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US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza cease-fire

By Anadolu Agency The US vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Friday that demanded an immediate cease-fire to halt the ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip as the death toll continues to mount. The text, which was co-sponsored by nearly 100 UN member states, received the support of 13 Security Council members. The

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Mayor of Istanbul says Somalia president Hassan Sheikh’s son, who was held in murder case escaped

Left the victim Yunus Emre Göçer, middle Mohamed Hassan Sheikh and the father Somalia president Hassan Sheikh The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu revealed that the son of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was accused of killing a Turkish citizen, fled the country. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud

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Israel killing not only women, children but also journalists working in Gaza, says Turkish President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Israel is targeting not only women and children in Gaza but also journalists trying to work under difficult conditions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. International organizations are responsible for the world’s inability to establish global peace and security and solve problems, Erdogan said in an address to the TRT

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UK minister resigns over Rwanda bill, heaping pressure on PM Sunak

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts before delivering a speech. Photo/AFP By AFP Britain’s ruling Conservative party was in disarray Wednesday after its immigration minister quit over legislation regarding sending migrants to Rwanda as hardliners turned the screw on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The UK leader’s position looked increasingly vulnerable after Robert Jenrick said he

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh’s son was involved in a traffic accident in Turkey

Turkish outlet media are reporting that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the son of Somalia shady President Hasan Sheikh Mohamoud, was involved in a traffic accident resulting in the death of motorcycle courier Yunus Emre Göçer. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The accident occurred on November 30 near the Eurasia Tunnel’s Aksaray exit. Göçer,

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Biden’s $105B Ukraine, Israel aid package fails to advance in US Senate

By Anadolu Agency The Democratic-controlled Senate failed to advance US President Joe Biden’s over $105 billion spending package Wednesday, which largely consists of additional military aid for Ukraine and Israel. The supplemental spending package failed to clear a 60-vote procedural hurdle by a vote of 49-51. Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats,

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Mali, Niger revoke tax cooperation treaties with France

Niger’s junta leader Gen Abdourahamane Tiani (L) and his counterpart Col Assimi Goita pose for a picture after holding talks in Mali on November 23, 2023. Photo X via @GoitaAssimi By Reuters Mali and Niger have revoked two treaties with France for cooperation and administrative assistance in tax matters, their governments said in a statement

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Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been buried for days

Excavators and people surround the scene of the miners rescue operation on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Chingola, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia. Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they

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UK home secretary set to sign new asylum treaty in Rwanda

British Home Secretary James Cleverly tours the Kigali Genocide Memorial during his visit to Kigali, Rwanda, to sign a new treaty with Rwanda, December 5, 2023. Photographer Ben Birchall By Reuters British Home Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers to the African nation after

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Somalia ambassador to UN says countries are ready to provide all kinds of weapons

Somalia ambassador to United Nations Abukar Osman Bale Somalia Ambassador to United Nations Abukar Osman Bale said that there are many countries that are ready to provide the Somali government with all kinds of weapons and people who are trained to use those weapons. He pointed out that the lifting of the arms embargo on

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