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Philippine ex-senator briefly held hostage in jail rampage

Police keep watch as an ambulance is parked outside the PNP Custodial Compound in Camp Crame police headquarters, Metro Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 9, 2022. Philippine police killed three inmates, including a top Abu Sayyaf militant, after they stabbed a jail officer and briefly held detained former opposition Sen. Leila de Lima on Sunday

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Russia says 3 people killed in Crimea bridge blast

Explosion causes fire at the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022. A fire broke out early Saturday morning on the Kerch Bridge — preceded by an explosion — causing suspension of traffic and bringing bus and train services to a halt. By Anadolu Agency Three people were killed in the Crimean

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Kenya fails to find oil from the maritime border with Somalia

A Photograph appears on the Internet Kenya has failed to strike oil and gas deposits in the coastal strip that has for years been at the centre of an international border dispute with neighbouring Somalia. Seismic surveys at Mlima-1 well, which is known as Block L11B in the Lamu Basin, revealed that the wells were

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Biden finalizes new rules for US drone strikes

In this image provided by the US Army, contactors from General Atomics load Hellfire missiles onto an MQ-1C Gray Eagle at Camp Taji, Iraq, on February 27, 2011. CNN By Katie Bo Lillis President Joe Biden has signed a long-awaited classified policy tightening the rules for the CIA and the Pentagon to carry out deadly

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Somalia government should prioritize human rights

By Amnesty International Amnesty International shares the key human rights concerns highlighted in the report of the Independent Expert on Somalia. We are concerned by the overall failure of the federal government of Somalia to improve the human rights situation in the country against the seven benchmarks for human rights progress set out by the

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A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden’s outreach

In this image released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday effectively acknowledged

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North Korean leader hails Russian president for defeating US threats

By Anadolu Agency North Korean leader Kim Jong-un praised Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for overcoming the challenges and threats posed by the US and firmly defending the state’s dignity and fundamental interests. Kim said in a message congratulating Putin on his 70th birthday that Putin has long conducted energetic activities with the heavy

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Fewer people cross Mediterranean; many still die

Migrants swim next to their overturned wooden boat during a rescue operation by Spanish NGO Open Arms at south of the Italian Lampedusa island at the Mediterranean sea, Aug. 11, 2022. The back-to-back shipwrecks of migrant boats off Greece that left at least 22 people dead this week has once again put the spotlight on

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How Kenyan nurse Billy Chemirmir trailed, killed 22 elderly victims in US

Billy Chemirmir. Chemirmir, 48, on Monday, began trial for the third murder out of 22 that he is accused of committing in the state of Texas. File By Daily Nation Kabunyony village in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County, is a sleepy rural centre on the edge of Mesegon forest that is not only so unknown you

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Britain could face forced power cuts this winter National Grid warns

Sheep graze beneath a row of electricity pylons near Ellesmere Port, Britain, October 11, 2021. Photographer Phil Noble/File Photo By Reuters Britain could face planned power cuts to homes and businesses this winter if it is unable to import electricity from Europe and it struggles to attract enough gas imports to fuel its gas-fired power

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