Car drives into crowd on Berlin shopping street, one dead

A man wearing a police vest walks near a car that crashed into a group of people and ended up in a storefront near Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, Germany, June 8, 2022. Reuters/Michele Tantussi By Reuters A car drove into a crowd of people in Berlin on Wednesday, killing one person as it veered onto a

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Which Conservatives could succeed UK’s Johnson if he falls?

Former health secretary and foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt Conservative MP AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool, File By The Associated Press With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dealt a heavy blow after surviving a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party, questions already are being asked about who might succeed him if he was forced from office.

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EU not to fund Poland until Warsaw restores judicial independence: Commission chief

By Anadolu Agency The EU Commission chief said on Tuesday that EU funds will not be disbursed for Poland until the country accomplishes reforms on restoring judicial independence. Ursula von der Leyen spoke in the debate dedicated to the rule of law and the approval of the Polish recovery plan at the European Parliament’s plenary

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Top 10 Presidents with Highest Salaries in Africa 2022

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta: Credit to Photo The Associated Press By The African Exponent Political offices in Africa are highly sought after, and many politicians have declared that it is a ‘do-or-die’ battle to be the president of a country. There is a reason for this – and it is not the determination to help

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UK’s Johnson scrambles to regain authority after rebellion

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaks after surviving an attempt by Tory MPs to oust him as party leader following a confidence vote in his leadership, Monday June 6, 2022, in London. By The Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was meeting his Cabinet and trying to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after

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At UN, country’s internationally recognized name changed from Turkey to Türkiye, says president

By Anadolu Agency At the United Nations, the country’s internationally recognized name has been changed from Turkey to Türkiye, said the Turkish president on Monday. After chairing a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that under the official change, from now on all Turkish state institutions are using the name Türkiye

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Somalia, US discuss strengthening economic reforms

The Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Bayle met with the US Ambassador to Somalia, Larry André. They discussed the state of Somalia’s economic reforms and how to build on the gains made so far. Somalia’s Minister of Finance Bayle said the United States strongly supports the economic reforms that Somalia

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UK PM Boris Johnson wins confidence vote with 59% share

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with his Estonian counterpart at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain June 6, 2022. Alberto Pezzali/Pool via Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a confidence vote on Monday but by a relatively modest margin, seeing off a challenge to his leadership brought by lawmakers within his Conservative

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UAE Ambassador to Somalia non-diplomatic matter to visit the offices of top government officials on a daily basis

UAE Ambassador to Somalia, Somalia’s corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud Somalia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Jamal Barrow has strongly criticized the behavior of international ambassadors based in Mogadishu, calling it a non-diplomatic matter to visit the offices of top government officials on a daily basis. In a post on his Facebook page, Jamal Barrow noted

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After ‘partygate’, UK PM Johnson faces confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral, during Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London, Britain, June 3, 2022. Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a confidence vote on Monday, after a growing number of lawmakers in the governing Conservative

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