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Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, along with Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Prince Louis appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as part of Trooping the Colour parade during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London, Britain, June 2, 2022. Reuters/Hannah

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Queen Elizabeth offers thanks as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth meets staff of the Crossrail project and Elizabeth Line as they mark the completion of London’s Crossrail project at Paddington station in London, Britain May 17, 2022. Andrew Matthews/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Queen Elizabeth thanked all those involved in her Platinum Jubilee celebrations ahead of four days of pomp, parties, parades

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh leaves office 2026 will be the richest man in Africa

Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and his whole family in the past stealing Somalia public funds 10 September 2012 – 16 February 2017 more then $500 million according Somali officials told Somali Times. The time he was in office for 5 years he never paid civil servants, army forces, police and the whole ministry

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Rwanda says ‘will not sit idly by’ if attacked in dispute with Congo

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers take their position following renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo May 28, 2022. Reuters/Djaffar Sabiti By Reuters Rwanda will retaliate if it suffers further attacks from neighbouring Democratic Republic

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Boris Johnson faces growing Tory calls for confidence vote

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the CityFibre Training Academy in Stockton-on-Tees, Britain May 27, 2022. James Glossop/Pool via Reuters/File Photo The Guardian By Jessica Elgot Andrea Leadsom criticises PM’s ‘failure of leadership’ as another MP submits letter to 1922 Committee Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls for a confidence

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Turkey summons French, German envoys over recent rallies by supporters of PKK terror group

By Anadolu Agency After supporters of the PKK terror group recently held demonstrations in France and Germany, the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the envoys of both countries to lodge a protest, the top Turkish diplomat said on Tuesday. Speaking at Anadolu Agency’s Editor’s Desk at the agency’s headquarters in the capital Ankara, Mevlut

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Philippines complains of Chinese fishing ban and ‘harassment’ at sea

By Reuters The Philippines on Tuesday said it had filed a diplomatic protest with China for unilaterally declaring a South China Sea fishing ban, and complained also of harassment and violations of its jurisdiction by Beijing’s coast guard. The foreign ministry in a statement accused the Chinese vessels of disrupting a joint marine scientific research

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Why did a Somali plane land in Israel?

A Photograph appear on the Internet The Halla Airlines Boeing 737-200, owned by Somali businessman Ibrahim Hilowle, was spotted landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. It is the first time in history that a Somali plane has landed in Tel Aviv, Israel, with no relations between the two countries. The owner of the plane

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UK’s Rwanda deportation plan ‘a shameful policy’: Lord Alfred Dubs

By Anadolu Agency Lord Dubs, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor and peer in the House of Lords, spoke to Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview Britain’s Conservative government won the 2019 general election on the promise of getting Brexit done and taking back control – especially over immigration, refugees and asylum seekers. As part of its

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War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

By The Associated Press It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia’s capital. Nearly all the wheat sold in Somalia comes from Ukraine and Russia, which have halted

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