6 killed, 81 injured in Istanbul explosion

By Anadolu Agency An explosion on Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue Sunday killed six people and injured 81 others, the Turkish vice president said. Fuat Oktay, who visited the blast site, told the press at Istanbul’s Taksim Square that the blast is considered a terrorist act, and a female attacker detonated the bomb. Giving further details on

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Six dead in Istanbul blast, Erdogan says it ‘smells like terrorism’

Police works at the scene after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. Photographer Kemal Aslan By Reuters Six people were killed and 53 others were wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb

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Turkey to use Black Sea gas ‘hopefully’ next year, says President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey is establishing an energy base on the seabed in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that the gas “hopefully” will be available to use next year. Erdogan’s remarks came during a gas supply ceremony, which he joined by video conference, for four districts of the Black Sea province

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UK must raise taxes and cut spending, Hunt says ahead of budget

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt looks on outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain November 1, 2022. Photographer Hannah McKay By Reuters Finance minister Jeremy Hunt said he will raise taxes and cut spending this week to show Britain can fix its public finances and restore its economic credibility after the financial

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7 French citizens currently detained in Iran, foreign minister says

By Anadolu Agency Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing the total number of people from France held in the Islamic republic to seven, the country’s foreign minister said on Saturday. “We are concerned about two other compatriots and it appears from the last verification that they are also detained,” Catherine Colonna

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Bahrain websites attacked as it holds parliamentary election

Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency By The Associated Press Bahrain voted Saturday in a parliamentary and local election just hours after hackers targeted government websites in the island kingdom that is in the midst of a decade-long crackdown on dissent. The Interior Ministry did not identify the websites targeted, but the country’s state-run Bahrain News

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Somali officials say 97 Al-Shabab terrorists killed

Somalia’s Ministry of Information say on Friday morning that 97 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed during two large-scale operations of the country’s army and security forces. Somalia’s Ministry of Information announced in a statement that 50 al-Shabab terrorists were killed by the country’s army and with the cooperation of popular Resistance forces in the “Eil Ghoruf”

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UK, France underline urgency of addressing irregular migration

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with President of France, Emmanuel Macron, during a bilateral meeting during the COP27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photographer Stefan Rousseau/Reuters By Anadolu Agency The UK and France underlined the urgency of addressing irregular migration, a joint statement by the two countries’ foreign ministers said on Friday. The countries

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MoJ staff offered ‘route out’ amid concerns over Dominic Raab behaviour

Dominic Raab walks outside Number 10 Downing Street. Photographer Peter Nicholls/Reuters The Guardian By Pippa Crerar Exclusive: Some civil servants may have still been traumatised by his previous stint there, sources say Senior civil servants at the Ministry of Justice were offered “respite or a route out” of the department when Dominic Raab was reappointed

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Infamous Instagram Scammer Hushpupi Faces 11 Years in US Prison

Hushpupi By The African Exponent Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi, known for his lavish display of wealth on Instagram has been sentenced. He made a name for himself on Instagram as Hushpuppi, the influencer. He flaunted his overly luxurious and wealthy lifestyle, thus amassing about 2 million followers on the app who looked

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