Boris Johnson faces growing Tory calls for confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Britain May 27, 2022. James Glossop/Pool via Reuters/File Photo The Guardian By Jessica Elgot Andrea Leadsom criticises PM’s ‘failure of leadership’ as another MP submits letter to 1922 Committee Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls for a confidence

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Israel, UAE boost ties with free trade pact

Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry Orna Barbivai, UAE Minister of Economy Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri and other officials present the Free Trade Agreement they signed, which is the first such agreement Israel has with an Arab county, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 31, 2022. Anuj Taylor Strap Studios-GPO/Handout via Reuters By Reuters

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Turkey summons French, German envoys over recent rallies by supporters of PKK terror group

By Anadolu Agency After supporters of the PKK terror group recently held demonstrations in France and Germany, the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the envoys of both countries to lodge a protest, the top Turkish diplomat said on Tuesday. Speaking at Anadolu Agency’s Editor’s Desk at the agency’s headquarters in the capital Ankara, Mevlut

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Philippines complains of Chinese fishing ban and ‘harassment’ at sea

By Reuters The Philippines on Tuesday said it had filed a diplomatic protest with China for unilaterally declaring a South China Sea fishing ban, and complained also of harassment and violations of its jurisdiction by Beijing’s coast guard. The foreign ministry in a statement accused the Chinese vessels of disrupting a joint marine scientific research

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Somalia president Sheikh’s government faces financial challenge may not pay civil servants’ wages

File Photo/Somali Times The Somali Financial Management Board, including Somalia foreign experts, has called on the new Somali government to take immediate action on government revenues and budgets as well as contracts. The commission said delays in the elections and the prolonged transition period had hampered international budget support to Somalia. The commission’s report is

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Why did a Somali plane land in Israel?

A Photograph appear on the Internet The Halla Airlines Boeing 737-200, owned by Somali businessman Ibrahim Hilowle, was spotted landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. It is the first time in history that a Somali plane has landed in Tel Aviv, Israel, with no relations between the two countries. The owner of the plane

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UK’s Rwanda deportation plan ‘a shameful policy’: Lord Alfred Dubs

By Anadolu Agency Lord Dubs, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor and peer in the House of Lords, spoke to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview Britain’s Conservative government won the 2019 general election on the promise of getting Brexit done and taking back control – especially over immigration, refugees and asylum seekers. As part of its

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War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

By The Associated Press It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Nearly all the wheat sold in Somalia comes from Ukraine and Russia, which have halted

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Death toll from landslides, floods in northeast Brazil rises to 84

A woman stands on a bus stop bench as a driver of a Volkswagen van navigates a flooded street in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Marlon Costa/Futura Press) By Anadolu Agency The death toll from the landslides and floods caused by heavy rains rose to 84 on Monday in the

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Erdogan says he won’t let ‘terrorism-supporting’ countries enter NATO

Credit to Photo Anadolu Agencty/Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said talks with Finland and Sweden about their joining NATO were not at the “expected level” and Ankara cannot say yes to “terrorism-supporting” countries, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Sunday. Turkey has objected to Sweden and Finland joining the Western

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