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President-elect William Ruto invites over 40 Heads of State for his inauguration

President-elect William Ruto By Daily Nation President-elect William Ruto has invited more than 40 heads of state to attend his inauguration slated for Tuesday next week. The Nation has established that the invitations are being made to the countries identified by the former Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ababu Namwamba, who led as Dr

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Putin mocks West, says Russia will press on in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev/TASS News Agency Host Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will press on with its military action in Ukraine until reaching its goals and

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Ukrainian president Zelensky says we are saving Somalia with our wheat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that they will continue to save the world with their grain. Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his country will send 28,600 tons of wheat in the coming weeks to Somalia, which is at risk of severe famine due to drought. The

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Biden says he will meet Xi at G20 if Chinese leader attends

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden struck a note of confidence on Tuesday on meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Bali this Fall. Asked if he would see Xi Jinping at the gathering of world leaders, the president said, “If he’s there I’m sure I’ll see him.”

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Liz Truss’s cabinet is Britain’s first without white man in top jobs

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss waves alongside her husband Hugh O’Leary outside Downing Street in London, Britain Reuters/ Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss has selected a cabinet where for the first time a white man will not hold one of the country’s four most important ministerial positions.

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Liz Truss becomes Britain’s new prime minister

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday

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Russia says United States is behind Europe’s gas supply crisis

By Reuters Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the United States had fomented Europe’s gas supply crisis by pushing European leaders towards the “suicidal” step of cutting economic and energy cooperation with Moscow. Europe is facing its worst gas supply crisis ever, with energy prices soaring and German importers even discussing possible rationing in

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Ruto promises to end abuse of state power, rules out handshake

President-elect William Ruto. He has promised an open government that he said will end the abuse of the criminal justice system for political reasons By Daily Nation President-elect William Ruto Monday promised an open government that he said will end the abuse of the criminal justice system for political reasons as he celebrated the Supreme

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West behind continued fighting in northern Ethiopia: Scholar

By Anadolu Agency Recent hopes for peace in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have largely been dashed, with armed conflict resuming last week between Ethiopian government troops and rebel forces as one scholar says the war is “sponsored by the West.” Tewodros Zewdu Asfaw, a researcher on mixed identities in Ethiopia who is pursuing a doctorate

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Liz Truss named as Britain’s next prime minister

Conservative Liz Truss named as Britain’s next prime minister /Photographer Reuters/Hannah McKay By Reuters Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession. After weeks of an

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