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Nairobi is a hotspot for kidnapping and murder

Credit: Business Daily Africa Nairobi City skyline. At least 11 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are currently lying at the Garissa Referral Hospital mortuary, HAKI Africa, a Mombasa-based human rights organization has said. Haki Africa released a statement on Saturday following a visit to Garissa County saying the bodies were recovered from River Tana on diverse

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Cocaine worth £160m is found on luxury yacht off the coast of Plymouth

Credit: Plymouth Live/The Jamaican yacht Kahu was brought into Plymouth by the National Crime Agency, Australian Federal Police and the Border Force. Plymouth Live By Lee Trewhela Six men have been arrested following the dramatic operation More than two tonnes of cocaine worth around £160m has been seized and six men arrested in a dramatic

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US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

File – In this Feb. 20, 2020, file pool photo, a member of the U.S. Air Force stands near a Patriot missile battery at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base in recent weeks, even

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UN urges Taliban to ‘cease use of force’ against protesters

By Anadolu Agency UN Human Rights Office says Taliban should ensure freedom of peaceful assembly, expression The UN Human Rights Office on Friday called on the Taliban to “cease the use of force” against peaceful demonstrators, journalists documenting the events in Afghanistan, and women protesters. At a UN news conference, Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for

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Journalist Somalia affairs analyst Abdiwahab Sheikh has been abducted in Nairobi

A photograph appeared on the Internet Journalist Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad . Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, a Somali-Kenyan commentator and scholar who was a staunch supporter of President Mohamed Abdullahi, has been abducted in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Abdiwahab went missing on Wednesday, August 8, according to his family, who searched all military bases, but received no

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CIA director discusses Afghanistan with Pakistan army chief

By Anadolu Agency Meeting between William J. Burns, Gen. Qamar Bajwa held in Rawalpindi CIA Director William J. Burns met on Thursday Pakistan’s army chief Gen. Qamar Bajwa to discuss the latest situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s military said. According to the ISPR, army’s media wing, the meeting took place in Rawalpindi, a garrison city adjacent

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UK would be prepared to launch Afghanistan drone strikes, says Wallace

Ben Wallace: ‘I’ll do whatever I have to do to protect citizens’ lives and our interests and our allies, when we’re called upon to do so, wherever that may be.’ Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh and Amelia Gentleman Defence secretary’s comments came as he showcased prototype of new drone capable of

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UK says it is ready to send migrant boats back to France

A migrant child, who was recused from the English Channel, is helped to leave the Border Force Catamaran Rescue Boat, BF Hurricane, in Dover, Britain, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain has approved plans to turn away boats illegally carrying migrants to its shores, deepening a diplomatic rift with France over how to

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Former Afghan president denies fleeing country with millions of dollars

By Anadolu Agency Ashraf Ghani says leaving was only way to save Kabul and he regrets that he ‘could not make it end differently’ Former President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday rejected claims that he fled Afghanistan with millions of dollars. Ghani, who has taken refuge in the United Arab Emirates, issued a statement expressing his

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Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to board an aircraft to depart from Old Doha Airport, at Qatar,September 8, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS Reuters By Alexander Cornwell Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban and now the

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