US to deepen relation with Taiwan in face of China tensions

File – In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China on Friday, Oct. 22, said there is “no room” for compromise or concessions over the issue of Taiwan, following a comment by U.S. President Joe Biden that the U.S.

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Tax rises and inflation to squeeze UK living standards, think tanks warn

A person stands on the London Bridge during the morning rush hour in London, Britain, October 4, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Reuters By David Milliken Higher inflation and rising taxes to fund healthcare and other public services will cause living standards in Britain to continue stagnating over the years ahead, economic policy analysts said on Thursday.

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US should deliver F-35s Ankara paid for, or return money: Turkey

By Anadolu Agency Foreign Minister Cavusoglu says Turkey will consider buying Russian SU-35, SU-57 if US does not want to resolve issue about F-35 fighter jets The US should either deliver the F-35 fighter jets that Turkey paid for or return the money, or give another product instead, the Turkish foreign minister said Thursday. “If

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Somalia: Puntland governor Said Deni is behind the Guriel War

File Photo/Somali Times Puntland governor Said Deni’s involvement of violence in Guriel, and provides weapons to Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a militia supported by Kenya and United Arab Emirates. The Puntland regional administration has involvement in the ongoing clashes in the town of Guriel between the Galmudug administration and Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a militia terrorising their own community.

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President Farmajo has stopped any illegal contracts offered on government land

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said he has suspended any agreement on the transfer, sale, lease of public lands, pending the finalization of parliamentary rules and regulations. President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said the government has launched an investigation into illegal documents for the Ex-Control Afgoye penitentiary, educational institutions and other areas in

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Colonial art: Cambridge hands over looted bronze to Nigeria

Master of Jesus College Sonita Alleyne, left and Director General of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments Professor Abba Isa Tijani pose for a photo ahead of a ceremony at Jesus College Cambridge, where the looted bronze cockerel, known as the Okukur, will be returned to Nigeria, in Cambridge, England, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021.

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UK Treasury chief hails economic rebound from pandemic

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak holds up the traditional ministerial red dispatch box as he leaves for the House of Commons to deliver the Budget in London, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is painting a relatively rosy picture of the

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Kenya on high alert following terror attack in Uganda

Credit: Business Daily Africa. Kenya is on high alert following recent bomb attacks in the neighbouring Uganda which authorities there linked to terrorism, On Monday, two people were killed and several injured in the country following a bus explosion at Mpigi District in central Uganda, According to Kenya Capital FM reported. Ugandan police confirmed Tuesday

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U.S. senators urge Biden to avoid India sanctions over Russian deal

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Reuters Two U.S. senators have urged President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defence system, saying such a punitive

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Somali business owners in Ankara handed deportation orders in ‘harassment campaign’

A number of Somalis in Ankara sold their businesses or closed them down after police handed them deportation orders in September 2021 (MEE/Ragip Soylu) By Middle East Eye Over the last few years, Kizilay Square in the heart of Ankara has experienced a unique kind of gentrification. The Turkish capital’s growing Somali community has established

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