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UK police extend detention of Iranians arrested in terrorism probe

A police officer walks outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters British counter-terrorism police have obtained warrants to further detain seven Iranian nationals arrested on Saturday in two separate investigations. Authorities secured warrants to detain four Iranians aged between 29 and

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China, Gabon pledge to advance cooperation

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Mu Hong, also the vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, in Libreville, capital of Gabon, May 4, 2025. At the invitation of Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Mu attended Nguema’s inauguration ceremony on

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Flights suspended at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport after missile attack from Yemen

By Anadolu Agency Israeli authorities suspended all flights at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday after a missile launched from Yemen struck near the facility. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom, reported that “several people sustained minor injuries due to a missile falling near Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport,” without providing further details. The strike

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Uganda’s military chief says missing opposition official is ‘in my basement’

By Reuters Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the man’s party said he was abducted by armed men last week. Eddie Mutwe, who also acts as the chief bodyguard for Uganda’s leading opposition figure, Bobi

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US Secretary of State Rubio blasts Germany for classifying AfD as extremist group

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Germany on Friday after that country’s intelligence agency classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a “proven extremist group.” “Germany just gave its spy agency new powers to surveil the opposition. That’s not democracy—it’s tyranny in disguise,” Rubio wrote on X. He said the

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Exclusive: Air India sees Pakistan airspace ban costing it $600 million over 12 months, seeks aid

Branding for Air India is seen on an Airbus A350-900 at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 24, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Air India expects to face around $600 million in additional costs if a ban from Pakistan’s airspace lasts for a year, and has asked the federal government to

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Xi stresses sound planning for economic, social development in 2026-2030

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presides over a symposium on China’s economic and social development in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) and delivers an important speech in Shanghai, east China, April 30, 2025. Photographer Wang Ye

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Trump hails immigration crackdown, touts economic policies at Michigan rally marking 100 days

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump celebrated the first 100 days of his second term with a rally Tuesday in Michigan, spotlighting immigration enforcement as a signature achievement and touting new economic measures to support the auto industry. Addressing his supporters at Macomb Community College in Detroit, Trump declared his administration was “just getting

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Kenyan Labour leader says Somalis could become president of Kenya

The head of the Kenyan Confederation of Trade Unions, Francis Atwoli, who has been in Kenyan politics for over 20 years said, it is time for Somalis to become president of Kenya. Politician Atwoli seemed to be showing that change is needed to leave where we are, and he gave an example of a visit

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China launches new data relay satellite

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-05 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, April 27, 2025. The Tianlian II-05 satellite was launched at 11:54 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered its planned orbit. Photographer Yang Xi By Xinhua News Agency

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