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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Kenya bans fishing close to Somalia border

Kenya has banned fishing activities off the Coast near the Somalia border over security concerns. Lamu County Commissioner Joseph Kanyiri says all fishermen are prohibited from carrying out their activities in Ras Kamboni and any other areas past Kiunga Town, all of which lay close to the Kenya-Somalia border. In an exclusive interview with the

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Two killed as Sudan forces try to disperse protesters: witnesses, TV

Protesters flee along side streets away from a sit-in, after security forces tried to disperse them, in central Khartoum, Sudan in this still frame taken from June 3, 2019 social media video. Sudan Congress Party/via REUTERS Sudanese forces entered the site of a sit-in in central Khartoum early on Monday amid gunfire, witnesses and Arab

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Draw opening up for Stephens to reach French Open final

Sloane Stephens of the U.S. celebrates winning her fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in two sets, 6-4, 6-3, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) PARIS (AP) — Sloane Stephens has no other Grand Slam winners — or even finalists

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Boxing: Joshua suffers stunning defeat to Ruiz Jr.

Boxing – Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr – WBA Super, IBF, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Titles – Madison Square Garden, New York, United States – June 1, 2019 Anthony Joshua in action with Andy Ruiz Jr Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge Andy Ruiz Jr. dethroned British title-holder Anthony Joshua with a stunning seventh-round

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