US reports several explosions heard in Eritrea’s capital

Tigray men who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, run to recieve cooked rice from charity organization Muslim Aid, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he was

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Ethiopia says its military now controls the Tigray capital

Filippo Grandi, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, visits Umm Rakouba refugee camp sheltering people who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Ethiopia’s military has gained full control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, the army announced Saturday after Tigray TV reported

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Ethiopian government begins offensive in Tigray capital city

The Ethiopian military has begun its offensive in the Tigray regional capital in its quest to arrest the region’s defiant leaders. Tigray TV announced the shelling midday Saturday in Mekele, a city of a half-million people. A report from the city confirms it. ”The Tigray leader could not immediately be reached. Ethiopia’s government did not

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England hospitals risk Covid overload without tiers, Gove says

The head of NHS Providers said precautions were needed now to avoid chaos in January, the busiest time of year for hospitals. Photograph: Steve Parsons/AP By Clea Skopeliti Senior minister urges MPs to take responsibility for hard decisions amid Tory rebellion Every hospital in England risks being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases if the new, tougher

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Police officer facing jail after having sex with crime victim in station’s disabled toilet

Photo: Credit The Independent By Maya Oppenheim A police officer could be sent to prison after having sex with the victim of a crime in his station’s disabled toilet. PC Christopher Wilson, who is based in Cornwall, asked the woman if she wanted to “get with a man in uniform” after approaching her when she

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Iran says ‘hard revenge awaits’ scientist’s killers

Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated by unknown assailants near capital Tehran The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist by unknown assailants is being linked to Israel by senior political, military officials in Tehran. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the top-notch nuclear scientist who headed research and innovation wing at Iran’s Defense Ministry, was killed on Friday on the

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Temporary US Pentagon chief makes rare visit to Somalia

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Martin, junior sniper, assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, provides security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during unloading operations at an unidentified location in Somalia Sunday, June 28, 2020. No country has been involved in

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The latest suicide bomber blew up himself in Gelato Divino in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu suicide bomber blew himself up in Gelato Divino within a heavy explosion has occurred at the road between the airport and KM4 junction in Mogadishu. Witnesses at the scene confirmed to Somali Times that the blast targeted Gelato Divino, a restaurant opposite the Sahal Terminal, near Aden Adde International Airport. Preliminary information

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Iran’s top nuclear scientist shot dead near Tehran

The scene of the attack on nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday. Photograph: AP By Patrick Wintour and Oliver Holmes Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, identified by Israel as director of nuclear weapons programme, ambushed in street An Iranian nuclear scientist described as the guru of Iran’s nuclear programme has been gunned down

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Ethiopian PM rejects Tigray conflict talks in AU meeting

Photo: Credit Twitter Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with African Union envoys in Addis Ababa, By CARA ANNA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant Tigray region Friday but said he was willing to speak to representatives “operating legally” there during his meeting with three African

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