Israel’s Netanyahu faces court, party challenges after indictment

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2019. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool via REUTERS A watchdog group asked Israel’s top court on Sunday to order Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step aside after his indictment on corruption charges, adding to pressure he is facing from

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Ethiopia a title away from a terminal in Lamu port

Under construction: Lamu port will have 32 terminals, one of which will be owned by Ethiopia, which has stakes in several other ports in the region, including Doraleh, Ethiopia will own one of the terminal in Kenya’s Lamu port, and the two countries are working to speed up the issue of the title deed. “When

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Ahmed Madobe travel to Kenya

Photo/Somali Times The president of the Jubaland state, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, and a delegation led by the president departed the capital, Nairobi. Ahmed Madobe and his delegation were received at the airport by Kenyan officials Cabinet ministers, military officials and other members of  kenyan. Ahmed Madobe will meet Kenyan officials is said to be

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The Latest in Mogadishu: A car bomb exploded near Zoobe km4

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, More reports come from a car bomb near the Zoobe in Mogadishu, which was heard neighborhood in Banadir region. Security forces in Mogadishu Saturday arrested a man identified by members of the public for detonating a car bomb that injured a passerby. According to sources at the scene, the man was spotted

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US judge awards $180M to Post reporter held by Iran

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian participates in a panel discussion on media freedom at United Nations headquarters. A U.S. federal judge on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, awarded Rezaian and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his captivity and torture while being held on

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Amazon pulls skin-lightening creams from site after demands from Minnesota activists

From left, Mary Blitzer of the Sierra Club gives a petition of over 23,000 signatures to Amira Adawe of the BeautyWell Project as they deliver it to the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Shakopee on Wednesday. The two nonprofit groups launched a campaign for Amazon and eBay to stop selling toxic skin-lightening creams that contain mercury.

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Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy

This undated file photo provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows Jerry Chun Shing Lee. The former CIA officer who pleaded guilty to an espionage conspiracy with China could be facing more than two decades in prison. Fifty-five-year-old Lee is scheduled for sentencing Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in federal court in Alexandria, Va. (Alexandria Sheriff’s

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Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Los Angeles

Photo/Reuters A Philippine Airlines flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles and made an emergency landing, authorities said. All 347 passengers and 18 crew aboard Flight 113, a Boeing Co 777 widebody, are safe, an airline spokeswoman said. Pilots of flight 113 declared an emergency

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Tesla edges into pickup truck market with electric model

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla’s design studio Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Tesla CEO Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle.

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UAE in weapons making push as allies restrict sales

Models of guided munitions at the Edge display during the fifth day of Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Christopher Pike/File Photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making a push to develop high-tech military hardware that would give it control over critical defense capabilities and lessen reliance on imports.

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