UK PM Sunak fires party chairman Zahawi after breach of ministerial code

British Minister without Portfolio Nadhim Zahawi looks on outside the Conservative Party’s headquarters in London, Britain January 23, 2023. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an independent investigation into his tax affairs found a serious breach of the ministerial

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Turkey alerts citizens to risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings

People walk along Istiklal Avenue, decorated with Turkish national flags after Sunday’s blast killed six and wounded dozens, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14, 2022. Photographer Umit Bektas/File Photo By Reuters Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against “possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks” in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their

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Explosion hits military facility in central Iran

By Anadolu Agency A huge explosion occurred early Sunday at a military facility in central Iran, according to media reports. The blast was at an ammunition production facility of the Iranian Defense Ministry in Isfahan province, said state television. The Isfahan governorate confirmed the incident and said no casualties were reported. The military facility was

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Somali Galmudug regional minister was shot dead in Mogadishu

Farhio Abdi Wasuge Somalia Galmudug regional minister Farhio Abdi Wasuge, who was the Minister of Transport and Aviation for Galmudug was killed tonight in the city of Mogadishu. Her murder took place in Warta Nabadda district, and armed groups were behind it. The deceased was one of the newly appointed ministers. She was in office

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Aryna Sabalenka wins 1st Grand Slam title at Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus hugs the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Trophy after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) By The Associated Press One point away from her first Grand Slam title, Aryna Sabalenka faulted. And then

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Exclusive: Top U.S. Treasury official to warn UAE, Turkey over sanctions evasion

The American flag flies over the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. Photographer Jim Bourg By Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official on a trip to Turkey and the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that they could lose U.S. market access if they do business with

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Gas station ordered to pay $1M to woman refused service because she’s Black

A Portland jury awarded Rose Wakefield $1 million — Photo Credit: KGW By Face2Face Africa APortland jury has awarded $1 million to a woman who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a gas station after a former employee refused to attend to her because he doesn’t “serve Black people.” According to The Oregonian, the March

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Memphis authorities release video in Tyre Nichols’ death

Civil rights Attorney Ben Crump speaks to RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, at a news conference with in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) By The Associated Press Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one

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Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack

In this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul Pelosi, right, fights for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple’s San Francisco home on Oct. 28, 2022. The body-camera footage shows the suspect David DePape wrest

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Ex-Nairobi cop facing murder charges ordered to surrender to Garissa police

Credit to Photo Facebook/Ex-Nairobi cop Ahmed Rashid The Eastleigh-based crime buster was ordered to surrender to the Garissa Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices. Warrant of arrest Failure to do so, the DCI said they would issue a warrant of arrest against him, according to Tuko reported. On Thursday, January 26, Rashid was expected to

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