UK announces deal with Turkey to tackle flow of illegal migrants

Migrants are seen on a dinghy following a failed attempt to cross to the Greek island of Lesbos, as a Turkish Coast Guard boat aproaches them, on the waters of the North Aegean Sea, off the shores of Canakkale, Turkey, March 6, 2020. Photographer Umit Bektas By Reuters Britain said it had struck a deal

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Niger junta rejects mediation mission by African Union, ECOWAS

By Anadolu Agency Niger’s military junta has blocked officials from the African Union, a West African regional bloc and the UN from visiting the country, a letter by the Foreign Ministry seen Tuesday showed, foiling the latest diplomatic attempts to reinstate the country’s ousted president. Diplomats from the African Union, the UN and the Economic

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Indian lawmakers debate no-confidence motion against Modi-led gov’t

By Anadolu Agency The Indian parliament began debating Tuesday a no-confidence motion that opposition parties have brought against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Last month, the Lok Sabha – the lower house of parliament – admitted the motion, brought in by India’s newly formed opposition alliance against the government. While the Indian ruling

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Born to a Guatemalan immigrant, Benaisha Poole-Watson is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC Bank

Benaisha Poole-Watson, famous realtor and business mogul is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC bank. Photo Credit: Instagram, Benaisha Poole- Watson By Face2Face Africa Benaisha Poole-Watson, a famous realtor and business mogul, is the first Afro-Latina to own an FDIC bank. She is a native of South Central Los Angeles’ Crenshaw District, where she

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Egypt’s natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

An Egyptian family walks near vehicles as power cuts to reduce energy consumption are executed by the Egyptian government during the current brutal heat wave, in Cairo, Egypt August 3, 2023. Photographer Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo By Reuters Egypt’s natural gas production fell to a three-year low in the first five months of 2023, figures

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Somalia corrupt Minister of Transport and Aviation employed close relatives

A photograph appears on the Internet The Minister of Transport and Aviation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Fardowso Osman Igal, addressed the members of the Transport Committee of the People’s Assembly, who asked about the ministry’s work. The committee asked the important questions of Minister Fardowso, including that she employed people who are her

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AU mission sticks to Somalia exit plan as Al-Shabab hit Kenya

Security forces take security measures at the area after bomb attack during the passage of an African Union Transition Mission in Somalia convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia on April 03, 2023. Photo A A /via AFP By The East African The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) is keeping its exit plan, preparing a pool

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Ukraine says U.S and German air defence systems ‘highly effective’

Reuters/Anna Voitenko By Reuters Ukraine is seeing “significant results” from U.S. and German air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, despite waves of Russian air strikes that included a hit on a blood transfusion centre. Russia reported that it had shot down a drone heading for Moscow in the third such attack in

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What is Mogadishu governor’s response to the president’s family looting public land?

File Photo/Somali Times The Mogadishu governor of the Banadir regional administration and the mayor of Mogadishu Yusuf Hussein Jimale who held a press conference today at the headquarters of the local government house, spoke about issues related to the “land destruction” in Mogadishu and the complaints people are making and spoke about the accusation against

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Turkey condemns provocation in Sweden targeting President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Saturday condemned “in strongest terms” a new provocation by the PKK terror group in Sweden targeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We condemn in the strongest terms the fact that a PKK-affiliated group was allowed to make propaganda with the symbols of a terrorist organization and to commit an outrageous

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