Riots in Sweden after Quran burning by far-right activists

Riot police on the scene as smoke billows from burning tires and fireworks, as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police

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Turkey to shoot down UAE jets if Turkish sovereignty violated

Turkey will not hesitate to shoot down any United Arab Emirates (UAE) aircraft if Turkish sovereignty is violated in the eastern Mediterranean, Al-Quds Al-Araby reported on Friday. We will not hesitate to shoot down any UAE aircraft if it approached the Turkish waters or the work area of Oruç Reis near Crete island in the

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Coronavirus: UK winter could see 85,000 deaths in second wave, says leaked Sage report

© Provided by The Independent By Andrew Woodcock As many as 85,000 people could die in the UK in a second wave of coronavirus this winter, a leaked scientific paper prepared for the government has suggested. The paper by the prime minister’s Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (Sage), seen by BBC2’s Newsnight, said that some

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Farmajo agrees with Mursal to delay appointing a new prime minister

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has not had a prime minister for 35 days, nor has there been a formal government as the country. In a week’s time, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo appointed the first prime minister, who was discredited by parliament at the end of last month, but it is now clear that the president does

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France sees ‘exponential rise’ in coronavirus cases

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to the media during a visit to a site of pharmaceutical group Seqens, in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, near Paris, August 28, 2020. France has recorded its biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections since March but President Emmanuel Macron remains cautious about another nationwide lockdown considering the harm it may

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Turkey issues new Navtex for East Med drills until Sept. 11

Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2020. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish navy late Friday issued a new advisory, known as a Navtex, saying it will hold shooting exercises in the eastern Mediterranean south of the town

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How Great Power Competition and Regional Rivalries are Destabilizing the Red Sea Region

Photo: Credit/The National Interest/USS Abraham Lincoln Nimitz Class U.S. Navy Sea Power. By Yoel Guzansky Daniel Rakov The current strategic trends in the Red Sea region enhance a prospect of further security destabilization and of a setback in the realm of economic and social development of the fragile political entities in the region. Over the

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Japan’s ‘flying car’ gets off ground, with a person aboard

This photo taken at the beginning of August, 2020 and released by ©SkyDrive/CARTIVATOR 2020, shows a test flight of a manned ‘”flying car” at Toyota Test Field in Toyota, central Japan. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car” projects around the world, has carried out a successful though modest test flight with one

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Japanese premier steps down over health concerns

Shinzo Abe struggling with health, leaves decision to party to pick successor Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Friday announced his resignation due to health concerns. I have decided to step down as prime minister as poor health should not lead to wrong political decisions,” said Abe, 65, addressing the nation in a live address.

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Kenya Airways half-year loss widens 67pc to Sh14bn on Covid-19 woes

Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph has a word with the Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on July 15, 2020 when KQ resumed domestic flights following Covid-19 disruptions. Kenya Airways net loss for the six months ended June 2020 has widened by 67.3 percent to Sh14.33 billion on account of

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