Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Friday, July 30, 2021. Austin is visiting Manila to hold talks with Philippine officials to boost defense ties and possibly discuss the The Visiting Forces

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Roble and Prime Minister Boris Johnson discuss three key issues

Credit: Facebook/ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, in London, met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to discuss three points. “I met in London with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose government is hosting the International Conference on the Advancement of Education,” Roble said

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What Roble discussed with the British Foreign Secretary

Credit: Facebook British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and outgoing Somali Prime Minister Roble. The caretaker Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, has been in London for the past few days, where he met with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. The meeting was discussed strengthening bilateral relations, security issues and the political situation in Somalia, according to a

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Sunisa Lee takes gold in women’s gymnastics final

Sunisa Lee, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women’s all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) By WILL GRAVES TOKYO (AP) — An American finished atop the podium in the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always. Sunisa Lee

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Ugandan opposition, activists denounce digital car tracker plan

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo By Elias Biryabarema A move by Uganda’s government to install digital tracking devices on vehicles to help fight rampant crime has been denounced by rights advocates and the opposition who say it will be used

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Volkswagen earnings beat pre-pandemic levels on luxury makes

File – In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, the logo of Volkswagen at a car is photographed during the Car Show in Frankfurt, Germany. Luxury brands Audi and Porsche are fattening the bottom line at German automaker Volkswagen. The company’s premium brands saw record sales in the first half of the year. That helped

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Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi says Kenya is not ready to leave Somalia, is Somalia a colony?

Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi. According to The Star, Kenya reported colonization of Somalia. ”Troops will not leave Somalia any time soon,” Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has said. In an interview with KBC, Kibochi said Somalia is unstable and their security forces still need support from the African Mission

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Cotu puts firms recruiting Kenyans to Middle East ‘slavery’ on notice

Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu on February 6, 2021. File Photo Tonny Omondi. By Steve Otieno Employment agencies taking Kenyans to work in the Middle East have been put on notice for facilitating what Central Organisation of Trade Union (Cotu) on Wednesday termed as

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Kenya, UK sign Sh20bn in deals on Uhuru visit

President Kenyatta meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. By OTIATO GUGUYU Kenyan and the United Kingdom government officials have inked deals worth Sh20 billion on the first day of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s three-day tour that would be channelled mostly through the private sector. The deals are set to unlock projects in housing, manufacturing and

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Home of another investigative journalist in Russia raided

Roman Dobrokhotov, chief editor of The Insider walks surrounded police officers and journalists, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Police in Russia raided the home of the chief editor of an investigative media outlet that was recently designated as a “foreign agent,” the latest step by authorities to raise pressure on independent media ahead

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