Gunman kills at least four people in French Christmas market

© VINCENT KESSLER/Reuters Police secure a street and the surrounding area after a shooting in Strasbourg A gunman killed at least four people and wounded 11 others near a Christmas market in the French border city of Strasbourg on Tuesday evening before being cornered by police. The motive was not immediately clear but, with France

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Iran confirms missile test in defiance of U.S.

A senior Iranian military commander has confirmed that Tehran recently carried out a ballistic missile test, to the anger of the United States, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday. The Revolutionary Guards official’s comment came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assertion earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a missile capable of

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The motion against the President was postponed and described it as fabricated.

The motion against the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, which was submitted to the House of the People on the 9th of this month, was postponed after a document signed by 14 lawmakers who described it as fabricated. The Speaker of the House received letters from an MP Mr. Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buux

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Thousands protest harsh refugee policy in Denmark

COPENHAGEN -Demonstrations were held Monday in Denmark to protest plans by the government to send refuges and migrants to a remote island. On the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, thousands of Danes and non-Danes thronged to protests in the nation’s capital and largest city Copenhagen and its second

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May pulls parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal

© Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Downing Street in London, Britain, December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly decided on Monday to pull a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union up in the air on the eve of the vote

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EUCAP Somalia: mission extended, budget agreed

The Council extended the mandate of the EU capacity building mission in Somalia, EUCAP Somalia until 31 December 2020. The Council also agreed on a budget of €66.1 million for the period 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2020. The mission mandate is to enhance Somalia’s maritime civilian law enforcement capacity, through supporting Somali authorities

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Mogadishu: Demonstration kicks off against the motion President

The demonstration was the first of its kind in the capital city of Mogadishu.The demonstration was one against the motion submitted to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. A large number of people from the Banadir region have gathered in the main roads of Mogadishu. The protesters are crying in terms of words such as Motionless, Nationalist

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Qatari media decry blockade on day of GCC summit

Qatari dailies on Sunday highlighted the blockade on their county alongside today’s 39th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Riyadh, which the Qatari emir declined to attend, despite an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. In lieu of Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, only state ministers will represent Qatar at the one-day summit

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Corrupt Somali’s parliament MP’s said on Sunday they had filed a motion against President

Corrupt Somali’s parliament MP’s said on Sunday they had filed a motion with the speaker of parliament to impeach the country’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi, Mohamed foreign country sponsored to bring down the official Somali government. “We have filed an impeachment against the president of the federal republic of Somalia,” Abdikarim H. Abdi Buh said in

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Egypt lawyer files case to change president’s 2-term limit

An Egyptian lawyer says he and others have filed a court case to force the parliament to start a debate on amending a constitutional clause that bars President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi from running for a third term in 2022. Ayman Abdel-Hakim Ramadan told The Associated Press on Saturday that a Cairo court will hold its first

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