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Somalia takes over the seat of the Permanent Monitoring Committee of African Union at the United Nations

Somalia has taken over the rotating chairmanship of the Office of the Superintendent of the African Union Mission to the United Nations. The Ambassador to Somalia at the United Nations, Amb. Abukar Dahir Osman, who will hold this position, will deliver the observer speech at the UN headquarters. Read: Exclusive: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh intends

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Exclusive: Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks

Qatar’s then deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Washington, U.S. February 10, 2023. Kevin Wolf/Pool via Reuters By Reuters The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slams NATO as ‘escalation’ factor in Kosovo

By Anadolu Agency Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Tuesday as “an escalation factor” in recent clashes in Kosovo. In a statement on the ministry’s website, Zakharova said the crisis in the municipalities of Zvecan, Zubin Potok and Leposaviс could be settled through finding a compromise, but “it

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South Africa skirts Vladimir Putin ICC arrest with diplomatic immunity

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa/AFP By The East African South Africa will grant diplomatic immunity to all international officials attending the BRICS summit in August, a move that will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid arrest. South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor issued a gazette notice on Monday extending its Diplomatic

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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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