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Turkey could part ways with EU if necessary, Erdogan says

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan presents medium-term economic programme forecasts in Ankara, Turkey, September 6, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could part ways with the European Union if necessary when asked about the recent adoption of the European Parliament’s report on Turkey. Speaking to

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International community ignoring Sudan massacres, rights watchdogs say

A destroyed market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state on September 1, 2023. By The East African The international community has developed fatigue over the Sudan conflict as the country veers towards a failed state, rights watchdogs say. A group of 50 human rights organisations led by theExecutive Director of Human

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No way for Taiwan to join UN, says Chinese envoy

Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun By Anadolu Agency The Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations said that seeking foreign support to get independence by Taiwan is a “dead end,” state-run media reported on Friday. In a statement, Zhang Jun strongly reacted to Taiwan’s move to submit a joint letter to

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Zimbabwe’s newly reelected president appoints his son and nephew to deputy minister posts

By The Associated Press Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday after appointing one of his sons and one of his nephews to deputy minister posts. Mnangagwa’s Cabinet was largely made up of loyalists from his ruling ZANU-PF party. The move to appoint his 34-year-old son David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa

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London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil

Police detain Patsy Stevenson as people gather at a memorial site in London’s Clapham Common park following the kidnap-murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 13, 2021. Photographer Hannah McKay/File Photo By Reuters London’s police force has apologised and paid “substantial damages” to two women detained at a vigil held in memory of Sarah

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Putin says Russia, North Korea have opportunities for military cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (3rd R) inspect the Russian spaceport Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Amur region in the Far East on September 13, 2023. By Anadolu Agency President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia and North Korea have opportunities to develop military cooperation, despite UN sanctions. Speaking

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Kenya Revenue Authority eyes Sh50 billion from tax amnesty

Humphrey Wattanga Mulongo during his swearing-in as the new Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority By Business Daily Africa The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is targeting to collect Sh50 billion from a 10-month amnesty it has granted to Kenyans who had failed to pay taxes by the end of last year. KRA Commissioner General

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China’s 45th naval fleet sets sail for escort mission in Gulf of Aden

The 45th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy sets sail from a military port in the coastal city of Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province on Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, to take over an escort mission from the 44th naval fleet in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off Somalia. Photo/Xinhua By Xinhua

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How Nigeria’s second-richest man Abdul Samad Rabiu gained $1.2 billion in 45 days

Abdul Samad Rabiu. Photo: BUA Cement By Face2Face Africa Abdul Samad Rabiu is a businessman, industrialist and Nigeria’s second richest man. In February this year, the Nigerian business magnate had a net worth of $7.6 billion and ranked 4th on the Forbes Africa billionaire list. However, he saw his net worth tumble over the depreciation

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Libyan city buries 700 people killed in devastating floods as 10,000 are reported missing

In this photo provided by the Libyan government, cars and rubble sit in a street in Derna, Libya, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, after it was flooded by heavy rains. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the east

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