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Russia says supplying F-16 jets to Ukraine would carry ‘colossal’ risks for West, TASS reports

F-16 aircrafts fly during a NATO media event at an airbase in Malbork, Poland, March 21, 2023. Reuters/Lukasz Glowala/File Photo By Reuters Western countries will run “colossal risks” if they supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying on Saturday. Grushko was responding to a

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13-year-old becomes youngest African American to graduate college with degree in computer science and cybersecurity: family

Elijah Muhammad. Photo: ABC/KOCO By Face2face Africa Elijah Muhammad has become the youngest African American to graduate college with a degree in computer science and cybersecurity, his family has said. Muhammad made history by crossing the stage as a college graduate at the age of 13, WLOX News reported. The history-maker also has 10 IBM

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy appears to confirm loss of Bakhmut

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured), during the G7 Summit at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst By Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared to confirm the loss of the city of Bakhmut to Russia on Sunday, when asked if

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Russia says 500 Americans to be banned, list includes Obama

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the Sandy Hook Promise Benefit in New York City, U.S., December 6, 2022. Reuters/David ‘Dee’ Delgado By Reuters Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday said former President Barack Obama was among 500 U.S. citizens who would be banned in response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington.

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Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in state visit to China

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 15, 2023. Photographer Florence Lo/AFP By The East African Eritrea has got a new boost in search for global allies after its leader Isaias Afwerki made a state

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Exclusive: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh intends to sell embassy properties

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh discussing senior officials to sell embassy properties Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud wants to sell all the properties of Somali embassies abroad, according to reliable sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Somali Times. Our sources add shady president Hassan Sheikh intends to sell embassies properties assets

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Somalia president meets Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince bin Salman

Photo/Somali Times Somalia shady President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is in Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killer Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed

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Russian Muslims significant in expanding Russia’s trade ties: Putin

By Anadolu Agency Russia is seeking new partners to promote agricultural and industrial cooperation, and create transport and logistics chains, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, highlighting the “significant role” of Russian Muslims in expanding his country’s international contacts. Putin’s remarks came in a statement read at the meeting of the Group of Strategic

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88-year-old Australian doctor freed 7 years after kidnapping by Islamic extremists in West Africa

File – Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong listens beside Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo during a joint press conference at a hotel in Makati City, Philippines on Thursday May 18, 2023. An 88-year-old Australian doctor held captive in West Africa for more than seven years has been released, the Australian government said on Friday,

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UK to ban Russian diamonds at G7 in fresh round of sanctions

By Reuters Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to announce a ban on Russian diamonds and imports of metals from Russia including copper, aluminium and nickel in support for Ukraine, his government said in a statement. Britain is also targeting an additional 86 people and companies from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military industrial complex, in

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