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Several hit by gunshots, one arrested at Copenhagen mall

People leave Field’s shopping centre, after Danish police said they received reports of shooting, in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 3, 2022. Ritzau Scanpix/Olafur Steinar Gestsson via Reuters By Reuters Danish police said several people had been hit by gunshots and one person had been arrested at a shopping centre in the capital Copenhagen on Sunday, in

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Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine

In this photo provided by the Luhansk region military administration, damaged residential buildings are seen in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, early Sunday, July 3, 2022. Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.

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US ambassador says they will not change its policy towards Somalia as one country

File Photo Somali Times/US ambassador to Somalia, Larry Andre The US ambassador to Somalia, Larry Andre, reiterated that the United States has one policy in Somalia and recognizes the borders established during independence. The ambassador made the remarks at an event in Minneapolis as part of a week-long celebration of Somalia’s independence. ”Our policy is

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Russia’s messages with missiles tell West to back off

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters work to take away debris at a shopping center burned after a rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. While much of the attritional war in Ukraine’s east is hidden from sight, the brutality of Russian missile strikes in recent days on the mall in the central city

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Erdogan raises possibly nixing NATO-Nordics deal if promises are not kept

By Reuters An accord signed with Finland and Sweden to lift Turkey’s veto on their NATO membership bids is not the end of the matter and obliges the Nordic states to keep their promises, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying on Friday. After four hours of talks in Madrid on Tuesday, Erdogan and his

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Dutch central bank chief apologizes for links to slavery

Dutch Central Bank President Klaas Knot (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) By The Associated Press The Dutch central bank chief apologized Friday for the institution’s involvement in the 19th-century slave trade, the latest expression of contrition in the Netherlands linked to the country’s historic role in the trade in enslaved people. The apology came at an

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Boris Johnson faces calls to suspend lawmaker over sexual misconduct allegations

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (not pictured) at Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 1, 2022. Reuters/John Sibley/Pool By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced covralls on Friday to suspend one of his lawmakers who has become the latest Conservative Party politician to become embroiled in accusations

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Xi defends vision of Hong Kong as 25-year anniversary marked

Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive John Lee, left, walks with China’s President Xi Jinping following Xi’s speech after a ceremony to inaugurate the city’s new leader and government in Hong Kong Friday, July 1, 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. (Selim Chtayti/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated

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Kenya to build safe houses in Saudi Arabia to host abused citizens

Kenya’s Cabinet secretary for labor Simon Chelugui By Business Daily Africa Kenya is seeking to safeguard its migrant workers from abuses in the Middle East countries by establishing safe houses there. Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui on Tuesday said Sh70 million has been set aside to build safe houses in Saudi Arabia where Kenyan migrants

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Sudan army shells disputed border with Ethiopia

A Photograph appears on the Internet: Sudan, Ethiopia leaders By Reuters Sudan’s armed forces fired heavy artillery during clashes in a disputed eastern region bordering Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official said, the latest salvo in a long-running feud over their shared border. On Tuesday Sudan was able to capture Jabal Kala al-Laban, an area near the

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