Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy

In this image from a video, Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan shortly before he was shot Friday, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a

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Japan ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech

In this image from a video, Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan shortly before he was shot Friday, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a

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British navy says it seized smuggled Iranian missiles

Royal Navy vessel HMS Montrose at sea during Baltic Operations in this photo taken June 15, 2014. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Adam C. Stapleton/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday one of its warships had seized Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air-missiles and engines for cruise missiles, from smugglers in international

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Kenya’s says presidents Hassan, Uhuru agree to reopen drug trade

Credit to Photo Facebook/Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture Peter Munya Kenya’s Minister of Agriculture Peter Munya said the agreement to resume trade between Somalia and Kenya had been delayed. This comes after Somali corrupt President Hassan Mohamoud failed to attend the IGAD Extraordinary Summit in Nairobi. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Mr

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Ex-leader Shinzo Abe critically shot in shock Japan attack

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, falls on the ground in Nara, western Japan Friday, July 8, 2022. Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday. (Kyodo News via AP) By The Associated Press Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

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Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh returns to Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and a delegation led by him who were in Turkey at the official invitation returned to the country this afternoon. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 President Hassan congratulated the people of Somalia on the blessed occasion of Eid al-Adha, reminding them of the plight

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Swedish premier criticizes MPs for posing with symbols of PKK terror group

By Anadolu Agency Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has criticized a group of left-wing parliamentarians for posing with rags symbolizing the PKK terror group. “[This] is extremely inappropriate,” Andersson told the country’s TT news agency, recalling that PKK is a designated terror organization not just in Sweden but in the EU. Despite the commitments in

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What’s next for UK? Boris Johnson quits, but not gone yet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to media next to 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) By The Associated Press Boris Johnson has caved in to a Conservative Party revolt after months of ethics scandals and resigned as party leader, but

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Boris Johnson resigns as British PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement at Downing Street in London, Britain, July 7, 2022. Reuters/Phil Noble By Reuters Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain’s prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. “The process of choosing that new leader should begin now,”

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Embattled UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agrees to resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. . (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) By The Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign, his office said Thursday, ending an unprecedented political crisis over his future that has paralyzed Britain’s government. An official in Johnson’s Downing Street office

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