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UAE summons EU mission head to explain Borrell comments it says were racist

By Reuters The United Arab Emirates on Monday summoned the acting head of the mission at the EU delegation to the UAE, asking for explanation of what it said were racist comments made by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell last week. The UAE foreign ministry said the remarks were “inappropriate and discriminatory” and “contribute

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UK Treasury chief in position of power as PM Truss struggles

Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London after he was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer following the resignation of Kwasi Kwarteng, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said he has accepted Prime Minister Liz Truss’ request he “stand aside” as Chancellor, paying the price for the chaos unleashed by his

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EU foreign policy chief brushes off controversy over ‘jungle’ remarks

By Anadolu Agency Facing charges of racism, the EU foreign policy chief on Monday passed up the chance to make amends, instead brushing off the controversy as something normal. Asked how he is holding up after controversial remarks calling Europe a “garden” and the rest of the world a “jungle,” Borrell told reporters that he

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NATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, speaks with U.S. Secretary for Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. NATO Defense Ministers are convening in Brussels for the second day of talks to assess the situation in Ukraine, as the alliance

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Saudi cousin of Mohammed bin Salman threatens West with ‘jihad and martyrdom’

Credit: Reuters Photographer Louiza Vradi/Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman By Middle East Eye Saud al-Shaalan, tribal leader and grandson of King Abdulaziz, issues warning as tensions spike with US over Opec+ oil production cut A cousin of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has issued a violent threat against the West amid souring relations

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Head of Somali journalists union released on bail

The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) was released on bail Sunday after being arrested six days earlier on security-related charges, according to Anadolu Agency reported. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin appeared before a court in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday after the country’s attorney general’s office charged him with disobeying the law and “orders of

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Saudi king Salman says kingdom seeks stability and balance in oil markets

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz leaves the King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court By Reuters Saudi King Salman said on Sunday the kingdom was working hard to support stability and balance in oil markets, including by establishing and maintaining the agreement of

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Ruto: We are on course to fix Uhuru Kenyatta’s economic, security mess

By Daily Nation President William Ruto Sunday accused his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta of presiding over an economic and security mess, which he said he needed time to fix, as he rolled out plans to finish dams and other projects whose construction he said were stopped due to political reasons. For the second day running —

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UK leader Liz Truss goes from triumph to trouble in 6 weeks

Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. Truss has only been in office for six weeks. But already her libertarian economic policies have triggered a financial crisis, emergency central bank intervention, multiple U-turns and the firing of her Treasury chief.

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Chinese president vows to take control of Taiwan

File Photo – China’s President Xi Jinping By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping on Sunday opened the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in Beijing by pledging to take control of Taiwan and advocating the “one country, two systems” policy, according to the state-run media. In a speech to nearly 2,300

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