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Biden falls after flubbing bike dismount, but uninjured

U.S. President Joe Biden falls to the ground after riding up to members of the public during a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, U.S., June 18, 2022. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to

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People arriving in UK on small boats to be electronically tagged

A man and a child thought to be migrants are disembarked from a British border force vessel in Dover Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP The Guardian By Anna MacSwan Rights campaigners say ‘appalling’ pilot scheme treats those fleeing conflict and persecution as criminals Refugee rights campaigners have described a new Home Office scheme to electronically tag asylum

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Biden defends meeting with Saudi prince, says talks part of broader meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman/Reuters File Photo By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he was not traveling to Saudi Arabia’s explicitly to meet de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman during a trip next month and said he was seeing the Saudi crown prince as part of a broader “international meeting.” Biden’s

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Russia says almost 2,000 foreign mercenaries died in battles in Ukraine

By Anadolu Agency The Russian Defense Ministry published on Friday the data about the foreign mercenaries fighting on Ukraine’s side. According to the ministry, 6,956 people have arrived in Ukraine since Feb. 24, when the war started, 1,956 died in battles, while 1,779 left the country. As of Friday, at least 3,221 foreigners are fighting

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2022 Somalia Military Strength-sources say

File Photo/Somali Times The Global Firepower website, which publishes an annual list of military powers in the world, has updated its data for this year with some changes. As usual, at the top of the list, the three most powerful countries in the military are the United States, Russia and China, respectively. However, if you

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China launches high-tech aircraft carrier in naval milestone

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, coloured smoke mark the launch ceremony for China’s third aircraft carrier christened Fujian at a dry dock in Shanghai on Friday, June 17, 2022. China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the first such ship to be both designed and built entirely within the country. (Li

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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia hires Modi-linked company to process Hajj applications

A Muslim pilgrim prays around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia,  (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) By Middle East Eye The company tasked with collecting and facilitating applications from prospective Hajj pilgrims living in western countries has at least one

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German, French, Italian leaders ride into Kyiv with ‘message of unity’

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis visit Irpin, Ukraine June 16, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via Reuters By Reuters The leaders of Germany, France and Italy rode into Kyiv on an overnight train on Thursday in a joint demonstration of support for Ukraine, where

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President Uhuru Kenyatta, senior officials wealth to remain hidden

President Uhuru Kenyatta By Business Daily Africa Kenyans will not access information on the wealth of persons holding public office, including the President and his deputy, after fresh amendments to a proposed law on lifestyle audits. Nominated Senator Farhiya Ali Haji, who sponsored the Lifestyle Audit Bill, now wants the House to delete clause 25

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Greek lawmaker accuses government of ‘turning country into huge US base’

By Anadolu Agency Greek lawmaker Kleon Grigoriadis has accused the government of turning the country into a “huge US base.” In a speech in parliament on Tuesday, Grigoriadis, a deputy of the left-wing MeRA25 party, criticized the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over its foreign policy. He said an atmosphere of war with Türkiye

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