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Sacked home secretary accuses UK premier of ‘betrayal’ over tackling small boats

By Anadolu Agency Suella Braverman, who was sacked as UK’s home secretary on Monday, accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of “betrayal” of promise to stop the “small boats,” referring to irregular migrants. In her letter to the premier on Tuesday, the former home secretary broke silence a day after she was asked to leave the

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Kenya: Eastleigh traders feel the pinch of high import tax

Carpets on sale in Nairobi’s Eastleigh By Business Daily Africa Traders in the expansive Eastleigh business district have decried the negative impact of increased taxes on key imported items such as electronics, textiles, shoes, and cosmetics. Eastleigh Business Traders Association chairperson Hajj Hassan claimed that tax on a container of imports has hit Sh3 million,

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Former UK PM Cameron in surprise return to government as foreign secretary

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron walks outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain November 13, 2023. Photographer Suzanne Plunkett By Reuters Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country’s new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron,

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80 people freed from Australian migrant centers since High Court outlawed indefinite detention

Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Sept. 12, 2023. Australia’s immigration minister said Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, that 80 people including convicted criminals who are considered dangerous have been released from Australian migrant detention centers since the High Court ruled last week

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UK PM Sunak sacks interior minister Braverman over protest comments

Home Secretary Suella Braverman with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he hosts a policing roundtable at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain October 12, 2023. James Manning/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked his interior minister, Suella Braverman, on Monday, a government source said, part of a wider reshuffle after she

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Uganda-Kenya row over oil supply unveils peppered, rising tensions

By The East African Ugandan counterparts in the coming days to iron out the issues.“Our economy is firmly interconnected with regional, continental and global economic systems. A lot of what we are hearing is based on social media but, as a ministry, we are yet to receive any official information from the government of Uganda.

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Turkish President Erdogan heads to Riyadh for joint Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday headed to the Saudi capital Riyadh for an extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic summit to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip. His plane took off from the Esenboga Airport in Ankara at 9:30 a.m. local time. Erdogan is accompanied by Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, National Intelligence

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Hassan Sheikh and Abiy Ahmed what they discuss during the meeting in Riyadh?

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is in Saudi Arabia, is holding various meetings there. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud held a special meeting with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, on Friday. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Read: Abiy Ahmed predicts that Ethiopia

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New US presidential candidate demands probe into Netanyahu’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

By Anadolu Agency Jill Stein, who announced Thursday that she is entering the US presidential race, called for an investigation into Israel’s “war crimes” in Gaza and denounced President Joe Biden and other leaders for their alleged supporting role. “We call for an investigation of the Netanyahu regime’s war crimes as well as the role

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Somalia could join the East African Community without parliament’s approval

File Photo/Somali Times East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki says Somalia could be admitted to the bloc this month. An Ordinary Heads of State Summit is scheduled for November 23-24 in Arusha, and the region’s presidents are expected to endorse Somalia’s accession, according to Xinhua News Agency reported. Dr Mathuki told a panel at

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