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South Africa to deport illegal migrants to Kenya in deal with Uhuru

President Uhuru Kenyatta during a formal welcome ceremony by his host President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. By Business Daily Africa South Africa will deport all illegal migrants including from other nationals to Kenya as part of a new deal that will relax the current strict Visa restrictions for Kenyans.

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Middle-class drug users could lose UK passports under Boris Johnson’s plans

Credit to Photo: Medical News Today/Cocaine is a powdered drug processed from the leaves of the Erythroxylon coca plant. The Guardian By Jamie Grierson Campaigners say government going backwards by targeting ‘lifestyle’ users of class A drugs with tough criminal sanctions Middle-class drug users are to be targeted as part of a 10-year strategy to

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In Khashoggi’s shadow, Macron holds Saudi talks with crown prince

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, receives French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 4, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By John Irish French President Emmanuel Macron held face-to-face talks in Saudi Arabia on Saturday with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the first major Western leader to

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Iran tests air defense system amid tensions with West, Israel

AP Photo / Iranian Defense Ministry. Iranian security officials say they fired missile to test readiness of air defense system Iran’s air defense units fired a missile over the Natanz nuclear facility in central Isfahan province on Saturday to test the rapid missile defense system, officials said. The explosion took place at around 9 p.m.,

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Russia planning 175,000-troops offensive against Ukraine: Report

By Anadolu Agency Multi-front offensive planned for as soon as early 2022 involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups Russia is planning to carry out a military offensive against Ukraine as soon as early next year, according to a report Friday, as Ukraine said Moscow has deployed more than 90,000 troops on its border.

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UN renews anti-piracy ships off Somalia for only 3 months

File Photo/Somali Times By Associated Press The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia — but only for the next three months because the Somali government says there has been no piracy incident for over four years

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Man arrested in death of Jacqueline Avant, music icon’s wife

File – Jacqueline Avant, left, and Clarence Avant appear at the 11th Annual AAFCA Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2020. Jacqueline Avant was fatally shot early Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden Invision/AP, File) By Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has

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Israel reiterates intention to strike Iran’s nuclear program

By Anadolu Agency Defense Minister Benny Gantz scheduled to visit US for talks over Iran nuclear deal Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday reiterated that a strike could be an option to bring Iran’s nuclear program to a halt. “I do think we always have to prepare the option for the moment when we

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Quds force chief says U.S.”teeth will be crushed” if it moves against Iran

General Esmail Qaani speaks in a meeting at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini outside Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2017. /AP Photo By Reuters The commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force on Thursday warned the United States its “teeth will be crushed” if Washington makes the slightest move against Tehran, state

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UK court to rule in Meghan’s privacy suit against publisher

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for the Salute to Freedom Gala Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. The Duke of Sussex will also present the inaugural Intrepid Valor Award to five service members, veterans and their military families. (AP Photo/Craig

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