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UK police arrest murder suspect after three found dead on Nottingham streets

Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the

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US says China upgraded spy facilities in Cuba in 2019

By Anadolu Agency China has long been operating surveillance operations in Cuba, the Biden administration said Monday after a report suggested Beijing and Havana reached a deal to station a listening post on the island nation. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China upgraded its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019, and after President

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s ex-prime minister and media mogul, dies at 86

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answers a journalist’s questions during a news conference in Rome, Italy, December 30, 2004. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo By Reuters Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. Two members of the Italian government mourned

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From GPS-guided bombs to electronic warfare, Russia improves its weaponry in Ukraine

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Ukrainian military vehicle is hit during combat in Ukraine. Analysts say Moscow has learned from its mistakes so far in Ukraine and has improved its weapons and skills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP,

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Djibouti and Kenya insist that African Union troops remain in Somalia until 2026

Kenyan President William Ruto and his Djibouti counterpart dictator Ismail Omar Guelle discussed the importance of remaining African Union forces in Somalia with the country’s security capacity, according to Somali officials told Somali Times. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 The two presidents who held

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Russia says it hits Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradley vehicles in Ukraine

A still image taken from video shows what are said to be destroyed armoured vehicles of the Ukrainian armed forces, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in an unidentified location in the southern Donetsk direction in Ukraine, in this image taken from a handout footage released June 10, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters By

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Scotland’s ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrested in party finances probe

By Anadolu Agency Scotland’s former First Minister has been detained on Sunday in relation to an investigation into the Scottish National Party’s (SNP) finance. “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party,” Scottish

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Biggest ruby ever to come to auction after being found in Mozambique sells for record $34.8m

Courtesy of Sotheby’s By Face2Face Africa The largest ruby in the world to come to auction set a record in New York when it sold for $34.8 million on Thursday. The record sale of the 55.22-carat gem comes months after Canadian firm Fura Gems discovered the jewel at one of the company’s mines in Mozambique.

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Turkey seizes $1 billion of counterfeit money headed for Africa

File Photo Reuters By Reuters Turkish security forces seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanian and three Swedish nationals, the governor’s office said on Friday. Gendarmerie forces tracked the suspects to a storage space in Istanbul’s Kagithane district, where they seized the fake

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Saudis threatened US with ‘major’ economic fallout in oil row: Report

By Anadolu Agency Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened the US with “major economic consequences” after President Joe Biden vowed “consequences” for the Kingdom after it slashed oil production last year. The allegation came in a report from the Washington Post newspaper on Thursday based on classified documents released on the videogame-centric Discord messaging

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