Abiy Ahmed fanning instability in Somalia, S. Sudan: UN reports

Photo/Reuters Just months after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is fighting accusations of is interfering with the affairs of neighbouring countries. In November, two United Nations reports accused him of being lukewarm in South Sudan peace process and fuelling fires of instability in Somalia; two of the countries he

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People convicted of terror offenses must serve full prison terms: UK PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media at the scene of a stabbing on London Bridge, in which two people were killed, in London, Britain, November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people convicted of terrorism offenses should not be allowed out of prison early after it was revealed

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London Bridge attacker had been convicted of terrorism offenses but released last year

Usman Khan has been named as the perpetrator of Friday’s attack on London Bridge (West Midlands Police/PA) The 28-year-old British man who killed two people in a stabbing spree on London Bridge before police shot him dead had previously been convicted of terrorism offenses and was released from prison last year. Sporting a fake suicide

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London police shoot suspect dead after ‘terrorist’ stabbings

In this grab taken from video made available by @HLOBlog, a man is surrounded by police after an incident on London Bridge, in London, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. A man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people before being tackled by members of the public and then shot dead by armed officers on London

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World shares post modest losses in ‘Black Friday’ retreat

A currency trader watches computer monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Shares extended losses in Asia on Friday after Japan and South Korea reported weak manufacturing data that suggest a worsening toll from trade tensions. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Shares fell in Europe after another day of

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Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban want deal

President Donald Trump holds up a tray of Thanksgiving dinner during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have

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Somalia President Farmajo receives warm welcome in Addis Ababa

Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and delegation arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as they attend the IGAD regular summit. Bole International Airport in Ethiopia was welcomed  President Farmajo and his delegation by Sahle-Work Zewde and other members. Leaders of IGAD countries are

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Somali president Farmajo travel to Ethiopia

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and delegation have traveled to Addis Ababa, where they will attend the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit. Leaders of IGAD countries are discussing a new reform plan of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on the basis that the

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Sterling touches near seven-month high against euro after YouGov poll

Pound coins are seen in this photo illustration taken in Manchester, Britain September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Sterling briefly touched near seven-month highs against the euro and rose against the U.S. dollar after a poll suggested Britain’s governing Conservative Party would win a comfortable majority in the Dec. 12 election. British Prime Minister Boris

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Iran arrests eight ‘linked to CIA’ in street unrest

AFP / ATTA KENARE/Pro-government supporters held a mass rally earlier this week to condemn days of ‘rioting’ which Iran has blamed on foreign foes Iran has arrested eight people accused of links to the CIA and gathering information to send abroad during deadly street violence that erupted after a fuel price hike triggered demonstrations. A

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