Explosion heard in Sudan’s capital, clouds of smoke seen

By Anadolu Agency A powerful explosion was heard near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday, according to witnesses. Clouds of smoke could be seen rising from the area following the explosion, an eyewitness told Anadolu. No further details were yet available, but the explosion occurred amid renewed clashes between the Sudanese

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Somalia president says Al-Shabab is growing marijuana farm fields

File Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, has revealed that the areas liberated from the Al-Shabab terrorist group have left farm fields where they are growing marijuana that is cultivated by the Al-Shabab terrorist group. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history

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Serbia school shooting: boy kills nine in Belgrade classroom

Police officers stand as a security guard died and at least five students were wounded after a schoolboy opened fire in a downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. Reuters/Djordje Kojadinovic By Reuters A 14-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard and wounded his teacher and six other students when he opened

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Europol-coordinated operation nabs 288 dark web vendors, narcotics

By Anadolu Agency Law enforcement officials in nine countries seized the dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, and arrested 288 vendors, Europol said Tuesday. More than €50.8 million ($53.4 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of drugs and 117 guns were seized in the operation coordinated by Europol, it said in a

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William Ruto announced the withdrawal of Kenya’s troops from Somalia

Credit Twitter/President of Kenya William Ruto The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has announced that his government will begin to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from Somalia in 2024, so that the country will be stable. Speaking at an event to present the report on the migration situation in the East and Horn of

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Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets

Ohta, who just bought a brand new BYD ATTO 3 electric sports utility vehicle, poses with his car and a symbolically-made key at a BYD dealership on April 4, 2023, in Yokohama near Tokyo. BYD Auto is part of a wave of Chinese electric car exporters that are starting to compete with Western and Japanese

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Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

By Reuters A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death will be detained by police until a hearing on Friday, a court ruled on Tuesday as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest where 101 corpses have already been unearthed. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of

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Turkish fighter jet KAAN to fly after high-speed taxi tests

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s indigenous KAAN fighter jet will take off for the first time after completing high-speed taxi tests, a test pilot of the aircraft said. Gokhan Bayramoglu told Anadolu that the KAAN is on its way to becoming an effective weapon of the Turkish military with indigenous software and hardware. Its engine tests

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Somalia is facing independence of President Hassan Sheikh and his cronies

Somali Times Photographer Somalia president has failed to serve his people and the country I have no doubt that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is a hero who does not turn away from the fire, that what he does is right and he can defend it, and it is the biggest danger that the country can

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Evil ‘Devil’s Disciple’ serial killer enjoys freedom after 47 years despite being ‘too dangerous to release permanently’

Credit: The Sun serial killer Patrick Mackay is back on the streets after 47 years The Sun Newspaper By John Lucas, Alex West A SERIAL killer dubbed the Devil’s Disciple is back on the streets after 47 years — despite being deemed too dangerous to be freed permanently. Patrick Mackay, 70, sauntered through a city

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