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Instructions given to declare 10 envoys persona non grata: Turkish president

By Anadolu Agency Ambassadors who gave remarks on Kavala case ‘should either understand Turkey or they should leave,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish president said on Saturday that he instructed the foreign minister to declare 10 ambassadors persona non grata over their statement on the ongoing case of businessman Osman Kavala. The envoys who

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Russian, Chinese warships hold first joint patrols in the Pacific

A group of naval vessels from Russia and China conduct a joint maritime military patrol in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, in this still image taken from video released on October 23, 2021. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of

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Queen Elizabeth resting after first night in hospital in years

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attends a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS Reuters By Michael Holden Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 95, will spend Friday resting and undertaking light duties after she spent a night in hospital for the first

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Biden vows to come to Taiwan’s defense if China attacks

By Anadolu Agency President Joe Biden said Thursday evening that the US would come to Taiwan’s defense should China attack the island nation, Asked about coming to Taipei’s defense during a CNN town hall, Biden said “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.” He was likely referring to the Taiwan Relations Act, a 1979

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Man charged with UK lawmaker’s murder, court hears he supported IS

Credit: The Sun Newspaper By Reuters British police on Thursday charged a 25-year-old Londoner of Somali heritage with stabbing a lawmaker to death in a church, a case that has raised fears about the safety of elected politicians. Prosecutor James Cable told the court that Ali Harbi Ali, the son of an ex-media adviser to

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Ex-Minneapolis cop faces new sentence in death of 911 caller

File – In this Friday, June 7, 2019 file photo, Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor walks to the podium to be sentenced at Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis. Noor, a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home will

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North Korea confirms test of ‘new type’ of submarine-launched ballistic missile

By Anadolu Agency North Korea on Wednesday confirmed that it fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) a day earlier, the country’s first underwater test-launch since 2019. The successful test bolsters North Korea’s defense technology and enhances the underwater operational capability of its navy, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, along with a series

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Philippines to review thousands of drugs war killings, if time – justice minister

Activists take part in a rally after 91 people were shot dead this week in an escalation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines August 18, 2017. REUTERS/Dondi Tawatao/File Photo By Reuters The Philippines justice ministry will review thousands of killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs,

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Somali government warns foreign pirate ships in coast of Somalia

Somalia’s Attorney General, Dr. Suleiman Mohamed Mohamoud has said that the government will seize the ships that are exploiting the resources in Somalia’s seas. The prosecutor said the government is stepping up efforts to combat illegal fishing, which he described as a national disaster that needs to be addressed. “Illegal fishing in Somalia is one

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EU top official clashes with Polish PM over rule of law

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, delivers his speech Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 at the European Parliament while European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen , in red, listens, in Strasbourg, eastern France. The European Union’s top official locked horns Tuesday with Poland’s prime minister, arguing that a recent ruling from the country’s constitutional court

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