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Biden agrees in principle to Ukraine summit with Putin

A helicopter flies over troops during the joint military drills of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at a firing range in the Brest Region, Belarus February 19, 2022. Vadim Yakubyonok/Belta/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the

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Turkish defense chief meets German counterpart, top Somali diplomat in Munich

Turkiye’s defense chief met with his German counterpart and Somalia’s foreign minister on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday. National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Christine Lambrecht discussed bilateral, regional, and global issues, as well as the defense industry and military training and cooperation, said a ministry

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Macron rejects Mali’s request for immediate withdrawal of Barkhane, Takuba forces

By Anadolu Agency French President Emmanuel Macron rejected on Friday Malian authorities’ demand to withdraw French anti-terrorist forces Barkhane and Takuba “without delay” from Malian territory. “We have announced the re-articulation of the device and it will be applied in good order to ensure the security of the UN mission and all forces deployed in

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Princess Latifa: Dubai royal appears in Paris with UN official

An image posted on Twitter by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights shows Princess Latifa and Michelle Bachelet in front of Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette metro station in Paris By Middle East Eye The UN human rights chief met in private with the daughter of the emir of Dubai on

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Ex-Minnesota police officer sentenced to 2 years in death of Daunte Wright

Kimberly Potter. Pool via REUTERS By Reuters A Minnesota judge on Friday sentenced former police officer Kimberly Potter to two years in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, a lighter sentence than the roughly seven years in prison sought by prosecutors. Potter, 49 — who mistook her handgun for

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Russia to stage nuclear drills with Ukraine tensions high

Fighter jets of the Russian and Belarusian air forces fly in a joint mission during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills in Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Russia has deployed troops to its ally Belarus for sweeping joint military drills that run through Sunday, fueling Western concerns that Moscow could use the exercise to attack

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Explainer: How Trump testifying about his business hurts him

File – A woman walks past the Trump Building in New York’s financial district, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Mazars USA LLP, the accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements, says the documents “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found evidence he and his company regularly misstated the

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Kenyan arrested with $2m cash after landing at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport from Burundi

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) custom officials have arrested a Kenyan travelling from Burundi with Sh238 million in foreign currency at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). On Thursday, the traveller was intercepted at JKIA with a parcel containing $2 million. He was arrested on suspicion of being part of a money-laundering scheme

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EU-Africa Summit: New words, same game

By Anadolu Agency Over seventy European and African leaders will gather on Thursday afternoon in Brussels for the European Union-African Union Summit that kicks off with a controversial bid from the EU to strengthen its position on the neighboring continent amid strong competition from China. As many as 40 African heads of states and governments

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France and EU to withdraw troops from Mali, remain in region

File- French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali Wednesday June 9, 2021. European leaders said troops from the European-led military task force known as Takuba will withdraw from Mali, while France is expected

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