Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre takes over the office

Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, has today officially taken office, following the ousted Kenya, United Arab Emirates puppet low life Mohamed Hussein Roble. Somalia Prime Minister Hamse, who is in the process of selecting members of his Cabinet, has started

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Crypto crash threatens North Korea’s stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests

By Reuters The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes. North Korea has poured resources into stealing cryptocurrencies in recent years, making it a potent hacking threat

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Turkey, Sweden, Finland sign memorandum on Nordic countries’ NATO bids

By Anadolu Agency The memorandum was signed by the foreign ministers of the three countries — Türkiye’s Mevlut Cavusoglu, Pekka Haavisto of Finland and Ann Linde of Sweden — in the presence of all three national leaders and Stoltenberg. Following the signing ceremony, the NATO chief said at a press conference that he is “pleased”

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Egyptian social media in frenzy over singer Amal Maher’s ‘disappearance’

Many are urging the artist to do a live broadcast to reassure her audience that she is safe: Credit to photo Twitter By Middle East Eye Rights activists and Egypt’s musicians union have joined calls online for reassurance and proof that Egyptian singer Amal Maher is safe and well following fears that she has disappeared.

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Germany to return stolen Ngonnso’ statue to Cameroon

The female figure Ngonnso’ was stolen by colonial officer Kurt von Pavel and donated to Berlin’s Ethnological Museum in 1903: Credit to Photo Facebook By Reuters Germany will return agoddess statue that was stolen from Cameroon 120 years ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said on Monday, part of a growing trend to give back

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European Central Bank decisive on inflation target of 2%

By Anadolu Agency The European Central Bank (ECB) will “go as far as necessary” to ensure that inflation stabilizes at the bank’s 2% target over the medium term, the bank’s president said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ECB Forum in Portugal’s Sintra, Christine Lagarde stressed that inflation in the euro area is “undesirably high” and

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Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case

The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at its headquarters at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich, Switzerland October 1, 2019. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By Reuters Credit Suisse was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first criminal trial of

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46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio

By The Associated Press Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in what marked the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children. A city worker heard

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Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller leaves prison

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor addresses Judge Kathryn Quaintance at the Hennepin County Government Center, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Minneapolis. Noor, who fatally shot a woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017, is scheduled to be released from incarceration on Monday, June 27, 2022. (Elizabeth

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Russia pushed into historic default by sanctions

By Reuters Russia defaulted on its international bonds for the first time in more than a century, the White House said, as sweeping sanctions have effectively cut the country off from the global financial system, rendering its assets untouchable. The Kremlin, which has the money to make payments thanks to oil and gas revenues, swiftly

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