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Philippine authorities seize largest drug haul this year

In this undated photo provided by the New Zealand Police, some of the 613 kg. (1,351 lb.) of methamphetamine that it seized sits on display in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand police said Wednesday, March 2, 2022, they had seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in

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UK says it will back Poland if decides to send jets to Ukraine

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace greets the crew onboard Danish frigate Niels Juel in Copenhagen, Denmark March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen By Reuters British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday Britain would support Poland if it decided to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, but warned that doing so might have direct consequences for Poland.

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Russia becomes most sanctioned country in world

By Anadolu Agency Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine, according to recent data. Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database

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Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby

File – This June 30, 2021, file photo shows Bill Cosby gesturing outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., after being released from prison. The Supreme Court said Monday, March, 7, 2022, it will not take up the sexual assault case against Cosby, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania’s highest court to throw out

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Macron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on Aug. 19, 2019. While most of the world is shunning Vladimir Putin, one world leader notably isn’t: French President Emmanuel Macron. The two men have spoken three times

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Former funder Al-Shabab Sharif travel Kenya to meet Uhuru Kenyatta

Presidential candidate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed flew to Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, where he will meet with Uhuru Kenyatta and representatives from the United Arab Emirates, according to Kenyan officials told Somali Times. Sheikh Sharif, the former funder of Al-Shabab terrorist network, is said to have good relations with the United Arab Emirates, and their

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Somalia enters transition as Amisom gives way to Atmist

File Photo Somali Times/Somali special forces commandos By The East African It is assumed that the current troop-contributing countries will retain their soldiers, albeit in reduced numbers. The new mission is then expected to tap technocrats from the African Union members After one and a half-decade of operation, the African Union Mission in Somalia, Amisom,

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Why Qatar call Farmajo?

File Photo/Somali Times Dozens of questions have been raised about the Qatari government’s plan to summon Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who arrived in Doha yesterday. Mohamed Farmajo is expected to meet with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani today to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest, according to Villa Somalia. However, Somali

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Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply

File – Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021. The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

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German university apologizes for discrimination against Muslim students

By Anadolu Agency A university in the southern German city of Munich has apologized to two female Muslim students for discriminatory practices during online exams after the incidents sparked widespread criticism on social media. HM Hochschule Munchen said on Twitter that “it offered sincere apologies” to the students who were asked by instructors to remove

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