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Netanyahu, ‘butcher of Gaza,’ should be tried for ‘war crimes’: Turkish President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should face trial for being a “war criminal,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, slamming him as the “butcher of Gaza.” “We are not going to let the issue of Israel having nuclear weapons be forgotten,” Erdogan said in his opening remarks at an Organization

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Somali students who were forced to join the Russian army-sources say

Reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation smoke next to buses as they depart for military bases, in Sevastopol, Crimea September 27, 2022. Photographer Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters One of the Somali students living in Belarus has given more information about the situation of young Somalis men and women, who are currently suffering in Russia, Belarus and Poland.

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Somali businessman’s abduction in Nairobi, Eastleigh was caught on CCTV

The family of a Madrassa teacher is in distress after their kin was abducted by armed men minutes to midnight in the busy streets of Eastleigh, Nairobi County. The abduction conducted by men in a white double cabin was captured by CCTV cameras in Eastleigh. The gunmen pointed their firearms at the man who was

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World Bank revises Somalia’s economic growth forecast to 2.8pc

Somalia President Sheikh (L) and other delegates at the 23rd Summit of EAC Heads of State in Arusha, Tanzania where Somalia was officially admitted as the bloc’s eighth member. Photo/Pool By The East African The World Bank has revised downwards the economic growth forecast for Somalia in 2023 to 2.8 percent, from an earlier prediction

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Thousands of new foster carers urgently needed in England, experts say

It is estimated that 6,000 new foster families are needed in England to meet the rising demand. Photograph: Catchlight Visual Services/Alamy The Guardian By Robert Booth Child protection experts have called for an urgent nationwide hunt for thousands of new foster carers after a net loss of 1,000 families in the past year and a

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UK to conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to provide intelligence to Israel

By Anadolu Agency The UK will conduct surveillance flights above Israel and Gaza to provide intelligence to Tel Aviv as part of hostage rescue efforts, according to the British Defense Ministry. Surveillance aircraft “will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked solely to locate hostages,” it said in a statement.

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UK premier, Israeli president discuss conflict, end of humanitarian pause in Gaza

By Anadolu Agency At a meeting Friday with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the need to take “all possible measures” to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, according to his office. At the meeting on the sidelines of a COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the UK premier and the Israeli president

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United Nations Security Council officially lifted arms embargo Somalia

The United Nations Security Council officially lifted the long-standing arms embargo on Somalia, the Somali government described this decision as an important step forward. After many years of Somalia’s efforts to lift the sanctions, the Security Council has finally decided to lift the sanctions, after a vote that took place today. Read: Why is Somalia

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UN Security Council due to vote on lifting arms embargo on Somalia

By Reuters The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government and its security forces, diplomats said, more than 30 years after an arms embargo was first imposed on the country. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The council put the

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AU moves to recover Africa’s ‘stolen’ assets

An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo/AFP By The Citizen The African Union (AU) on Thursday, during the 45th AU Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania, formally adopted the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (Capar). Capar is an instrument for recovery of stolen assets from

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