Russia to stage nuclear drills with Ukraine tensions high

Fighter jets of the Russian and Belarusian air forces fly in a joint mission during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills in Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Russia has deployed troops to its ally Belarus for sweeping joint military drills that run through Sunday, fueling Western concerns that Moscow could use the exercise to attack

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English health chiefs urge Johnson not be to be ‘gung-ho’ with COVID plan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks near a poster advertising the NHS COVID Pass application during a visit to a National Health Service (NHS) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre near Ramsgate, Britain, December 16, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS Reuters By Alistair Smout English medical leaders on Friday urged Boris Johnson not to be too

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Explainer: How Trump testifying about his business hurts him

File – A woman walks past the Trump Building in New York’s financial district, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Mazars USA LLP, the accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements, says the documents “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the

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Saudi Arabia rejects US request to increase oil production

A security officer stands guard at the entrance of Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq oil processing plant on 20 September 2019 (AFP) By Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia has declined requests from the United States to increase its production of oil in order to reduce gasoline prices, instead sticking to an agreement not to pump more oil

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Kenyan arrested with $2m cash after landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Burundi

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) custom officials have arrested a Kenyan travelling from Burundi with Sh238 million in foreign currency at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). On Thursday, the traveller was intercepted at JKIA with a parcel containing $2 million. He was arrested on suspicion of being part of a money-laundering scheme

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EU-Africa Summit: New words, same game

By Anadolu Agency Over seventy European and African leaders will gather on Thursday afternoon in Brussels for the European Union-African Union Summit that kicks off with a controversial bid from the EU to strengthen its position on the neighboring continent amid strong competition from China. As many as 40 African heads of states and governments

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France and EU to withdraw troops from Mali, remain in region

File- French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali Wednesday June 9, 2021. European leaders said troops from the European-led military task force known as Takuba will withdraw from Mali, while France is expected

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Russian invasion still possible, warns UK defense secretary

By Anadolu Agency British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on Wednesday warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is still possible, despite announcement of troop withdrawals by Moscow. Interviewed by Sky News in Brussels, where he attended a NATO defense ministers meeting, Wallace said there is no evidence of a Russian withdrawal and the deployment of

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EU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, center, salutes Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde, left, and Senegal’s President Macky Sall at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies on May 18, 2021 in Paris. European Union leaders want to re-engage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during

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UK inflation hits nearly 30-year high of 5.5%

People shop at a market stalls in east London, Britain, January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls By Reuters British consumer pricesrose at the fastest annual pace in nearly 30 years last month, intensifying the squeeze on households and reinforcing the chances that the Bank of England will raise interest rates for a third meeting in a

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