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Eritrean president Afwerki talks about foreign intervention and reconstruction of the Somali army

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki Afwerki surprisingly spoke about the army trained in Eritrea and the politics of Somalia. The president of Eritrea, Asias Afwerki, gave a 4 hour interview to the country’s national television, where he discussed issues such as the formation of the Somali army and foreign interference. In about 30 minutes of the

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Panic as Turkey, Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake

People react after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. Photographer Clodagh Kilcoyne By Reuters A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead.

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Finance managers jailed for defrauding Libyan wealth fund of 10 million dollars

Frederic Marino, Yoshika Ohmura and Aurelien Bessot were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court (Victoria Jones/PA) Evening Standard By Ellie Ng Two fund managers have been jailed for a total of 11 years after committing a large-scale fraud amounting to more than 10 million US dollars which resulted in the loss of money meant for the

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Biden visits Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’

President Joe Biden, center, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, as they pose with Olena Zelenska, left, spouse of President Zelenskyy, at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on

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Ethiopia and Somalia have already received 110,000 tons of grain as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian program

By Ukrainian Shipping Magazine “Thanks to the joint efforts of Ukraine, partner countries and WFP, it was possible to deliver 110,000 tons of grain to Ethiopia and Somalia. On February 15, the MV Valsimitis vessel began loading 25,000 tons of grain for Kenya in Chornomorsk. A decision was also made to send cargo to Yemen,

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Ukraine war expected to cost Germany 160 billion euros by year-end

The main deck of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) “Neptune” is seen during the official commissioning of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal “Deutsche Ostsee” at the harbour in Lubmin, Germany, January 14, 2023. Photographer John Macdougall By Reuters The Ukraine war will have cost the German economy around 160 billion euros ($171

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US’ Blinken meets China’s top diplomat in Munich

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The meeting marked the first face-to-face between senior officials of the two countries following the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon by the US. “Just met with the PRC’s

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North Korea fires missile as US, S. Korea prepare for drills

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content

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Senior Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit as row escalates

African heads of state pose for a group photo together with Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations during the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 18, 2023. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters A senior Israeli diplomat

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Ghanaian footballer Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey quake, agent says

Soccer Football – Christian Atsu during his stint with Newcastle United, Photographrer Scott Heppell/Reuters By Reuters Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent said. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet told

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