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No more immigration: PM says Britain is in period of adjustment

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumb up after addressing the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool/File Photo Reuters By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie Maclellan British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not return to “uncontrolled immigration” to solve fuel,

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Inside the CIA’s secret Kabul base, burned out and abandoned in haste

The burnt-out remains of cars, minibuses and armoured vehicles at the CIA secret base. Photograph: Emma Graham-Harrison/The Observer The Guardian By Emma Graham-Harrison A Taliban commander invited the media to inspect the site where America plotted killing raids and tortured prisoners The cars, minibuses and armoured vehicles that the CIA used to run its shadow

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Philippines’ Duterte says daughter running for president in 2022 elections – media

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter and first lady Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS By Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential

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Somalia: Governor Said Deni leaves for UAE to meet his masters

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia Puntland Governor Said Abdullahi Deni has left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for an unannounced visit. The purpose of Puppet Said Deni’s trip is unknown, but it comes at a time when the country is in an election, with Mr. Deni considered one of the aspiring politicians for

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Qataris vote in 1st legislative elections

By Anadolu Agency Voters to elect 30 members of 45-seat Shura Council Qatari voters began to cast ballot on Saturday in the Gulf state’s first legislative elections, Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), and will close at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT). Voters will elect 30 members of the 45-seat advisory Shura

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UN says Ethiopia has no legal right to expel 7 UN officials

File- In this Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 file photo, Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen Hassen addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 that it is kicking out seven United Nations officials and

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Exclusive Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – document

Men are pictured as Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled central bank seizes a large amount of money in cash and gold from former top government officials, including former vice president Amrullah Saleh, in Afghanistan, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 15, 2021. Da Afghanistan Bank/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By John O’Donnell and Rupam Jain The Afghan

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France closes nearly 30 mosques in less than a year

By Anadolu Agency 6 more mosques to be shut over radicalization, says French interior minister Amid ongoing drive against Muslims and their worship places, France has shut down one-third of 89 inspected mosques since November 2020, the French interior minister said. Gerald Darmanin told Le Figaro newspaper that before the “anti-separatism law” was enacted, 650

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Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence

Sarah Everard was kidnapped while walking home in south London. Photograph: Family handout/CPS/PA The Guardian By Vikram Dodd and Haroon Siddique Ex-Met officer jailed for kidnap, rape and murder of Everard whom he lured off London street Wayne Couzens has received a whole-life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, The former

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Philippines defence chief says was urged by China to drop review of U.S. pact

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Philippines’ Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (R) shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2021. Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via Reuters Reuters By Karen Lema China has opposed a Philippines-led push for a review of its 70-year-old

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