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Rwanda reaches deal with U.S. to take upto 250 migrants, Reuters reportsThe agreement, under which Rwanda would accept up to 250 migrants, was signed by U.S. and Rwandan officials in Kigali in June, a Rwandan official told Reuters.U.S. NewsAug 4, 2025
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Congolese army tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 peopleThe central African nation’s military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered to the rebels after the fall of Goma.WorldFeb 1, 2025
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Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Rwanda, with no vaccine or treatmentRwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever.HealthOct 1, 2024
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British MPs vote to support government plan to send asylum seekers to RwandaThe bill seeks to overcome a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that the plan to permanently send migrants across the English Channel in boats to Rwanda is illegal.WorldDec 12, 2023
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U.K. top court rejects government plan to send migrants to RwandaBritain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government’s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal.WorldNov 15, 2023
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U.K. to appeal court ruling blocking plan to send asylum seekers to RwandaIn a split two-to-one ruling, the British Court of Appeal said Rwanda could not be considered a "safe third country" where migrants from any country could be sent.WorldJun 29, 2023
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A Rwandan genocide suspect may seek asylum in South Africa. Here’s why.The U.N. tribunal charged Kayishema in 2001 with being a central figure in the slaughter of more than 2,000 people seeking refuge at a church.WorldJun 20, 2023
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Man who inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ gets terrorism charges commuted, will return to U.S.Paul Rusesabagina, who saved hundreds of countrymen from genocide in the 1990s, was captured and convicted of terrorism offences in Rwanda in 2020 in a widely criticized trial.WorldMar 24, 2023
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Commonwealth stopped short of condemning Russia as Trudeau prepares for G7Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to the G7 in Germany Saturday without a consensus from the Commonwealth to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine.CanadaJun 25, 2022
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Canada in ‘listening mode’, will take small Commonwealth nations’ concerns to G7: JolyForeign Affairs minister Melanie Joly said leaders of smaller nations are able to speak without the dominating presence of the United States, Russia and China at the meeting.CanadaJun 25, 2022
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