Boris Johnson defends Brexit change to avoid UK ‘carve-up’

In this Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has strongly defended his controversial plan to override sections of the Brexit deal that he negotiated with the European Union, arguing

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Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Washington. Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East.

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Trump boasts he saved Saudi crown prince’s ‘ass’ after Khashoggi murder

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud (L) meets US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US on 14 March 2017 [Saudi Kingdom Council/Anadolu Agency] US President Donald Trump has reportedly boasted of saving the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from being held accountable for the murder of exiled Saudi journalist

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Suicide bomber kills 2, wounds 6 outside mosque in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the southern port city of Kismayo as Friday prayers ended, killing two people. Sahal Nur told The Associated Press that the bomber detonated his explosives belt near the gate of the mosque as worshippers were leaving after prayers. Six people were

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What is stopping the opening of the Conference of Heads States and Farmajo?

Photo/Somali Times There has been a sudden delay in the conference expected to open in Mogadishu between the central government and members of states, which aims to finalize the outcome of the Dhusamareb third conference. Villa Somalia announced that the conference would open on Thursday, but it was not possible and there are many concerns

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EU sea patrol stops UAE ship on suspicion of breaking Libya arms embargo

UAE Navy ship [file photo] A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on suspicion it was violating a United Nations arms embargo, EU officials said, Reuters reports. The EU military mission, named Irini, is operating in the Mediterranean to stop

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Macron playing colonialist games: Turkish ruling party

Turkey’s ruling party spokesman accuses French leader of continuing colonial approach after remarks on Turkish president Turkey’s ruling party on Thursday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of extending his country’s long history of colonialism. “Macron continues colonialism, while our President [Recep Tayyip Erdogan] continues to defend the interests of the oppressed peoples, protect the peace,

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Lloyd’s of London expects £5bn in Covid-19 insurance payouts

Credit: The Guardian Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA Lloyd’s of London, the world’s biggest insurance market, said it expected up to £5bn would be paid out in claims related to the coronavirus pandemic. The insurers that operate in the Lloyd’s market are paying out Covid-19 claims in 16 different insurance areas, mostly related to event cancellations but

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Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the media at the end of his visit, before leaving for Delaware, at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election

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Kool and the Gang co-founder Ronald Bell dies at 68

Robert “Kool” Bell, from left, Ronald “Khalis” Bell, Dennis “DT” Thomas and George Brown attend a ceremony honoring Kool & The Gang with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder and singer in the group, has died. He was 68. Publicist Sujata

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