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China: ‘Hacker empire’ US is ‘spreading rumours’ with talk of Cuba spy station

Flags of U.S. and China are seen in this illustration. Reuters/Florence Lo/Illustration By Reuters China’s foreign ministry on Friday said “spreading rumours and slander” is a common tactic of “hacker empire” the United States, after a media report that China has reached a deal with Cuba to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility on the

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Sudan junta declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’

UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes in the capital Khartoum/AFP By The East African Sudan on Thursday evening announced that it was expelling Volker Perthes, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Integrated Transitional Support Mission in Sudan (Unitams). The Sudanese Foreign Ministry stated that the government notified

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EU countries approve draft updating work permit rules for non-EU citizens

By Anadolu Agency EU member states on Thursday approved a draft bill updating the rules for issuing work permits to non-EU citizens. In a statement, the Council of the EU announced that it had “agreed its position on an update of an EU law that deals with legal migration to the EU labor market.” The

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Haitians are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails

People gather outside the National Penitentiary for their turn to deliver food to their jailed relatives in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, June 1, 2023. In December 2022, the University of Florida published a study that found that men in Haiti’s prisons were on a starvation-level diet, consuming fewer than 500 calories a day. (AP Photo/Odelyn

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UN Security Council voices concern about violence in northern Somalia

Credit Photo to Xinhua/Wang Ying/IANS The Security Council on Wednesday voiced concern about the ongoing violence in Las Anod in the Sool region of northern Somalia, which has led to a large number of civilian casualties and the displacement of more than 150,000 people, according to Xinhua News Agency reported. In a press statement, the

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Rwanda President Kagame orders major military purge

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Credit to Photo Reuters By AFP Rwandan President Paul Kagame has embarked on a major shakeup of the country’s military, with a round of dismissals announced Wednesday after the appointment of a new defence minister, army chief and head of internal security. Army spokesman Ronald Rvivanga told local media that two

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Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters marching against finance bill

By Reuters Kenyan police fired tear gas at hundreds of people protesting near parliament on Tuesday against a proposed finance bill that would hike taxes on fuel and housing. President William Ruto, who won elections in August on a platform of helping the poor, is under pressure to raise revenues in East Africa’s economic powerhouse

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US had intelligence of Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipelines: Report

By Anadolu Agency The US received intelligence that the Ukrainian military planned a hidden attack on the Nord Stream pipelines three months before it was damaged, according to a report by the Washington Post. The details of the plan were received by a European intelligence body and shared with the CIA last June. It outlines

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit, Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel) By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia on a trip in which he plans to meet Crown

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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of blowing up Kakhovka dam

By Anadolu Agency Explosions at the Kakhovka dam near Kherson, southern Ukraine unleashed floodwaters on Tuesday, as both Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of destruction. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Twitter said the destruction of the dam “confirms for the whole world that they (Russian forces) must be expelled from every corner of Ukrainian

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