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Deadly violence continues in Sweden. 3 people killed in overnight shootings and an explosion

Police stand on the site of a powerful explosion that occurred early Thursday morning Sept. 28, 2023, in a housing area in Storvreta outside Uppsala, Sweden. A 25-year-old woman died in the blast. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP) By The Associated Press Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly

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Somalia Puntland leader meets representatives of the international community in Nairobi

File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni, who is in Nairobi, Kenya, started meeting with some representatives of the international community in charge of Somalia’s affairs yesterday on Wednesday. According to Somali Times Said Deni met with the representative of the European Union, Karin Johansson, and officials from the United Nations mission in

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Kosovo Serbs need to be liberated from Serbia: Kosovo premier

By Anadolu Agency Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said local Serbs “need to be liberated from Serbia,” accusing Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic of turning the “Orthodox Monastery of Banjska into the Jasharaj Tower,” referring to a monument in Donji Prekaz built in honor of the family killed in fighting during the Kosovo War in

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Russia is making substantial investments in Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit Photo Reuters By Dr Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Russia is making significant investments in Africa with various mega projects aimed at infrastructure development & economic growth in Africa. One such project is the construction of a gas pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa, which will meet South Africa’s energy needs &

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Speaker resigns after inviting Nazi to attend Canadian lawmaker session

By Anadolu Agency The speaker who invited a former Nazi SS veteran to attend a session of the Canadian parliament resigned Tuesday under pressure from the government and opposition members of parliament. Anthony Rota’s resignation takes effect Wednesday. He invited Yaroslav Hunka, 98, to attend the House of Commons on Friday, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr

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Kenyan illegally shipping military equipment to Somalia goes missing

A photograph appear on the Internet port of Mogadishu, Somalia A businessman who was being investigated for allegedly illegally shipping military equipment and explosives seized at Mogadishu Port in Somalia last month has disappeared. Through their lawyer, the family claim that Zakariya Kamala Sufi Abashiekh was arrested on September 5 by individuals claiming to be

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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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