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Putin says death of Wagner head in plane crash to be thoroughly probed

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in a private jet crash in the Tver region, saying the incident will be investigated thoroughly. Late Wednesday, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said that an Embraer-135 aircraft crashed in Russia’s Tver region while

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Meet the Geneus family of Haitian origin who are all doctors

Selfie of siblings Vladimir, Olivia, and Christian Geneus. Photo Credit: Vladimir Geneus/Forbes By Face2Face Africa Vladimir, Christian, and Olivia Geneus are siblings from Boston, Massachusetts, who are all doctors. Interestingly, their parents, Jacques and Chantal Geneus are also medical doctors. Jacques and Chantal instilled the value of education in their children growing up. Today, all

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US approves potential $500M sale of F-16 infrared systems to Taiwan

By Anadolu Agency The US State Department has approved a potential sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems and related equipment to Taiwan at an estimated cost of $500 million, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Congress was notified earlier in the day of the possible sale, it said in a statement. “The proposed sale

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Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane appeared fine on radar until last 30 seconds

Firefighters work amid aircraft wreckage at an accident scene following the crash of a private jet in the Tver region, Russia, August 23, 2023. Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, was reportedly listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed north of Moscow on August 23, 2023. Investigative Committee of

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Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors

File – Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin is shown prior to a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on July 4, 2017. A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday Aug. 23, 2023, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency

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Iran unveils armed drone resembling America’s MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, second right, listens to Chief of Aviation Industries of Armed Forces Gen. Afshin Khajehfard, as Defense Minister Gen. Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani, right, listens, during a ceremony unveiling a drone called the Mohajer-10, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office, via AP) By The Associated Press Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled a

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Turkey rescues 94 irregular migrants in Aegean Sea

By Anadolu Agency Turkey rescued 94 irregular migrants in the Aegean Sea after they were illegally pushed back into Turkish territorial waters by Greek authorities, the Turkish Coast Guard said on Monday. Coast guard units rescued 51 people after they spotted groups of irregular migrants in rubber boats off the coasts of Dikili and Foca

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Saudi forces killed hundreds of Ethiopians at Yemen border, report says

Saudi forces killed hundreds of Ethiopians at Yemen border, report says Nariman El-Mofty/AP The Washington Post By Sarah Dadouch Saudi security forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross the country’s border with Yemen, Human Rights Watch said, shooting people at close range and firing explosive weapons at groups in

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Germany: Migrant deportations rise sharply

Failed asylum seekers can only be deported if their home country is safe for them to return to © Gustavo Alabiso/IMAGO By DW Deportations of failed asylum seekers increased by more than a quarter in the first six months of 2023, data from Germany’s Interior Ministry showed Saturday. Some 7,861 people were removed from the

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Wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island worsens, 26,000 people evacuated

By Anadolu Agency The wildfire raging on the Spanish island of Tenerife took a surprising turn for the worse, forcing fresh evacuations on Saturday. “This fire of this scale has never been seen in the Canary Islands as long as we’ve been keeping records,” said Rosa Davila, head of Tenerife’s council. Around 4,000 people had

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