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Mali says Russia’s Lavrov to visit to strengthen defence ties

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with members of the ruling United Russia political party to discuss international cooperation and the support of compatriots abroad, in Moscow, Russia, February 3, 2023. Photographer Yuri Kochetkov By Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a two-day visit to Mali this week, the Malian foreign

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Uneducated defence minister sign agreement with UAE to manage security of Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times Uneducated defence minister sign agreement with UAE to manage security of Somalia The Minister of the Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation is the Honorable Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and a few other ministers who rejected the colonisation agreement that would have forced the Somali government to lose control of its security obligations that

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Protests continue against Netanyahu’s government legal reform plans in Israel

By Anadolu Agency Thousands of people took to the streets in Israeli cities Saturday for a fifth straight week to protest the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning proposed judicial reforms. Demonstrators from non-governmental organizations, lawyers, and technology sectors staged the protests. Police closed roads leading to squares in Tel Aviv during the day

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China protests US downing ballon over Atlantic Ocean

By Anadolu Agency China’s foreign ministry expressed “strong dissatisfaction” at the US for shooting down of its balloons over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. “China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US’s use of force to attack civilian unmanned aircraft. The Chinese side has repeatedly informed the US side after verification that the

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Pakistan ex-President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after years in exile

Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf salutes during the playing of Pakistan’s national anthem at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi November 27, 2007. Reuters/Mian Khursheed By Reuters Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf died on Sunday following a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai, after years in self-imposed exile. Pakistan’s military and the country’s mission in

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US downs Chinese balloon, drawing a threat from China

In this photo provided by Brian Branch, a large balloon drifts above the Kingstown, N.C. area, with an airplane and its contrail seen below it. The United States says it is a Chinese spy balloon moving east over America at an altitude of about 60,000 feet (18,600 meters), but China insists the balloon is just

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Top 5 African countries with the highest number of billionaires

By Face2Face Africa Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, high-net-worth individuals, and several well-established wealth hubs, mostly in South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco. Southern African nations dominated the growth markets and wealth in the continent in 2021, with the highest level of growth compared to 2020. Between the first quarter

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European Union threatens to blacklist Kenya over grand corruption

EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger who has said that Kenya’s reluctance to curb corruption and money laundering could scare off investors By The East African The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, revisiting an old problem Nairobi has struggled to contain. EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger said

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Iran behind hack of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Microsoft says

By Reuters An Iranian government-backed hacking team allegedly stole and leaked private customer data belonging to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, security researchers at Microsoft said on Friday. The magazine was hacked in early January after it published a series of cartoons that negatively depicted Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The caricatures were part of

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Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon flying above Latin America

By Anadolu Agency ‘We have seen the news of the balloon flying over Latin America. We consider this to be another Chinese surveillance balloon,’ says spokesman Pat Ryder A Chinese spy balloon was flying above Latin America, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said Friday. “We have seen the news of the balloon flying over Latin America.

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