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France beefs up sea rescue work, spars with UK over migrant deaths

A damaged inflatable dinghy and a sleeping bag abandonned by migrants are seen on the beach near Wimereux, France, November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes By Reuters France said on Thursday it was mobilising reservists and beefing up sea rescue operations as London and Paris traded blame over the deaths of 27 migrants trying to reach

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Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president

Inspector general at the United Arab Emirates interior ministry Maj. Gen. Ahmed Naser al-Raisi speaks on his cell phone during the first day of the Interpol annual assembly in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Interpol is holding its General Assembly in Istanbul to discuss security threats and to hold a closely watched election for

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Sudanese prime minister says deal with military allows return to democracy

By Anadolu Agency Abdalla Hamdok said he ‘wasn’t hesitant to sign the political agreement’ which could stop bloodshed Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Wednesday that his political deal with the head of the ruling military council allows the restoration of the country’s democratic transition. The agreement announced Sunday between Hamdok and Gen. Abdel Fattah

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Qatar detains 2 Norway journalists amid World Cup coverage

NRK journalists Halvor Ekeland, right, and Lokman Ghorbani, left, are welcomed back by head of NRK sports Egil Sundvor upon their arrival from Qatar, at the airport in Gardermoen, Norway. Security forces in Qatar detained two journalists from Norwegian state television for over 30 hours and deleted footage they gathered at a migrant labor camp

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A new republic is born: Barbados celebrates ditching Britain’s queen

A statue of Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson stands with its plinth vandalised a day after the government of the Caribbean island of Barbados said it wished to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, in Bridgetown, Barbados September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Nigel R. Browne Reuters By Guy Faulconbridge Barbados,

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Blinken, in Kenya, seeks to cool regional crises

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, is greeted by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Raychelle Omamo, left, as he arrives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Blinken begins a five day trip to Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of

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Philippines group seeks to bar Marcos Jr. from election for tax evasion

A demonstrator holds a poster during a protest following the presidential bid announcement of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the Commission of Human Rights, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo By Reuters A group opposing the candidacy of the son of late

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Libyan warlord Haftar announces bid to run for president

By Anadolu Agency Haftar is controversial figure in Libyan political scene, who is backed by regional powers Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on Tuesday announced he will run in the country’s upcoming presidential elections. In a televised speech, Haftar said the elections are the only way out of the Libyan crisis. “I declare my candidacy for

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Kenya on high alert after Uganda double suicide bombings

By Daily Nation Kenya is on high alert following the two explosions that hit Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday morning. The National Police Service (NPS) said security has been beefed up in all security installations and towns across the country and along the border points. Members of the public have also been urged to stay alert

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China demands arms embargo exit for Somalia, instead UN penalize-sources say

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed for another year the partial lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia, and added a ban on chemicals used for making improvised explosive devices. The 15-member council voted 12-0 in favor of Resolution 2498 that enabled the decisions, with China, Russia and Equatorial Guinea abstaining. Until Nov. 15,

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