Death toll rises to 60 in Sudan’s demonstrations

35 protesters were killed Monday night when security forces tried to disperse sit-in in Sudanese capital At least 60 Sudanese demonstrators were killed as Sudanese security forces moved in to clear the main protest camp near the army headquarters in the capital, Khartoum, according to Sudan’s pro-opposition Central Doctors Committee on Wednesday. Late Monday night,

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Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran will not abandon its missile program

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 30th death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran June 4, 2019. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be “deceived” by U.S.

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Somali President celebrates Eid ul-Fitr with an army

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, prayed for the prayer at the Armed Forces of the National Army Training School in Mogadishu. After the holiday, the President spoke publicly to the army and congratulated the Eid ul-Fitr holiday, reminding the military’s importance of reviving

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Turkey: No step back from Russian S-400 deal

Ankara ‘resolute’ on S-400 missile defense system deal with Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will not take a step back from S-400 missile deal with Russia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.”There is an agreement. We have determination. It is out of the question to take a step back from it

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Trump turns to Brexit and Huawei as protests planned in London

People protest outside Buckingham Palace during the state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to Britain, in London, Britain, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville Donald Trump will plunge into Britain’s Brexit crisis on Tuesday and is likely to demand that Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor ban China’s Huawei from 5G

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World reacts to bloody crackdown in Sudan

At least 13 protestors killed, hundreds wounded when security forces storm Khartoum sit-in The international community deplored a bloody crackdown by Sudanese security forces Monday against protestors staging a sit-in in the capital Khartoum which left at least 13 dead and hundreds wounded. British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt condemned the attack. “This is an outrageous

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President Mohamed receives credentials from the new EU Ambassador

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, today welcomed the new EU Ambassador to Somalia, Nicolas Berrega Martinez. President Mohamed and Ambassador Martinez discussed the strengthening of the EU’s support for Somalia and promoting cooperation between the two parties, affirming that the Government will work with it and will facilitate

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Donald Trump rocks the boat as he arrives for banquet with British queen

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meet Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they arrive at Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, June 3, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump began a state visit to Britain on Monday but the pomp and formal banquet with Queen

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UN cuts Amisom troop numbers in Somalia

The Security Council has adopted a resolution that requires Amisom, a regional peacekeeping force in Somalia, to cut 1,000 troops from the over 2,500-strong force. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have called for caution following a recent United Nations Security Council resolution ordering a draw-down of 1,000 troops from the African Union Mission in

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Donald Trump wades into UK’s Brexit crisis as he arrives for state visit

STANSTED, England (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Britain on Monday for a state visit, with his interventions on Brexit, outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor and a row over China’s Huawei set to overshadow the pomp and a banquet with Queen Elizabeth. Trump and his wife, Melania, will be treated to a

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