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Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life

Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is due at a London court to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an “industrial scale”

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Russia says U.S.-built F-16s could ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons if sent to Ukraine

F-16 aircrafts fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, March 21, 2023. Reuters/Lukasz Glowala By Reuters Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets can ‘accommodate’ nuclear weapons and warned that supplying Kyiv with them will escalate the conflict further. “We must keep in mind

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Somalia’s Speaker of the People’s Assembly seeks funds from Saudi Arabia

Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Adan Mohamed Nur Madobe and his delegation arrived in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to sources told the Somali Times speaker seeks funds from Saudi Arabia. Somali politician seeks funds from middle east countries

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Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

Drone footage shows an explosion in an unidentified location after the defence ministry in Moscow said that Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops, in this still image from a handout video released June 5, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters

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Starmer urged not to U-turn on new North Sea oil and gas ban

An oil platform in the Firth of Forth near Kirkcaldy, Fife. Labour’s policy has sparked anger among business and political leaders in Scotland. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA The Guardian By Kiran Stacey Keir Starmer’s promise to block new North Sea oil and gas exploration has received the backing of an eclectic range of high-profile groups, including

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Who is Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s new top diplomat?

Hakan Fidan has held critical positions in foreign policy and security in state institutions. / Photo: AA By TRT World Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkish intelligence agency National Intelligence Organization [MIT], has been appointed to the foreign minister post in the new Cabinet announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Fidan, who takes over from

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Tension in Kosovo may lead to renewed bloodshed: Russian envoy

By Anadolu Agency The recent tension in Kosovo is dangerous and it could lead to renewed bloodshed, Russia’s ambassador to Serbia warned Saturday. “This situation is dangerous, because there could be an outbreak of an even bigger conflict, and renewed bloodshed in northern Kosovo, and that could lead to the spread of tensions to the

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North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting

File – Kim Yo Jong attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2, 2019. The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday, June 4, 2023, to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council

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Uganda says 54 soldiers killed by Al-Shabab in Somalia

By Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday that 54 Ugandan peacekeepers were killed in an attack last week by militant group Al-Shabab on a military base in Somalia. Museveni said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had since recaptured the base from the Islamist group. Read: Exclusive: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh intends to

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Why Ruto is playing West, Russia ping-pong

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) shakes hands President William Ruto at State House Nairobi. Kenya The East African By Aggrey Mutambo and James Anyanzwa Debt, a weakening currency and high food prices are not problems unique to Kenya, but they are pushing Nairobi’s current open-door policy to the world’s greatest powers, potentially becoming a

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