Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave

Firefighters work in front of flames during a wildfire in the Sierra de la Culebra in the Zamora Provence on Saturday June 18, 2022. Thousands of hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. Officials said the blaze

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Macron loses absolute majority in parliament, initial projections show

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive to vote in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, June 19, 2022. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol By Reuters President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his

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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh travel to meet both UAE and Israel officials-sources say

Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud travel his first trip to UAE officially and he is going to meet both UAE and Israel officials on matters related to Abraham Accords and the exploitation of Somalia. He’ll then travel to Saudi Arabia and other countries, according to reliable sources told Somali Times inside Villa Somalia. The

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Bitcoin drops below $20,000 as crypto selloff quickens

By The Associated Press Bitcoin fell below the psychologically important threshold of $20,000 on Saturday for the first time since late 2020, in a fresh sign that the selloff in cryptocurrencies is deepening. The price of the most popular cryptocurrency had plunged as much as 9.7% to less than $18,600 by late afternoon on the

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Biden falls after flubbing bike dismount, but uninjured

U.S. President Joe Biden falls to the ground after riding up to members of the public during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to

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Somalia new prime minister faces challenges

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s new prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre has been appointed the new prime minister of Somalia on the 15th June 2022 of this month. The man is expected to present the president to parliament soon for a vote of confidence and then sit down to form a government that will serve the

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People arriving in UK on small boats to be electronically tagged

A man and a child thought to be migrants are disembarked from a British border force vessel in Dover Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP The Guardian By Anna MacSwan Rights campaigners say ‘appalling’ pilot scheme treats those fleeing conflict and persecution as criminals Refugee rights campaigners have described a new Home Office scheme to electronically tag asylum

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Biden defends meeting with Saudi prince, says talks part of broader meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman/Reuters File Photo By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not traveling to Saudi Arabia’s explicitly to meet de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman during a trip next month and said he was seeing the Saudi crown prince as part of a broader “international meeting.” Biden’s

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Russia says almost 2,000 foreign mercenaries died in battles in Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry published on Friday the data about the foreign mercenaries fighting on Ukraine’s side. According to the ministry, 6,956 people have arrived in Ukraine since Feb. 24, when the war started, 1,956 died in battles, while 1,779 left the country. As of Friday, at least 3,221 foreigners are fighting

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2022 Somalia Military Strength-sources say

File Photo/Somali Times The Global Firepower website, which publishes an annual list of military powers in the world, has updated its data for this year with some changes. As usual, at the top of the list, the three most powerful countries in the military are the United States, Russia and China, respectively. However, if you

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