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Suspect arrested in Serbia’s second mass shooting in 2 days

A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut) By The Associated Press Serbian police said early Friday they had arrested a suspect in a series of shootings that killed at least eight people and wounded 14, the nation’s second such mass shooting in two days. In a statement, police said that the man, identified

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UK Conservatives suffering ‘terrible’ night with local election losses

By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were facing a bleak set of local election results with voters punishing his party over political scandals, sluggish economic growth and high inflation, early results showed on Friday. While governing parties often struggle at mid-term elections, the council results in England will be the largest, and possibly

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Commonwealth’s Indigenous representatives demand King Charles apologize for colonialism

King Charles III ( Behlul Cetinkaya – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency Indigenous representatives from 12 Commonwealth countries called on King Charles III to apologize for “the horrific and enduring impacts” of colonialization and the “legacy of genocide.” “We, the undersigned, call on the British Monarch, King Charles III, on the date of his

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How MPs carry ‘laptops’ for sex during retreats – Duale

Cabinet secretary for Defence, Aden Duale. Image: File By The Star, Kenya Duale who took his time to explain his experience at the hotel, said the muted sounds were not all that was being heard but also the mosquitoes were having a field day. “The chirping crickets and the starving mosquitos filled the void as

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Explosion heard in Sudan’s capital, clouds of smoke seen

By Anadolu Agency A powerful explosion was heard near the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Wednesday, according to witnesses. Clouds of smoke could be seen rising from the area following the explosion, an eyewitness told Anadolu. No further details were yet available, but the explosion occurred amid renewed clashes between the Sudanese

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Serbia school shooting: boy kills nine in Belgrade classroom

Police officers stand as a security guard died and at least five students were wounded after a schoolboy opened fire in a downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. Reuters/Djordje Kojadinovic By Reuters A 14-year-old boy shot dead eight fellow pupils and a security guard and wounded his teacher and six other students when he opened

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Europol-coordinated operation nabs 288 dark web vendors, narcotics

By Anadolu Agency Law enforcement officials in nine countries seized the dark web marketplace, Monopoly Market, and arrested 288 vendors, Europol said Tuesday. More than €50.8 million ($53.4 million) in cash and virtual currencies, 850 kilograms (1,870 pounds) of drugs and 117 guns were seized in the operation coordinated by Europol, it said in a

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William Ruto announced the withdrawal of Kenya’s troops from Somalia

Credit Twitter/President of Kenya William Ruto The President of Kenya, William Ruto, has announced that his government will begin to withdraw the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from Somalia in 2024, so that the country will be stable. Speaking at an event to present the report on the migration situation in the East and Horn of

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Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

By Reuters A Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers to starve themselves to death will be detained by police until a hearing on Friday, a court ruled on Tuesday as investigators searched for more bodies in a forest where 101 corpses have already been unearthed. Kenyan authorities say the dead were members of

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Turkish fighter jet KAAN to fly after high-speed taxi tests

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s indigenous KAAN fighter jet will take off for the first time after completing high-speed taxi tests, a test pilot of the aircraft said. Gokhan Bayramoglu told Anadolu that the KAAN is on its way to becoming an effective weapon of the Turkish military with indigenous software and hardware. Its engine tests

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