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North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024

By The Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. Kim’s comments, made during a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting

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US Muslims expand campaign launched against Biden over Gaza conflict

By Anadolu Agency American Muslim leaders on Saturday expanded a campaign launched earlier this month against President Joe Biden over his handling of the Gaza conflict. #AbandonBiden campaign was first launched by Muslim leaders from Michigan, Minnesota, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania. Saturday’s plan to actively campaign against Biden in all 50 US

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Flooded tunnel near London disrupts Eurostar train services

Passengers queue at the departure gates of the Eurostar terminal at Gare du Nord train station, as flooding in a railway tunnel near London forced the cancellation of more than a dozen trains linking Britain with the European mainland, in Paris, France, December 30, 2023. Photographer Benoit Tessier By Reuters Flooding in a railway tunnel

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British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela

Venezuela’s new map that includes the Essequibo territory as its own is displayed at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are preparing to meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo region that is rich in oil and minerals. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) By

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South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court

World Court in The Hague, Netherlands AP Photo/Peter Dejong By Reuters South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention in its crackdown against the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. The ICJ, sometimes known as

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Ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh brought together SNM militia leader, Somalia president

Photographer Somali Times The ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh today brought together the president of Somalia and SNM militia leader who arrived in the Djibouti today, and it will be the second meeting between Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and Muse Bihi Abdi. Read: The oldest African dictators The oldest African dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has

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North Korea’s Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the 5th National Meeting of Mothers in Pyongyang in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 5, 2023. KCNA via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country’s military, munitions industry and nuclear weapons sector to accelerate

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Ethical concerns of Artisanal Gold Mining and its effect on Global Trade

Artisanal miners sluice for gold by pouring water through gravel at an unlicensed mine near the city of Doropo, Ivory Coast. Credit to Photo Reuters Business Daily Africa By HF Markets Artisanal gold mining, an ancient practice undertaken by small-scale miners around the world, plays a significant role in the global gold supply. However, this

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US says it shot down multiple drones, missiles over Red Sea

By Anadolu Agency The US military said Tuesday that it shot down 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land-attack cruise missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at ships in the southern Red Sea. ”U.S. assets, to include the USS LABOON (DDG 58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group,

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The Turkish Justice Minister has promised Somalia President Hassan Sheikh’s son will be prosecuted for his crimes

Turkey’s Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç confirmed that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, the son of Somalia president, will soon arrive in Turkey to face trial in a car accident in Istanbul, killing a Turkish national. Emre Göçer, died after he was seriously injured in the accident that was responsible for the son of the Somalia

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