Wooing France: Kamala Harris meets Macron after sub spat

French President Emmanuel Macron stands next to Vice President Kamala Harris as she waves before a bilateral meeting at Élysée Palace in Paris, France, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times via AP, Pool) By Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed Wednesday that their countries are

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Taliban set up military tribunal to enforce Shariah law in Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency Tribunal to have power to interpret Shariah law, issue decrees and also register complaints, cases against Taliban officials The interim Taliban administration announced on Wednesday the establishment of a military tribunal to enforce Islamic law in Afghanistan. The tribunal has been formed on the command of supreme leader Hebatullah Akhundzada to enforce

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Benin’s president says France must return other cultural treasures

By Anadolu Agency France restitutes 26 cultural artifacts Benin’s president said Tuesday that he regretted that many artifacts of Beninese cultural heritage continued to be kept in museums in France even though Paris has returned some of the looted antiquities. Speaking at the Elysee Palace after signing an agreement on the handover of 26 cultural

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Germany reports daily high number of new coronavirus cases

In the Covid 19 ward, an area of the Operative Intensive Care Unit at Leipzig University Hospital, doctors and nurses care for patients in Leipzig, Germany, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. In the intensive care unit, the number of corona patients with severe courses has been growing for days, including more and more younger patients between

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Somalia’s Foreign Minister says the nation will not accept intimidation, lies and delays that hinder successful security

Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud met with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Mogadishu to discuss Amisom’s mandate, which is due to end on December 31, 2021, according to the decision. United Nations Security Council No. 2568.

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Iain Duncan Smith accused of ‘brazen conflict of interest’ over £25,000 job

Duncan Smith was a director of Byotrol between June 2009 and May 2010 and has previously declared share options. Photograph: Vickie Flores/EPA The Guardian By Ben Quinn Ex-Tory leader chaired government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting firm he was employed by Iain Duncan Smith is facing questions over his £25,000-a-year second job advising a

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The European Union bans Somali citizens applying for office jobs

The European Union bans Somali citizens without international passports from applying for office jobs The European Union has barred Somali nationals in the country applying for jobs, citing a foreign passport, With more than 40 vacancies in the offices of the European Union Mission in Somalia, local applicants are subject to conditions that prevent them

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Crypto market value hits $3T, Bitcoin near all-time high

By Anadolu Agency Bitcoin’s market cap at $1.3T surpasses value of Tesla and Meta, formerly known as Facebook The total value of the cryptocurrency market hit a record $3 trillion on Monday, while Bitcoin was trading close to an all-time high, The market capitalization of cryptocurrencies stood at almost $3.03 trillion at 12.05 p.m. EDT,

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Blinken says Egypt has more ‘issues of concern’ on human rights ahead of dialogue

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, gestures, to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue at the State Department, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Washington, U.S., Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken said on Monday that Egypt had more work to do on human rights amid calls

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Sudan: Hemeti emerges from the shadows to support Burhan’s coup

General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, or ‘Hemeti’, pictured in 2019 (AFP) Middle East Eye By Oscar Rickett The commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has stepped out of the shadows to deliver a speech affirming his support for the military coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Burhan’s deputy on the

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