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Protesters in Nigeria demonstrate over high cost of living

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja yesterday, as thousands rallied against escalating cost of living and governance issues in Africa’s most populous nation, according to eyewitness accounts.

Demonstrators gather as they participate in an anti-government demonstration to protest against bad governance and economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

Protesters in Nigeria demonstrate over high cost of living

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja today, as thousands rallied against escalating cost of living and governance issues in Africa’s most populous nation, according to eyewitness accounts.

Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas Leader assassinated in Iran

DUBAI/LONDON, (Reuters) – Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran yesterday, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group’s international diplomacy as war raged back in Gaza, where three of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group said today, drawing fears of wider escalation in a region shaken by Israel’s war in Gaza and a worsening conflict in Lebanon.

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