12 h. ago Madagascar President is forced to flee his country 'over fears for his life' after weeks of Gen

Andry Rajoelina said he was sheltering in a 'safe space' in a speech which was broadcast on social media from an undisclosed location.

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22 h. ago Madagascar president flees after losing support of key army unit

Elite Capsat unit that played a major role in Andry Rajoelina’s rise to presidency joined gen Z protests against corruptionMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled the country on a French military aircraft, hours before he was scheduled to address the people.French state radio RFI reported on Monday that the president, who also has French citizenship, had been flown out of the capital, Antananarivo, after a deal with President Emmanuel Macron. It added that he may have headed for Dubai. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Madagascar president says he fled country in fear for his life

Andry Rajoelina does not announce resignation in speech broadcast on social media after military rebellionMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, said he had fled the country in fear for his life after a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on social media late on Monday from an undisclosed location.The 51-year-old has faced weeks of gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal point on Saturday when an elite military unit joined the protests and called for the president and other ministers to step down. That prompted Rajoelina to say that an illegal attempt to seize power was under way in the Indian Ocean island and leave the country. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Madagascar: Is there a coup and why has the president fled the country?

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly fled the country after an elite military group joined violent anti-government protests

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24 h. ago Is there a coup in Madagascar? What to know as president flees country amid protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was due to give an address on national television after soldiers turned against the government in an apparent coup

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49 h. ago Madagascar’s president says illegal power grab by military is under way

Soldiers from elite Capsat unit have announced they are taking over after weeks of youth-led protestsMadagascar’s president said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was under way, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday announced it was taking over the army.The Capsat unit’s intervention comes after weeks of youth-led protests, which started on 25 September against water and electricity shortages and expanded to calling for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, an end to corruption and radical overhaul of the political system. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Soldiers from elite Capsat unit join protests against Madagascar’s president

Demonstrators march alongside regiment, who earlier in the day said they would not fire on the crowdsThousands of protesters against Madagascar’s president were joined on the streets of the capital on Saturday afternoon by soldiers from an elite army unit, who earlier in the day said they would not fire on demonstrators.Protesters marched alongside soldiers from the Capsat unit, who drove armoured vehicles, some waving Madagascar flags, from their base in Soanierana in the south of Antananarivo. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man fled country after airport security saw what was inside his bags

The passenger had just touched down in Cardiff after flying from Ghana via Amsterdam

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6 d. ago Moment asylum seeker 'threatens to come to England and "pop pop pop" Nigel Farage while making gun gesture'... and 'marry' Reform UK leader's sister 

This is the Afghan migrant accused of making threats to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok. Fayaz Khan, who is said to be 26, has a gun tattoo on his face. He denies the charge and is on trial in London.

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage tells court he was 'in fear for my life' after receiving death threats from Afghan migrant in TikTok video

Fayaz Khan, pictured, is accused of making threats to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok during his journey to the UK.

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1 week ago Madagascar president who took power in coup accuses protesters of trying to trigger another one

Young people take to streets to voice anger at water and power cuts, and corruption in political systemMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, who first came to power in a coup in 2009, has condemned protests calling for his resignation, saying that demonstrators were trying to trigger a coup and were funded by unspecified foreign governments and organisations.Youth-led demonstrations on the Indian Ocean island started on 25 September, initially driven by outrage over water and power cuts, but have grown into demands for action against corruption and reform of the political system. At least 22 people have been killed by security forces, according to the UN, which officials denied. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight until the president, Andry Rajoelina, resigns, rejecting his dissolution of the government on Monday as insufficient.Twenty-two people were killed and 100 injured at the demonstrations, according to the UN. The unrest broke out on 25 September when local councillors were arrested for protesting against water and electricity outages in the capital, Antananarivo. The youth-led protests quickly spread to other towns and cities, fuelled by social media and other “Gen Z protests in Indonesia and Nepal, where the government was toppled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Gunman’ accused of shooting dead two Scots gangsters at Spanish pub ‘fears revenge attacks in prison’

THE alleged hitman accused of gunning down Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan will ‘fear for his life’ if he’s banged up in a Spanish jail, a court heard. Michael Riley, 44, is fighting extradition from the UK over the murders of the Lyons gang kingpins in Fuengirola, Spain. And at the latest hearing his...

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3 w. ago Child rapist took own life in fear other inmates would attack him

Convicted child rapist Brian Jordan, 60, took his own life on July 3, 2024, just days after being jailed at HMP Durham

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3 w. ago Edwin van der Sar admits he didn't fear death but life has changed after brain haemorrhage

Edwin van der Sar suffered a brain haemorrhage in July 2023 and was admitted to an intensive care unit in Croatia, but has now opened up on the ordeal and how it has changed his life

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3 w. ago Two fifths of people fear their families wouldn't cope without them

For millions of UK families, financial survival is a very real fear

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3 w. ago Pervert doctor feared to have fled the country after sexual assault trial

Dundee GP Mohammed Gado was due to be sentenced yesterday, but failed to turn up to court.

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4 w. ago ‘We can’t eat. We can’t sleep. It’s a disaster’: the small boat detainees waiting to be sent back to France

This week the first migrants could be flown out of Britain under the ‘one in, one out’ deportation scheme. They talk about their fears and incomprehension“We can’t eat. We can’t sleep. We have been locked up in this place for more than a month. Some people expect to be forced on to a plane to France today. Nobody wants to go. For us, this is a disaster.”The man speaking, Fessahaye, is an asylum seeker from Eritrea who fled indefinite military conscription in his home country, and walked through the Sahara before being tortured and enslaved in Libya. He eventually crossed the Mediterranean and reached Europe. From France he travelled to the UK in a small boat. Continue reading...

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last month Inside the Duchess of Kent's trailblazer wedding where she transformed from 'Kate into Katharine' and 'embarked on a life she viewed with fear'

As she will be remembered as something of a trailblazer in the Royal Family , its unsurprising that this reputation would start before the Duchess of Kent had walked down the aisle.

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