Israeli minister says dropping ‘nuclear bomb’ on Gaza is ‘option’

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said on Sunday that dropping an “nuclear bomb” on the Gaza Strip is “an option,” according to local media. Eliyahu, a minister from the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, said that “one of Israel’s options in the war in Gaza is to drop a nuclear bomb on the

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Somalia now eyes IMF funding as budget goes past $1bn mark

File Photo/Somali Times By The East African Somalia is eyeing funding from the International Monetary Funds as budgetary estimates reach $1 billion mark for the first time in history. According to financial proposals endorsed by the country’s Council of Ministers this week, the budget for the next fiscal year will reach $1,025,687,991, exceeding last year’s,

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Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile

Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test launches the Bulava ballistic missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, from the White Sea, in this image taken from video released November 5, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Russia’s new nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III carried out a successful test launch of the Bulava

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Turkey crossed out Netanyahu, will bring Israel’s war crimes to ICC: President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey has “crossed out” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will do everything to bring Israel’s violation of human rights and war crimes to the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. The embattled premier “is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out,” Erdogan

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7 African nations set to receive $1bn from IMF

Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning Prof Njuguna Ndung’u (C), Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa (R) and looking on, South Sudan Finance and Economic Planning Minister,Dier Tong Ngor during the East Africa Constituency Ministers and Governors Meeting at IMF Headquarters in Washington DC, USA on April 15, 2023. Photo/Pool By The East African The

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Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings

Senegalese Navy members are seen on board the patrol boat ‘Walo’, as they search for illegal migrants, in the Senegalese high seas, November 2, 2023. Reuters/Ngouda Dione By Reuters After a fruitless 10-hour search in stomach-churning waves, the Senegalese navy patrol boat Walo had started its long journey back to port on Thursday evening when

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German President Bites the Bullet, Apologizes for Colonial Crimes in Tanzania

Frank-Walter Steinmeier By The African Exponent While visiting Songea in southwestern Tanzania, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed his condolences for the victims of the German colonial rule during the German East Africa era. The German East Africa colony, which encompassed present-day Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi, existed from 1885 until the end of World War I. President

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British army base in Kenya attracts criticism

Soldiers walk as they prepare for an overnight simulated military exercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya at the ol-Daiga ranch, high on Kenya’s Laikipia plateau on March 26, 2018. Credit Photo AFP By AFP The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk), a permanent base around 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of

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These are African Countries that China Wants Full Control

By The African Exponent China’s massive growth has been one of the greatest stories over the past several decades. But the Chinese economy certainly isn’t the only one posting huge growth rates. Africa is on the move and according to MCKinsey 7 Company’s report, ‘Lions on the Move: The Progress and Potential of African Economies’,

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US Muslim group expresses disappointment over Biden’s stance on Israel-Hamas conflict

US President Joe Biden By Anadolu Agency The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday condemned repeated Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and expressed its disappointment over the Biden administration’s refusal to demand a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “We are running out of words to describe the American Muslim community’s

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