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China will work with Russia to promote a multi-polar world: Xi

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin: Credit Photo/Twitter By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday said that Beijing will work with Russia to “promote a multi-polar world.” On his ninth trip to Russia since being first elected as president in 2013, Xi said: “China will work with Russia to uphold

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US Security Assistance to Somalia

U.S. forces host a range day with the Danab Brigade in Somalia, May 9, 2021. Special Operations Command Africa remains engaged with partner forces in Somalia in order to promote safety and stability across the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe Russell) Stimson Center By Elias Yousif On Tuesday, February

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Kenyan opposition politicians arrested, tear gassed during protests

Supporters of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance run as they clash with police during a nationwide protest over the cost of living and against Kenyan President William Ruto’s government, in Nairobi, Kenya March 20, 2023. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters Kenyan police tear gassed the leader of the opposition on

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China’s Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader

File – Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. The Chinese government said Xi would visit Moscow from March 20, to March 22, 2023, but gave no indication when he departed. The Russian government said Xi was due

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Russia overtakes China in race to supply arms to sub-Saharan Africa

A man walks past a Mil Mi-35P multi-purpose helicopter during the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit. Photo Iliya Pitalev/Sputnik via AFP By The East African Moscow is now sub-Saharan Africa’s leading supplier of firearms, beating China in exports to the region over the last five years, an indication of its growing influence on the continent. Data by

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Pakistani Police File Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan

Security personnel make way for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, centre, as he arrives to appear in a court, in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday March 17, 2023. ( AP ) By The Associated Press Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of

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Russia says trilateral drill with China, Iran in Arabian Sea over

By Anadolu Agency Defense Ministry says sailors of 3 countries trained on joint maneuvers, freeing captured vessel with hostages. Russia on Saturday announced the end of a trilateral navy drill with China and Iran in the Arabian Sea. The participants on March 16-17 worked out forming an international “squad of ships” in a designated area,

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UK interior minister visits Rwanda to expand deportation plan

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks with Paul Rwigamba, Director of Projects and Property Management and Flora Uwayezu, Project Sales of the Century Real Estate group during a tour in Kigali Rwanda, March 18, 2023. Reuters/Stringer By Reuters British interior minister Suella Braverman visited Rwanda on Saturday to expand a deal under which the east

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Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest

File – Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to

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Turkish, Egyptian foreign ministers meet in Cairo for talks

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s foreign minister met with his Egyptian counterpart on Saturday for talks in Cairo. Mevlut Cavusoglu is paying one-day official visit to Egypt upon the invitation of Sameh Shoukry. “In the meetings, all aspects of our bilateral relations will be discussed and views on regional and international issues will be exchanged,” the

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