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Khashoggi: Saudi crown prince still ‘a murderer’ says fiancee, as MBS visits Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a handshake at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, June 22, 2022. Reuters/Umit Bektas By Middle East Eye Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee Hatice Cengiz on Wednesday called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “murderer”, as she slammed his first visit to Ankara since

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Channel 4 News hit with Ofcom complaints and petition to remove terrorist segment

Jamal Osman obtained rare access to film in Al Shabaab territory ( Image: Internet Unknown) The Daily Mirror  By Susan Knox Channel 4 News has been hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints over Jamal Osman’s ‘Inside Al- Shabaab’ segment. A petition to pull the segment, which aired on June 15, has accumulated over 100 signatures

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Finland is ready to fight Russia if attacked – defence chief

Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, 62, poses for a photograph at the Defence Command headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, June 16, 2022. Picture taken June 16, 2022. Reuters/Anne Kauranen By Reuters Finland has prepared for decades for a Russian attack and would put up stiff resistance should one occur, its armed forces

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Over 280 killed as earthquake jolts Afghanistan

By Anadolu Agency A deadly earthquake has killed 280 people in eastern Afghanistan, official media said Wednesday. The tremors shook the eastern border provinces of Khost and Paktika, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, adding that 595 people were also wounded. Afghan officials said the death toll could rise as dozens of people are in critical

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Ukraine president says Africa is a hostage in the war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Credit to Photo AP By Reuters Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a “hostage” in the war with Russia, which had contributed to rising food prices on the continent. African countries are acutely affected by the growing crisis, which has sent prices of grains, cooking oils, fuel

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US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges

In this image from a video made available by the U.S. Navy, a boat of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operates in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, Monday, June 20, 2022. A U.S. Navy

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Israel says regional alliance has thwarted Iranian attacks

File – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Dec. 9, 2021, in Washington. Gantz said Monday June 21, 2022, that Israel is helping build a U.S.-led regional air-defense alliance against Iran, and that the partnership has already thwarted attempted Iranian attacks. Gantz said he

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China conducts land-based anti-ballistic missile test on Sun

By Anadolu Agency This is a defensive test, not aimed at any country, says Defense Ministry China on Sunday successfully conducted a land-based, mid-course anti-ballistic missile test on Sun within the country’s borders. This is a defensive test and is not aimed at any country, Chinese daily Global Times quoted the Defense Ministry as saying.

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Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh arrives in UAE low profile no red carpet

United Arab Emirates Minister of State Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan on Sunday received low profile no red carpet Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at the Abu Dhabi Presidential Airport. Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud travel his first trip to UAE officially and he is going to meet both UAE and Israel officials on matters

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Spain, Germany battle wildfires amid unusual heat wave

Firefighters work in front of flames during a wildfire in the Sierra de la Culebra in the Zamora Provence on Saturday June 18, 2022. Thousands of hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby villages. Officials said the blaze

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