Keir Starmer calls for immediate general election after Truss resigns

Labour leader Keir Starmer/Photographer Stefan Rousseau/Reuters The Independent By Jane Dalton The Labour leader said: “The Conservative Party has shown it no longer has a mandate to govern. “After 12 years of Tory failure, the British people deserve so much better than this revolving door of chaos. “In the last few years, the Tories have

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Liz Truss resigns as UK’s prime minister

British Prime Minister Liz Truss gives statement outside Number 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 20, 2022. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she

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Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office

Mana Abdi, 26, a Democratic candidate for state legislature, speaks with a reporter, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine. She is running unopposed. Her Republican opponent, who had posted on Facebook that Muslims “should not be allowed to hold public office,” withdrew from the race in August. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) By The Associated

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President Ruto wants Kenya Airways split after collapse of State takeover

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways will be split into various subsidiaries in a State-backed restructuring plan that is aimed at returning the lossmaking national carrier to profitability. Roads, Transport and Public Works Cabinet Secretary nominee Kipchumba Murkomen told a parliamentary vetting panel Wednesday that the reforms will lead to the breaking of Kenya Airways

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UK PM Truss clings to power as chaos in Westminster deepens

British Prime Minister Liz Truss leaves Number 10 Downing Street for the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, October 19, 2022. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters British Prime Minister Liz Truss struggled to retain a grip on power on Thursday, a day after a second top minister quit and rowing and jostling broke out among

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Right-wing think tank says US military is ‘weak,’ questions ability to win war

By Anadolu Agency The right-wing Heritage Foundation think tank has concluded that the US military is “weak” and may not be able to win a war amid heightened tensions with Russia and China. The foundation’s annual Index of US Military Strength downgraded its assessment of the US military from “marginal,” which it appraised in 2021.

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Egypt Recruiting Somali Soldiers Amid Horn Power Struggle With Ethiopia

File Photo/Somali Times By East African Business Week Egypt is recruiting thousands of soldiers in Somalia in a project funded by the United Arab Emirates amid an escalating power struggle with Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa. Egyptian and UAE military and intelligence officials have been flocking to Mogadishu over the past weeks with an

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Explainer: Iran and Russia’s growing drone alliance amid Western outcry

A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. Photographer Roman Petushkov By Reuters Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones,

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Algeria nears deal with Turkey to buy Anka drones

The TAI Anka drone on display at Istanbul’s Teknofest 2021 (Reuters) By Middle East Eye When a suspected Moroccan drone strike killed three Algerians in November 2021 near the Western Sahara town of Bir Lahlou, a furious Algiers blamed Turkey. Though there was no concrete proof, Algerian officials believed Morocco, which for a year had

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Soaring food prices push UK inflation back to 40-year high

A person buys produce from a fruit and vegetable market stall in central London, Britain, August 19, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters The biggest jump in food prices since 1980 pushed British inflation back into double digits last month, matching a 40-year high hit in July in a new blow for households grappling

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