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US continues to pardon war criminals in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Ovunc Kutlu President Trump’s executive clemency keeps adding controversial military figures who were found guilty of killing civilians US President Donald Trump announcing this week a wave of pardons was the latest in a series of wielding his clemency powers over the years for war criminals that were convicted of killing civilians in Iraq

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U.S. conducts airstrikes against terrorists in Somalia

By Mike Glenn U.S. forces killed multiple explosives experts in Somalia earlier this month who have been linked to the al-Shabaab jihadi terrorist group, officials confirmed Thursday. In coordination with government officials, the U.S. launched two airstrikes Dec. 10 at an al-Shabaab compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. The bomb

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Anger boils over in Dover as stranded truckers demand to leave UK

Photo: Credit Reuters By John Sibley DOVER, England (Reuters) -Angry truck drivers briefly scuffled with police in the streets of Dover on Wednesday as a partial blockade by France designed to stop the spread of a new highly infectious coronavirus variant left thousands stranded before Christmas. Paris and London agreed late on Tuesday that drivers

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Drones ‘symbol of Turkey’s power, independence’

French daily says TB2 armed drones play key role in Turkey’s foreign policy, weakening of PKK terrorist organization Drones have become a symbol of Turkey’s rising power and its growing independence, according to a French daily. “Inexpensive, reliable, and used by an experienced army, it is one of the key factors in Ankara’s success,” the

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Biden: Reversing Trump immigration policies will take months

President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he leaves to listen to a reporter’s shouted question at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on

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Djibouti Guelleh is a long-serving dictator announced will run again in 2021

Photo: Credit Wikipedia dictator Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has announced that he will run in the country’s April 2021 presidential election. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh has announced his candidacy for the presidency. Speaking live on Djibouti’s state television, Guelleh said he had been asked to run for office,

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US naval armada sent to Somalia to relocate 700 troops and gear

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs with the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 18, 2020. PATRICK CROSLEY/U.S. NAVY By JOHN VANDIVER STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S. aircraft carrier group and a Marine expeditionary unit have joined a

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US considering legal immunity for Saudi crown prince in alleged assassination plot

US President Donald Trump has been a strong supporter and defender of Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman (AFP/File photo) The US is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity in a lawsuit which accuses the royal of attempting to assassinate a high-level intelligence officer, the Washington Post reported on Monday. According to the

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Somali Foreign Minister said we pressed on IGAD and agrees

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdirizack of the delegation of Somalia in Djibouti said that the pressure on the government to solve the crisis engulfing Kenya. Speaking to the media after the IGAD summit, the minister said that IGAD leaders had put pressure

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Shaken by new coronavirus strain, world shuts the door on Britain

By Gerhard Mey, Ben Makori Several countries closed their borders to Britain on Monday over fears of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, causing travel chaos and raising the prospect of food shortages just days before the UK is set to leave the European Union. India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Jordan and Hong

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