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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Admits Affair With Suspected Chinese Spy

Nvidia shares plummeted in pre-market trading after co-founder and Chief Executive Jensen Huang admitted to a romantic relationship with a corporate executive linked to Chinese intelligence, triggering an independent…

Nov 9, 2026▶ Listen
Fireworks, Prayers and Rangoli Light Up India and the Global Diaspora as Diwali Peaks on November 8
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Fireworks, Prayers and Rangoli Light Up India and the Global Diaspora as Diwali Peaks on November 8

Homes, temples and streets across India glowed with fireworks and lamps on Sunday, November 8, 2026, as Hindus marked Diwali, the festival of lights and the most widely observed celebration on the Hindu calendar. The…

Nov 8, 2026▶ Listen
Blasts Reported on Iran's Qeshm Island and in Southern Cities as US Moves to Block Land Supply Routes
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Blasts Reported on Iran's Qeshm Island and in Southern Cities as US Moves to Block Land Supply Routes

Blasts were heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz and in the southern Iranian cities of Jask, Sirik and Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported, as the United States moved to block land supply routes into I…

Nov 7, 2026▶ Listen
Meet Melat Kiros: The 29-Year-Old Ethiopian-Born Gen Z Woman Just Elected to Congress
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Meet Melat Kiros: The 29-Year-Old Ethiopian-Born Gen Z Woman Just Elected to Congress

Melat Kiros — a 29-year-old lawyer who was born in Ethiopia and arrived in Denver as an infant — has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District, the city that…

Nov 5, 2026▶ Listen
What World Leaders Are Saying After Democrats Take Control of US Congress
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What World Leaders Are Saying After Democrats Take Control of US Congress

World leaders have reacted to the US midterm election results, with several governments expressing hope for changes in Washington's foreign policy after President Donald Trump's Republican party lost control of both h…

Nov 4, 2026▶ Listen
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Trump Suffers Major Midterm Defeat as Democrats Take Control of Congress
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Trump Suffers Major Midterm Defeat as Democrats Take Control of Congress

Voters across the United States have delivered a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's administration, handing the Democratic Party a sweeping majority in both chambers of Congress and control of multiple state gov…

Nov 4, 2026▶ Listen
Kenyan-Born Sam Mwangi Wins City Council Seat in Minnesota in U.S. Midterm Elections
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Kenyan-Born Sam Mwangi Wins City Council Seat in Minnesota in U.S. Midterm Elections

Sam Mwangi, who was born in Kenya, has won a seat on a city council in the U.S. state of Minnesota, according to results from the general election held across the United States on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Mwangi was…

Nov 4, 2026▶ Listen
Kenyan-Born Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley Wins Minnesota House Re-Election in 72% Landslide
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Kenyan-Born Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley Wins Minnesota House Re-Election in 72% Landslide

Kenyan-born politician Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley has won a second term in the Minnesota House of Representatives, capturing 71.8 percent of the vote in District 38A during the midterm elections held Tuesday, November 3…

Nov 4, 2026▶ Listen
Longest Ceasefire of Ukraine War Ends as Fighting Returns to Kherson Region
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Longest Ceasefire of Ukraine War Ends as Fighting Returns to Kherson Region

Fighting has returned to the Kherson region of southern Ukraine after the collapse of a six-day ceasefire, the longest halt in hostilities since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. The resu…

Nov 2, 2026▶ Listen
Kenyans Among Those Charged in $130 Million US Ghost Student Aid Fraud Scheme
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Kenyans Among Those Charged in $130 Million US Ghost Student Aid Fraud Scheme

Kenyan nationals are among those charged in the United States in connection with an alleged $130 million scheme that used stolen identities to claim American federal student aid, according to a BBC Africa investigatio…

Oct 30, 2026▶ Listen
Dozens Feared Dead After Two Trains Collide South of Madrid
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Dozens Feared Dead After Two Trains Collide South of Madrid

Dozens of people are feared dead after two trains collided south of Madrid in Spain. The crash occurred in the province of Toledo, a region that lies directly south of the Spanish capital, and involved trains carrying…

Oct 28, 2026▶ Listen
Flag Dispute in Ethiopia's Moyale Sparks Deadly Clashes Across Seven Districts; Tens of Thousands Flee to Kenya
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Flag Dispute in Ethiopia's Moyale Sparks Deadly Clashes Across Seven Districts; Tens of Thousands Flee to Kenya

Fighting triggered by a dispute over the display of the Somali regional state flag has spread across seven districts of Ethiopia after erupting in the border city of Moyale, leaving deaths, injuries and widespread des…

Oct 26, 2026▶ Listen
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Serbia's Vucic Concedes Election Defeat to Student-Led Protest Movement
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Serbia's Vucic Concedes Election Defeat to Student-Led Protest Movement

BELGRADE, Serbia — Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia's populist right-wing leader of 12 years, has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections to a student-led protest movement, saying it was "clear" his party had lost the vote…

Oct 26, 2026▶ Listen
Oregon School Shooting: Police Probe How Teen Obtained Legally Purchased Shotgun
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Oregon School Shooting: Police Probe How Teen Obtained Legally Purchased Shotgun

Investigators in Bend, Oregon, are examining how a 16-year-old former pupil obtained a shotgun used in an elementary school attack that killed three children and a teacher, after police confirmed the firearm had been…

Oct 22, 2026▶ Listen
Health Workers Union Raises Concerns Over Ebola Preparedness Amid New Cases
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Health Workers Union Raises Concerns Over Ebola Preparedness Amid New Cases

The health workers union in Nigeria has expressed concerns regarding the system's readiness to protect medical personnel amid a health scare involving Ebola. This follows the confirmation of Nigeria's first Ebola pati…

Oct 21, 2026▶ Listen
US Issues Travel Warning for Kenya Amid Rising Ebola Threat
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US Issues Travel Warning for Kenya Amid Rising Ebola Threat

The United States has elevated its travel warning for Kenya, advising citizens to 'reconsider travel' to the country due to a significant increase in Ebola risk. This alert comes as health authorities monitor the situ…

Oct 21, 2026▶ Listen
Emotional Toll of War: Svitolina Reveals Impact on Relationship with Monfils
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Emotional Toll of War: Svitolina Reveals Impact on Relationship with Monfils

Tennis star Elina Svitolina has opened up about the emotional strain caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine, revealing that it played a significant role in her separation from fellow tennis player Gael Monfils. The anno…

Oct 21, 2026▶ Listen
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