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Facebook turns 20

By Anadolu Agency In its 20-year history, Facebook, among the most widely used social networks globally, continues its journey under the “Meta” umbrella despite controversies over data security and competition violations. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and three friends in a Harvard University dorm room on Feb. 4, 2004, Facebook continues to be the most widely

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Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, dies after cancer diagnosis

Hage Gottfried Geingob, President of Namibia, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Photographer Hannah McKay/File Photo By Reuters Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Geingob had been in charge of the

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Turkish security forces nab wanted foreign national in anti-drug operation

By Anadolu Agency Turkish law enforcement on Saturday caught a foreign national wanted for drug trafficking in an operation in Istanbul, the country’s interior minister announced. Rawi Ali Quershi was arrested in the Kagithane district of the metropolis in the “Cartel-5” anti-drug operation conducted by security forces, Ali Yerlikaya said on X. Quershi, wanted with

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Who is Michelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s incoming first minister?

Vice President of Sinn Fein Michelle O’Neill arrives to vote at a polling station during local elections in Coalisland, Northern Ireland, May 18, 2023. Photographer Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo By Reuters Michelle O’Neill will become the new leader of Northern Ireland’s regional government on Saturday, the most significant milestone yet in the shift to a new

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US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. A satellite image taken Monday of the Jordanian base targeted by a bomb-carrying drone that killed three U.S. soldiers appears to show damage at the site. The damage can be seen in

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Kenya launches fund to support peacekeeping operations

Cabinet Secretary for Defence Aden Duale speaks at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya on September 26, 2023. Photo/AFP By Xinhua News Agency Kenya on Thursday launched a national peace support operations fund whose goal is to ensure that troops deployed to regional and global hotspots are adequately resourced and equipped. Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden

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Italy’s Coast Guard rescues 49 migrants from boat sinking in Mediterranean

By Anadolu Agency The Italian Coast Guard rescued 49 migrants attempting to travel from North Africa to Europe after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lampedusa Island on Thursday. A patrol boat belonging to the Coast Guard intervened and rescued the migrants, which were said to be from Ivory Coast,

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Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays at the grave of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) By The Associated Press Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to

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African Union forces hands over 9 military bases to Somalia in troop withdrawal

By Xinhua News Agency The African Union Mission in Somalia (Atmis) said it has handed over nine military bases to the Somali government, marking the completion of the second phase of the troop withdrawal from the country. Seven of the nine military bases were handed over Monday at a ceremony held in Mogadishu, the capital

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US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Korean waters

By Anadolu Agency A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s west coast, local media reported on Wednesday. The pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft and he is in stable condition, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. “The jet assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing in Kunsan Air Base, about 180 kilometres

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