HARARE: Morgan Tsvangirai, the veteran Zimbabwean opposition leader who fought Robert Mugabe’s regime for many years, died on Wednesday after battling against cancer, a party official said.
“It is sad for me to announce that we have lost our icon and fighter for democracy,” Elias Mudzuri, one of the vice presidents of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, said on Twitter.
Tsvangirai’s death was confirmed to AFP by another senior party member. He was 65.
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa - MDC party vice-president
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa - MDC party vice-president
China says opposes foreign ‘interference’ in Iran, calls for ‘peace’
BEIJING: China said on Monday it opposes foreign “interference” in other countries after US President Donald Trump threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters.
“We always oppose interference in other countries’ internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular news conference when asked about Trump’s comments.
“We call on all parties to do more things conducive to peace and stability in the Middle East,” she added.
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