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US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2

This Jan. 2, 2016 photo shows the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mercer Street off Cape Town, South Africa. The oil tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire reportedly came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, authorities said Friday, July 30, 2021, as details about the incident remained few. (Johan Victor via AP)

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Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated

A forest fire burns near the town of Manavgat, east of the resort city of Antalya, Turkey, July 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kaan Soyturk By Mert Ozkan The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of

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Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Friday, July 30, 2021. Austin is visiting Manila to hold talks with Philippine officials to boost defense ties and possibly discuss the The Visiting Forces

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Ugandan opposition, activists denounce digital car tracker plan

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo/File Photo By Elias Biryabarema A move by Uganda’s government to install digital tracking devices on vehicles to help fight rampant crime has been denounced by rights advocates and the opposition who say it will be used

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Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi says Kenya is not ready to leave Somalia, is Somalia a colony?

Kenyan Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi. According to The Star, Kenya reported colonization of Somalia. ”Troops will not leave Somalia any time soon,” Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi has said. In an interview with KBC, Kibochi said Somalia is unstable and their security forces still need support from the African Mission

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Cotu puts firms recruiting Kenyans to Middle East ‘slavery’ on notice

Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli addresses journalists at his Tom Mboya Labour College office in Kisumu on February 6, 2021. File Photo Tonny Omondi. By Steve Otieno Employment agencies taking Kenyans to work in the Middle East have been put on notice for facilitating what Central Organisation of Trade Union (Cotu) on Wednesday termed as

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Home of another investigative journalist in Russia raided

Roman Dobrokhotov, chief editor of The Insider walks surrounded police officers and journalists, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Police in Russia raided the home of the chief editor of an investigative media outlet that was recently designated as a “foreign agent,” the latest step by authorities to raise pressure on independent media ahead

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Russia’s Abramovich didn’t buy Chelsea for Putin, court hears

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich watches the players do a lap of honour after their English Premier League soccer match against Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge in London May 13, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” and nor did he buy Chelsea FC

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U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People’s Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo By Reuters The Pentagon and Republican congressmen on Tuesday aired fresh concerns about China’s build-up of its

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Time to stop treating Somalis like second class Kenyan citizens

Somalis business owners are living in Eastleigh, Nairobi. By Mohamed Guleid Since Kenya gained her independence in 1963, the founding fathers of this country attempted to establish a nation state that shall unite all the different nationalities within the territory. Our national anthem reflects this thinking in the last stanza where the need for unity

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