UK PM Johnson to resign on Thursday – BBC

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks at Downing Street in London, Britain July 6, 2022. Reuters/Henry Nicholls By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign on Thursday, several media outlets including the BBC reported. Johnson had been hanging onto power despite the resignation of a string of his top ministers. On Thursday the man

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UK’s Johnson defiant even as opponents tell him time is up

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. . (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) By The Associated Press British Treasury chief Nadhim Zahawi has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, just 36 hours after Johnson put him in the job, while another newly appointed Cabinet minister quit her

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African airlines staring at Sh480bn loss on costly fuel

Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines planes at Kamuzu International airport in Malawi By Business Daily Africa African airlines are expected to record $4.1 billion (Sh480 billion) loss this year on the back of expensive fuel that is eroding the gains made by a recovering business. Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) says expensive jet fuel and other

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Iran claims to have arrested UK’s deputy head of mission for espionage

By Anadolu Agency Iran claimed Wednesday that it had detained the UK’s deputy ambassador in Tehran for allegedly taking samples of soil from a region where missile exercises were being conducted. Giles Whitaker and several other foreign nationals were detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after it was determined that they took the

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Ties with Somalia prove Africa’s importance for Turkey: Erdoğan

Photo Somali Times/President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud By Daily Sabah Somalia is the main example that shows the importance Turkey attaches to the economic development, social peace and stability of the African continent, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Speaking at

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Support ebbs for Boris Johnson as more British ministers quit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate, in Parliament in London, Britain, July 6, 2022 in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s Boris Johnson was clinging to power on Wednesday, with support seeping away from the increasingly isolated prime minister, badly wounded by

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Turkey, Italy to deepen cooperation in defense industry

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi (L) attend a bilateral agreements signing ceremony after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye on July 05, 2022. ( Photo Credit: TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar ) By Anadolu Agency Türket and Italy are committed to deepening cooperation in the defense

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UK’s Boris Johnson on the brink as ministers quit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a Prime Minister’s Questions session at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, March 30, 2022. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face questions in parliament followed by a grilling by senior lawmakers on Wednesday, with his premiership on the

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The final blow? UK PM Boris Johnson loses two key ministers

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, Britain July 5, 2022. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s finance and health ministers resigned on Tuesday, in what looked to be the final blow for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s premiership after he had tried to

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Father of innocent Black man held at gunpoint by ‘institutionally racist’ police fears he could have died

The father feared his son could have been killed in the stop Supplied: Credit The Independent The Independent By Thomas Kingsley The father of a Black student held at gunpoint by “institutionally racist” police feared his son could have been killed in the incident. The force has been accused of racial profiling after two young

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