Iran warns US attack would imperil interests across Mideast

US AIR FORCE/AFP/File / Handout Tehran insists that a US Global Hawk surveillance drone was within its airspace when it was shot down, a claim the US denies Tehran warned Washington Saturday that any attack would see its interests across the Middle East go up in flames after US President Donald Trump said he called

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Trump, Saudi prince discuss Iran ‘escalatory behavior’

Call comes amid heightened tensions in region following Iranian downing of US drone U.S. President Donald Trump spoke Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman to discuss Iran’s “escalatory behavior.” In addition, the leaders “discussed Saudi Arabia’s critical role in ensuring stability in the Middle East and in the global oil market,” the White

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Over 100 former Al-Shabaab combatants graduate

The programme contributes to the long-term stabilisation of Somalia by promoting defections of Al-Shabaab combatants and reintegration of disengaged combatants into their communities. REHABILITATION SOMALIA One hundred twenty-six former Al-Shabaab combatants on Friday graduated from the Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre in Somalia’s South West State after completing an intensive rehabilitation programme. The programme graduates, comprising youths

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Meet the little-known Somali who ‘secretly’ funded the Mau Mau that fought for Kenya’s independence

Mau Mau, a major nationalist revolutionary movement that originally sought to reclaim land that the British settlers had taken away from them in the 1950s. The group would eventually contribute to Kenya’s independence. Pic credit: Daily Nation Mohamed Hassan has been described as one of the freedom fighters of Kenya who funded the nationalist movement

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UK junior minister suspended after grappling with eco-protester

Photo/Reuters A junior foreign office minister has been suspended pending an investigation after grabbing a female demonstrator by the neck and pushing her when a climate-change protest interrupted a speech by Britain’s finance minister. Several women prevented Philip Hammond from speaking for a few minutes by using loudspeakers to shout slogans during an annual banquet

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West Yorkshire Police arrest 44 over historic child sex abuse claims

Photo ( PA Wire/PA Images ) Police in Yorkshire have arrested 44 people over historical allegations of child sexual abuse. They were arrested as part of an inquiry centred on allegations from four women that they were abused as children, predominantly in the towns of Dewsbury and Batley, between 1995 and 2002. Three women and

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At least 30 dead in fire at Indonesia home used as factory

Residents examine the damage after a fire razed through a match factory in Langkat, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, June 21, 2019. A number of people including children were killed in the fire that swept through a house that doubled as a match factory, a disaster official said Friday. (AP Photo) At least 30 people including

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US bans flights over Iranian-controlled airspace

Federal Aviation Administration prohibits operators from flying close to site where US drone downed The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency order Thursday prohibiting U.S. airline operators from flying over parts of Iran-controlled airspace, Reuters news agency reported. The move comes hours after an American surveillance drone was downed by Iran’s military over the

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China’s Xi pushes economic reform at North Korea summit

In this Thursday, June 20, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, watch a mass gymnastic performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central

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Trump says Iran made ‘big mistake’ by taking down US drone

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Washington. Trump declared Thursday that “Iran made a very big mistake” in shooting down a U.S. drone but suggested it was an accident rather than a strategic error. (AP

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