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British nurses walk out again, threaten further strikes in pay dispute

NHS nurses cast shadows as they strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain December 15, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls/Files By Reuters Nurses in Britain went on strike for the second time this month on Tuesday, and their union threatened to escalate a dispute over pay by

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France openly accuses Rwanda of supporting DRC’s M23 rebels

Military troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to prevent ongoing clashes between Congolese army and M23 rebels in Goma. France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels/ AFP By The East African France on Monday joined the US in accusing Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels, laying the allegation for the

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UK’s Rwanda asylum seeker deportation plan is lawful, court rules

Protesters demonstrate outside the High Court over the legal challenge against the government’s policy to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda in London, Britain December 19, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who

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Who is Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh and his wife?

Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh and his partner in crime Kadra Mahamoud Haid/Credit Photo Facebook Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national security and intelligence gathering, also according

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Racist lout with history of assaulting emergency workers walks free after spitting on PC’s face

Gary Devine pictured outside of North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court. Credit to Photo /Newcastle Chronicle Chronicle Live By Sara Nichol A violent racist with a history of assaulting emergency workers has avoided jail after spitting in a police constable’s face. Gary Devine, who has previous convictions for attacking police and spitting on paramedics, also threatened housing

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Suella Braverman feeding Farage politics, says outgoing government adviser

Nimco Ali is stepping down from her role as the government’s adviser on tackling violence against women. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA The Guardian By Jane Clinton An outgoing government adviser has criticised Suella Braverman for allegedly encouraging an increase in racism in Britain and “normalising” the politics of Nigel Farage. Nimco Ali, who is stepping down

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Ugandan MPs visit troops in Somalia

Ugandan Members of Parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee are in Somalia for a five-day visit to Ugandan troops who have been fighting Al-Shabab insurgents since 2007, according to The Tower Post reported. The legislators who are in the company of the state minister for Defence in charge of Veterans Affairs, Oleru Gudu

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Netanyahu seeks to establish full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia

By Anadolu Agency Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that he will seek to establish full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia “as soon as I get into office.” “I think we can end the Arab-Israeli conflict and achieve peace with the Palestinians, we just have to be creative about it,” Netanyahu said in

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Turkey’s Baykar launches new jet-powered drone, aiming for air-to-air combat

Kizilelma (Red Apple), Turkish defence firm Baykar’s first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV), takes off from an airport in Corlu near Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022. Baykar Technologies/Reuters By Reuters Turkish defence firm Baykar said its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, as the company continues to

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Former Kosovo rebel commander convicted of 1999 murder

Salih Mustafa, a former Kosovo rebel, waits in the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court for the judges to read the verdict in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool) By The Associated Press A former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army was found guilty Friday of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners perceived

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