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UK police investigate sex assault allegations following Russell Brand reports

British comedian and actor Russell Brand walks outside the Wembley Park Theatre, in northwest London, Britain, September 16, 2023. Photographer Susannah Ireland/File Photo By Reuters British police said on Monday they had launched an investigation into a number of allegations of non-recent sexual offences following media reports that four women had accused actor and comedian

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Kenya, US sign pact to fight terrorism

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III (L) and Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at Ministry of Defence situated at Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya as they sign Defence Cooperation Agreement between the two countries By Daily Nation Kenya’s fight against the terrorist group Al Shabab received a major boost on Monday with the

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After 140 years, UK returns lock of hair of ‘stolen’ Ethiopian prince buried at Windsor Castle

Prince Alemayehu is believed to have been stolen by British soldiers — Photo Credit: Julia Margaret Cameron By Face2Face Africa Alock of hair belonging to an Ethiopian prince who passed away in the UK over 140 years ago was given back to the Horn of Africa nation’s ambassador to the European country, per BBC. As

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France to pull troops out of Niger following coup

A person holds a paper that reads ‘We no longer want France’ as Nigerien women demonstrate by hitting and carrying kitchen utensils in support of the putschists in front of French Army headquarters, in Niamey, Niger August 30, 2023. Photographer Mahamadou Hamidou By Reuters France will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July

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North Korea says developing relations with Russia for regional stability

By Anadolu Agency North Korea on Monday said the recent progress in its bilateral relations with Russia was its “sovereign” right and “foundation for regional stability.” Pyongyang was reacting to the statement of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol who told the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York last week that any arms deal between

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Why Somalia requested UN to delay African Union forces exit

Atmis had by mid-July handed over six forward operating bases to the Somalia security agencies By The East African The Somali federal government has changed its mind on security plan after realisation that the departure of African Union Transition Mission (Atmis) troops could worsen Mogadishu’s ability to guard itself. According to a formal request placed

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Police officer killed, 1 injured in Kosovo after clash with local Serbs: Premier

By Anadolu Agency A police officer was killed and another injured in northern Kosovo after a patrol unit clashed with a group of armed ethnic Serbs, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday. “A Kosovo policeman has been killed today in the line of duty while another has been injured, in the northern municipality of

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Puntland finance minister says IMF debt forgiveness may cause corruption in the Somalia government

File Photo/Somali Times Puntland’s finance minister, Mohamed Abdirahman, said that they are against Somalia’s debt forgiveness, as there is no political, security, and economic agreement. Puntland finance minister says IMF debt forgiveness may cause corruption in the Somalia government. Minister Mohamed Abdirahman said that Puntland considers it a big risk to rush to forgive Somalia’s

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Somalia asks UN Security Council to delay Atmis troop drawdown

By The East African Federal Government of Somalia has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to delay the ongoing troops drawdown from the country, signaling the reality that such a move could leave security gaps. Under the drawdown schedule, some 3,000 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) forces were to leave Somalia at

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US contractor originally from Ethiopia arrested on espionage charges, Justice Department says

File – The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. The Justice Department says a contractor for the U.S. government who is originally from Ethiopia has been arrested on espionage charges, accused of providing a foreign country classified information that he downloaded and printed from his work computer system. (AP Photo/Jose

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