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German police: 8 dead in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall shooting

Armed police officers near the scene of a shooting in Hamburg, Germany on Thursday March 9, 2023 after one or more people opened fire in a church. The Hamburg city government says the shooting took place in the Gross Borstel district on Thursday evening. (Jonas Walzberg/dpa via AP) By The Associated Press A shooting at

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Several dead in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness church in Germany

Emergency workers and police gather at the scene following a deadly shooting in Hamburg, Germany, March 9, 2023 in this still image taken from video Nonstop News via Reuters By Reuters A gunman believed to have been acting alone killed several people on Thursday in a Jehovah’s Witness church in the German city of Hamburg,

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Who is Al-Shabab, the militant group the US is fighting in Somalia?

File Photo/Somali Times Task & Purpose By Nicholas Slayton American forces have been battling them for years, but it’s escalated in recent months. With the 20-year War in Afghanistan over, Somalia has become the next major front in the United States’ ongoing Global War on Terror. Since the start of 2023, the U.S. military has

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Why are migrants in small boats a heated issue in the UK?

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings at Downing Street, London, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The U.K. government says it’s ready for legal challenges to a tough new law intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year reaching the country

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France cannot execute its new Africa strategy, experts say

French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on March 04, 2023. ( Samy Ntumba Shambuyi – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency France’s President Emmanuel Macron may run into trouble trying to implement his new Africa strategy, according

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UK must pay reparation to Caribbean countries for ‘hideous’ slavery, say MPs

Labour MP Clive Lewis has called for Caribbean countries to be paid reparation by the UK for the impact of slavery (UK Parliament/Parliament TV/PA) Evening Standard By David Lynch The UK must pay reparation to Caribbean countries to make up for Britain’s role in slavery, ministers have heard. Labour MP Clive Lewis called for Rishi

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Another colonial border is causing conflict in Africa

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia, UK flag Declassified UK By Phil Miller UK government does not officially recognise Somaliland but two former Conservative defence secretaries have interests in the region. Conflict around the city of Las Anod is another reminder that the legacy of empire casts a long shadow. It’s a familiar story. Lines on the

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Somali NHS scientist wins race claim over ‘paininarse’ tag

A busy hospital ward in the UK. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA The Guardian By Jamie Grierson A senior NHS scientist has won a race claim after her colleague recorded her name as “Paininarse” on a work spreadsheet. Ubah Jama, a biochemist of Somali origin, claimed that she was a victim of numerous acts of racial discrimination

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NATO chief welcomes Sweden’s new terrorist legislation that includes PKK

By Anadolu Agency NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday welcomed Sweden’s new anti-terror legislation which includes the PKK, describing it as a step up in the country’s fight against terrorism. “Turkey has legitimate security concerns and I welcome that Sweden has stepped up in the fight against terrorism, including the PKK, by introducing new

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Israel eyes normalization with Mauritania, Indonesia, Somalia to expand Abraham Accords

File Photo/Somali Times Al-Monitor By Rina Bassist Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, in an effort to expand the Abraham Accords that saw Israel’s ties normalized between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco in 2020. A report published Tuesday by Israel Hayom said Cohen

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