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With Mideast in crisis, US’ Blinken meets Turkish president, foreign minister in Istanbul

By Anadolu Agency Facing a Mideast region in crisis and a number of pressing bilateral issues, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with issues before them including the ongoing carnage in Gaza, final steps to complete Türkiye’s ratification of Sweden’s NATO

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Britain hit by flooding after heavy rain swells major rivers

An aerial view shows properties surrounded by floodwater, in the aftermath of Storm Henk, on an island in the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Britain, January 5, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing

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Somalia president announced what happened between dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Muse Bihi signing maritime agreement with Ethiopia

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud spoke in part of his speech at the mosque about what happened in Djibouti between him and Muse Bihi, before the maritime agreement in Addis Ababa took place. Hassan Sheikh first said that he and Muse Bihi talked in a brotherly manner, with each side bringing out their will on the

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‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius enters the dock before court proceedings at the Pretoria Magistrates court June 4, 2013. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo By Reuters South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women. Pistorius

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Sudan recalls Kenya envoy in protest after Ruto’s meeting with Hemedti

President William Ruto (right) with the leader of Rapid Support Forces Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo at State House, Nairobi on January 3, 2023. By AFP Sudan recalled its ambassador from Nairobi Thursday in protest at Kenyan President William Ruto’s hosting of talks with paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, its acting foreign minister said. Daglo, whose

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Iran bombings death toll revised from 103 to 84, many still in critical condition

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Wednesday’s twin bombings in southeastern Iran’s Kerman city has been revised down to 84 with 284 others injured, officials said on Thursday morning. Speaking to media people during his visit to Kerman, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said based on forensic evaluation, a total of 84 people have been

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Six-year-old who started reading before 2 joins Mensa

Intending to become a doctor in the future, Hughes has joined the prestigious Mensa Society. Photo Credit: KPRC By Face2Face Africa Chandler Hughes, a six-year-old from Humble, Texas, is regarded as one of the smartest kids in the state—if not the entire nation. Intending to become a doctor in the future, Hughes has joined the

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Egypt, Qatar and European Union support Somalia’s territorial independence

The President of Egypt, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, has promised that his country will support Somalia, despite the conflict arising from the agreement between Hargeisa administration northern Somalia and Ethiopia. Read: Somalia’s president warns the aggressor Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed In a conversation with the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, last night on the

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IGAD rejects the blackmail agreement signed between Ethiopia and Hargeisa administration

Credit to Photo Facebook/Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, “expresses deep concern regarding recent developments between Ethiopia and Somalia” said Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu in a statement this afternoon. Read: Somalia’s president warns the aggressor Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed IGAD’s statement came one day after

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US base in Syria comes under drone attack

By Anadolu Agency The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group representing several Iraqi armed factions, claimed responsibility for launching a kamikaze drone attack Tuesday against the Al-Shaddadi base in Syria’s northeastern Hasakah province, where US forces are stationed. The group issued a statement citing its commitment to “resisting the American occupation forces in Iraq

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