Biden says ‘too many’ Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden said Monday that “too many” Palestinians killed in Gaza have been innocent civilians, renewing concern over Israel pressing ahead with a military operation in the city of Rafah following air strikes. “Too many of the over 27,000 Palestinians killed in this conflict have been innocent civilians, including thousands

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UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, parliamentary watchdog says

File – Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in parliament in London, on Feb. 7, 2024. The British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “fundamentally incompatible with the U.K.’s human rights obligations,” Parliament’s human-rights watchdog said Monday

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Ivory Coast relief after winning Cup of Nations

Soccer Football – Africa Cup of Nations – Final – Nigeria v Ivory Coast – Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – February 11, 2024 Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara with the trophy alongside the players as they celebrate after winning the Africa Cup of Nations. By Reuters Ivory Coast’s success at the Africa

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Somalia neglects security and neglects leadership

File Photo/Somali Times By Former Somalia spy chief Fahad Yasin The camp of General Gordan, which was one of the most secure facilities, where the National Army officers and foreign trainers conspired is a new act in the security history of our country. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? For President Hassan Sheikh, what

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Iraq, US resume meetings on ending mission of international coalition

By Anadolu Agency The US-Iraq Higher Military Commission resumed its dialogue Sunday on ending the US-led international coalition’s mission in Iraq. The meeting was convened “to assess the military situation, the level of danger, and to establish a timetable for a gradual reduction ending the mission of the coalition forces in the country,” the Iraqi

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Pakistan’s Khan-backed independents lead in final poll count

Polling staff count ballots at a polling station after polls closed, during the general election, in Lahore, Pakistan, February 8, 2024. Photographer Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo By Reuters Pakistan’s national election vote count concluded on Sunday with independents, mostly backed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, winning 101 of the 264 seats, the election commission’s

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UAE says it lost mercenaries in Somalia

A photograph appear on the Internet The Ministry of Défense of the United Arab Emirates has announced the death of military officers from the armed forces of the UAE and an officer from the Bahraini Défense Forces along with two others who were injured in the attack on General Gordan’s base in Mogadishu. Read: Why

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Al-Shabab strikes army base in Mogadishu, killing UAE military officers and injuring several others

A new army soldier who was training at the Somali General Gordon military camp in Mogadishu carried out a dangerous attack tonight, killing officers and other soldiers. Preliminary reports say that the loss of the attack carried out by that soldier is more than 10 people including officers and soldiers. Read: Why is Somalia an

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U.S. museum finally hands over looted artifacts to Ghana’s Ashanti King in historic ceremony

The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Photo credit: Manhyia Palace By Face2Face Africa ACalifornia museum has returned seven royal artifacts to Ghana’s traditional Ashanti king, marking his silver jubilee and representing the first planned handovers of Ashanti treasures looted during colonial times. This event coincides with increasing pressure on

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UK PM Sunak paid more than 500,000 pounds in tax last year

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street to attend Prime Minister’s Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 31, 2024. Photographer Hannah McKay/ File photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid 508,000 pounds ($641,000) in tax in the last financial year after income from his investments dwarfed his official

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