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France and Djibouti renew defense partnership

Emmanuel Macron and Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh sign the agreement. Credit Photo Twitter X By AFP French President Emmanuel Macron and his Djibouti counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh agreed Wednesday to renew the defense partnership between the two countries, following two years of negotiations. According to a statement from the French presidency, they signed an

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France’s train network hit by arson attacks hours before Olympic ceremony

Paris 2024 Olympics – Previews – Gare du Nord, Paris, France – July 26, 2024. Staff and passengers are pictured at Gare du Nord station after threats against France’s high-speed TGV network, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Photographer Yves Herman By Reuters Saboteurs struck France’s TGV high-speed train network in a series

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North Korean hackers stealing military secrets, say US and allies

Binary code is seen on a screen against a North Korean flag in this illustration photo November 1, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign in efforts to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang’s banned nuclear weapons programme, the United States, Britain and South Korea

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Protest erupts after video shows police officer kicking man at UK’s Manchester Airport

By Anadolu Agency Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a police station in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, after a video emerged showing a police officer kicking a man in the head at Manchester Airport, press reports said on Thursday. A crowd of people protested outside a police station in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in response to the video.

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UN, African officials call for concerted efforts to achieve SDGs

File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency United Nations officials, experts and decision-makers attending an ongoing high-level meeting on sustainable development have called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This came during the first preparatory committee meeting for the fourth International

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Several Labour lawmakers rebel against UK government over child welfare payments

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks to welcome Jordan’s King Abdullah (not pictured), at Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 23, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered his first rebellion in parliament on Tuesday when several of his Labour lawmakers voted against the government over its refusal to

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Kenyan protestors sustain month-long defiance

Pro-government protesters ride motorbikes as they parade to counter an anti-government demonstration, following nationwide demos oin Nairobi, Kenya on July 23, 2024. Credit Photo/Reuters By Xinhua News Agency Business in Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi came to a standstill on Tuesday as protestors returned to the streets in a month-long defiance to push President William

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Heavy security patrols in Uganda’s capital ahead of planned protest

Uganda security forces patrol near the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party offices led by Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, ahead of anti-government protests at the Makerere Kavule, in the suburb of Kampala, Uganda July 22, 2024. Photographer Abubaker Lubowa By Reuters Authorities in Uganda deployed military and police on Tuesday around parliament

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Police launch desperate search for boy, 10, after he vanished from Small Heath

Abdef vanished in Small Heat Birmingham Mail By Harry Leach Police are desperately searching for 10-year-old boy who vanished from Small Heath. Abdef has been reported missing. The youngster was last seen wearing a grey tracksuit top, red bottoms and black trainers. West Midlands Police tonight issued an appeal urging anyone who finds Abdef to

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Biden withdraws from US presidential race

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden on Sunday withdrew from the race for the US presidency. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country

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