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Indonesian military says submarine missing with 53 on board

File – In this Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Indonesia’s then Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto talks to journalists after his swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people

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Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death

People drive past a Chad army tank near the presidential palace, after Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally, was killed on the frontline in a battle against rebels in the north, in N’djamena, Chad April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Oredje Narcisse Rebel forces set

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Holding on to power: Africa’s longest-serving leaders

Photo: Credit AFP/From top left, Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Cameroonian President Paul Biya, Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. After three decades in power, Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno died on Tuesday from wounds suffered on the battlefield, the army said in a shock announcement just a day after the

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Somali businesses attacked in Ankara after newspaper’s racist reporting

Somali businesses have been the target of a fascist attack in Ankara’s central Kızılay neighborhood, just five days after a Turkish newspaper’s racist reporting on Somali nationals. According Duvar English report. Various reports said a mob on April 20 broke the windows of the Somali Restaurant and attacked its employees. “An irresponsible headline that you

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Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s tria… By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES, TAMMY WEBBER and STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder

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Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontlines, army spokesman says

Chadian President Idriss Deby. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election. Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and was one

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Report: Saudi crown prince backed Israel plan to overthrow Jordan king

Photo: Credit Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is said to have supported an Israeli plot to overthrow the Jordanian King Abdullah II in exchange for guardianship of the holy sites in the occupied city of Jerusalem, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported. The paper quoted a Jordanian

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In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George

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Farmajo asks African Union’s help on solving the crisis in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Somalia said Monday that it would welcome the African Union taking a principal role in facilitating a process that would lead to dialogue between the government and other stakeholders in the country. According to Anadolu Agency report. Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said on Twitter, ”African Union is taking a leading role in facilitating

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Philippines’ Duterte would send navy ships in South China Sea to assert claim over resources

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he was prepared to send his military ships in the South China Sea to “stake a claim” over

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