Official: Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan wounded in gun attack

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File) By The Associated Press A gunman opened fire at a campaign truck carrying Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and also some of his supporters, a senior leader from his party and police

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Russia summons British ambassador over drone strike on Crimea

British Ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters, as activists hold a protest against what Russia’s officials said to be the involvement of British specialists in a Ukrainian drone strike on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea, in Moscow, Russia November 3, 2022. Photographer Shamil Zhumatov By Reuters Russia summoned

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Africa has least default rate on infrastructure projects, say leaders

African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina speaks during the opening ceremony of the Africa Investment Forum 2022 By The East African African leaders have said the continent’s investment risk has been exaggerated, making investors hesitant to put their money in its development projects. Quoting a Moody’s Analytics report on defaults on infrastructure investments, African Development

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Mining giant Glencore flew cash bribes to Africa via private jet, UK court hears

Lisa Osofsky (second right), the SFO director, with Sara Chouraqui, Victoria Jacobson, and Elizabeth Collery, officials who worked on the Glencore case. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA The Guardian By Jasper Jolly Glencore flew cash bribes to officials in Africa via private jet amid “endemic” corruption within the mining company, a London court has heard, in sentencing

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Erdogan says he discussed with Zelenskiy sending grains to African countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed sending grain to African countries after Russia said it would resume participation in the Ukraine grain deal. In an interview with Turkish broadcaster ATV, Erdogan

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UAE and Egypt recruiting and training secret Somali forces

Young recruits wearing blue tracksuits and with their heads shaven are seen at a military camp before they were transferred to Mogadishu’s Damanyo barracks By Middle East Eye In the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, a secret initiative is being carried out by the UAE and Egypt to recruit and train nearly 3,000 young Somali

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Turkey says Russia concerned over security, exports in grain deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Photographer Umit Bektas/File Photo By Reuters Russia is concerned about its security and the obstacles it faces exporting fertiliser and grains, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlu Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, days after Moscow suspended its participation in a U.N.-brokered export deal. Ankara, in talks with Kyiv and Moscow to fully resume

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North Korea fires 10 missiles in single day amid rising tension in region

By Anadolu Agency North Korea on Wednesday fired at least 10 ballistic missiles in a single day apparently in retaliation to the ongoing combined air drills by South Korea and the US. According to the South Korean military, Pyongyang also fired its first missile into an area close to the South’s territorial waters since the

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Exit polls point to Netanyahu win in Israeli election

Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch their Rabbi Israel Hager votes during Israel elections in Bnei Brak, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Israel is holding its fifth election in less than four years. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) Associated Press By Tia Goldenberg Jerusalem (AP) — Exit polls in Israel indicated Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies

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Park outside: Hyundai recalls SUVs for fire risk in computer

By The Associated Press Hyundai is telling the owners of more than 44,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park the vehicles outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. The automaker says certain 2018 Santa Fe Sport models should be parked away from other vehicles and structures until they are repaired

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