, very courageous," Blair told BBC radio on Tuesday.

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