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Somalia’s dodgy defense minister is seeking military support from the UK

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, today held a special meeting with the new British Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Michael Nithavrianakis. The Minister and the Ambassador exchanged issues on defense and security cooperation between Somalia and the United Kingdom. Read: Exclusive: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh intends to sell

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30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo

KFOR soldiers, front, and Kosovo police officers guard a municipal building after yesterday’s clashes between ethnic Serbs and troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force, in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The violence was the latest incident as tensions soared over the past week, with Serbia putting the country’s military

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Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov in Nairobi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov/AFP By Business Daily Africa Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday arrived in Kenya on a working visit to shore up support for Moscow, the fourth such visit to Africa over the past year amid a year-long war with Ukraine. Moscow’s top diplomat is expected to meet President William Ruto

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Rescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them

File – Members of the Maltese armed forces escort the catamaran carrying Pope Francis and leaving Valletta’s harbor for Gozo in Malta Saturday, April 2, 2022. Rescue groups are accusing the European Island nation of Malta of coordinating the return of around 500 people to Libya where they were subsequently imprisoned, in violation of international

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World leaders congratulate Turkish President Erdogan on reelection victory

By Anadolu Agency World leaders took to social media and public platforms to congratulate Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won a historic reelection Sunday as the nation’s president. US President Joe Biden congratulated President Erdogan on his reelection, saying he looks forward to continuing to work together on bilateral issues and global challenges. Russian President

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All 85 million of Turkey’s citizens won in elections says President Erdogan

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s 85 million-strong citizens are the winners in the national elections that concluded today, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, confident in his clear lead towards reelection. “All 85 million of our citizens are the winners of both the May 14 and May 28 elections,” Erdogan said in an address to

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Somali President Hassan Sheikh involved in massive theft of public property

File Photo/Somali Times Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the UN described corruption as ‘insidious plague’ that has a wide range of corrosive effects on societies, it diverts funds intended for development, undermines the ability of governments to provide basic services, feeds inequalities and injustice, and discourages foreign aid investment. According to Transparency International, Somalia

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Sudan war raises fear of cross-border weapons smuggling

Sudanese army soldiers posing for a picture at the Rapid Support Forces base in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023/AFP By The East African Sudan’s conflict, which is now in its second month, is raising worries among neighbours that lawlessness there will be exported in the form of illegal small

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Russia says they will provide military equipment to Somalia

Somalia Ministers of Foreign Affairs said that Russia has promised to help Somalia’s armed forces in their fight against Al-Shabab. The diplomats, who asked not to be named because they were not allowed to talk to reporters, said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the request during a conversation with his Somali counterpart, Abshir

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Russia has started moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, says President Lukashenko

By Anadolu Agency Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia has started moving tactical nuclear weapons to his country. “We had to prepare storage areas and stuff. We have done this, so the movement of nuclear weapons has already begun,” Lukashenko told Russia’s Pervy TV. Lukashenko, who was on a trip to Moscow, said some

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