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Zambia Extradites Chinese Children Exploiter To Malawi

  • July 18, 2022

Authorities in Zambia have extradited a Chinese citizen who fled Malawi last month over accusations of selling exploitative videos to China of Malawian children. Police in Malawi told VOA Sunday that their counterparts in Zambia handed over Lu Ke to them Saturday night in the Mchinji district which borders Zambia. “He is in police custody. […]

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Ukraine’s President Fires Security Chief, Prosecutor General

  • July 18, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued executive orders late on Sunday sacking the head of Ukraine’s powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the prosecutor general. The orders dismissing SBU chief Ivan Bakanov, a childhood friend of Zelenskyy, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who led the effort to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine, were published […]

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Tory Leadership: Rivals Get Personal In Latest TV Debate

  • July 18, 2022

Tory leadership rivals stepped up their attacks on each other’s records and policies in their latest TV debate. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak tax rises he introduced would “choke off” growth. Mr Sunak accused Ms Truss of peddling “something-for-nothing economics”. Other flashpoints were trans rights, Brexit and trust in politics. All five […]