Turkish President Erdogan in Saudi Arabia for talks

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of a three-day Gulf tour to strengthen regional ties. On the first leg of his trip, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and other officials welcomed Erdogan at the airport in the port city of Jeddah. The president

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Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain. It’s a blow to global food security

File – Storks walk in front of harvesters in a wheat field in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. Russia said Monday July 17, 2023 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a

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Number of patients waiting a year for NHS treatment increases by 15% despite Sunak pledge

The Lib Dems said the figures revealed a ‘postcode lottery’ with delays more common in certain areas (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Wire) The Independent By Holly Evans The number of patients waiting a year for NHS treatment in England has risen by 15% in the past year, new research has suggested. This comes despite Rishi Sunak’s

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UK officially joins trans-Pacific trading block, biggest trade deal since Brexit

By Anadolu Agency The UK has now officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to an official statement on Sunday. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch officially signed the treaty in New Zealand, solidifying the UK’s entry into CPTPP, a trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific region with a staggering gross

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All hail Alcaraz as he ends Djokovic’s long Wimbledon reign

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 16, 2023 Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men’s tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic’s long

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Putin says US supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as ‘crime’

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Washington’s supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as a crime. “The US administration itself gave an assessment to these munitions through the mouths of its employees some time ago, when the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the

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Somalia President will become the richest man in Africa due to corruption

Photographer Somali Times In May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was re-elected as the country’s president despite being heavily criticized for massive corruption, restrictions on the media and abuse of power during his previous term in office 2012-2017. Then Hassan Sheikh was reelected 15 May 2022 and he started corruption together with his 2 wives, brothers,

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Iran to help Uganda develop energy sector

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (L) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (R) shake hands at the State House in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 12, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African Uganda has successfully landed Iran’s help to develop its energy sector, especially oil and nuclear, through either sharing of technology or direct financing of projects. Faced

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Vondrousova upsets Jabeur to win Wimbledon title

Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 15, 2023 Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy winning her final match against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur Reuters/Dylan Martinez By Reuters Unseeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic stunned Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 to win the Wimbledon women’s

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One in four UK single-parent households unable to afford food

By Reuters More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s statistics agency which highlights the impact of surging inflation. Out of nearly 15,000 households surveyed between Feb. 8 and May 1, 5% said they had

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