44 Chinese warplanes, 4 ships spotted around Taiwan

By Anadolu Agency Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it tracked 44 Chinese warplanes, four warships and two military drones around the island. A total of 15 People’s Liberation Army warplanes and two drones crossed the median line, it said, adding that four other aircraft flew on the eastern part of the air defense identification zone.

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World leaders gather to talk climate, but don’t expect much

Chadians pose for a photograph at the entrance of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Nearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take the stage in the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in following days. (AP Photo/Nariman

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UK’s Sunak stands by minister accused of sending bullying texts

Gavin Williamson walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing by a government minister who has been accused of bullying a colleague, cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, saying the phone messages in question were sent “in

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Cameroonian President Paul Biya marks 40 years in power

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya. (AP Photo, File) By The Associated Press President Paul Biya of Cameroon marked 40 years in power Sunday but stayed out of the spotlight as questions swirled about the 89-year-old who is the only leader most of the country’s people have ever known. Biya has not appeared in public since French

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Commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The Precision Air passenger aircraft is seen on the shores of Lake Victoria in Bukoba, in western Tanzania By CNN Several passengers on board a commercial flight operated by Precision Air which crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday have been rescued, according to officials. Boats with emergency response personnel were deployed to the

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African Development Bank secures $31 billion at investment forum

African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina By Reuters The African Development Bank raised $31 billion in investment commitments for projects during the Africa Investment Forum, said the bank’s president Akinwumi Adesina at the end of the three-day meeting on Friday. It brings the total investment for the year to about $64 billion, said Adesina. The

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Iran acknowledges sending drones to Russia before Ukraine war

By Anadolu Agency Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian acknowledged Saturday that Tehran provided drones to Russia, but said they were sent before the outbreak of the Ukraine war. Amir-Abdollahian made the comments to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the UN hosted by

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Somalia Al-Shabab terrorists strike military training camp in Mogadishu

A photograph appears on the Internet At least 15 people were killed and many more were injured in a suicide attack that took place this evening at the military training camp in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab, which issued a statement, claimed responsibility for the attack, and pointed out that they killed Danab troops trained by the United

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N. Korea fires more missiles as US flies bombers over South

In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, top center, four South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets and four US Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill called “Vigilant Storm,” in South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. North Korea

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Erdogan, Putin agreed to send Russian grains to poor African countries for free

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Sputnik/Photographer Vyacheslav Prokofyev File Photo By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he had agreed with counterpart Vladimir

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