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Turkish warship docks in Israel as bilateral ties warm

A Turkish naval frigate is seen berthed at the Haifa Port, in Haifa, Israel September 4, 2022. Reuters/Amir Cohen By Reuters A Turkish warship has docked in Israel for the first such visit in more than a decade as relations between the U.S. allies improve following fierce feuding over the Palestinian cause. The frigate Kemalreis

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Britain’s Truss expected to be named Conservative leader, new PM

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss Reuters Photographer/Phil Noble By Reuters Liz Truss is expected to be named leader of the governing Conservative Party and Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, poised to take power 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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Shock as Mombasa residents wake up to begging Jordanian tourists

Mvita Sub-County Police Commander Maxwell Agoro speaks to some of the 40 Jordanians who were arrested in Mombasa’s Marikiti area for begging despite having tourist visas By Daily Nation Mombasa residents were shocked to see at least 40 white tourists begging along the streets of Old town. Mvita Sub-county Police Commander Mr Maxwell Agoro who

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UK PM favourite Truss promises immediate action on energy

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss Reuters Photographer/Phil Noble By Reuters British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Sunday she would set out immediate action in her first week in power to tackle rising energy bills and increase energy supplies if she is, as expected, appointed prime minister. The governing Conservative Party is widely expected to

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Putin ally: US dream of Russian breakup is road to doom

Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press A top Russian official accused the U.S. and its allies on Saturday of trying to provoke the country’s breakup and warned that such attempts could lead to doomsday. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s

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Key nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates

A view shows the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during a visit by members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission, in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this picture released September 2, 2022. International Atomic Energy Agency By Reuters A critical nuclear power plant in

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N. Korea calls UN monitor on its rights issue ‘puppet’ of US

Elizabeth Salmon, the U.N. special rapporteur for North Korea’s human rights, North Korea called the U.N.’s top expert on the country’s human rights “a puppet” of the United States, warning Friday that it won’t tolerate an American-led plot to use the rights issue to overthrow its political system. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) By The Associated Press

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Iran equips 51 cities with civil defence systems – defence official

This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to

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Russia’s Gazprom keeps gas pipeline to Germany switched off

By The Associated Press Europe’s energy crisis loomed larger Friday after Russian energy giant Gazprom said it couldn’t resume the supply of natural gas through a major pipeline to Germany for now. The company cited what it said was a need for urgent maintenance work to repair key components — in an announcement made just

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U.S. angers China with potential $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan

By Reuters The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, with China threatening to take counter measures. The Pentagon announced the package on Friday in the wake of China’s aggressive military drills around Taiwan following a visit to the

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