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Suldaan Said Ahmed, first Somalia-born Finnish MP

Finnish politician and incoming Member of Parliament Suldaan Said Ahmed. Photo: Twitter/@suldaansaid. “I’m the first, but I’m certainly not the last,” he emphasized “Glass ceilings are made to be broken,” Suldaan Said Ahmed (Left Alliance) told the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) when interviewed about his impending appointment as a Finnish member of Parliament. “I’m the

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Farah Maalim criticizes Farmajo-report

File Photo/Somali Times former deputy speaker Kenya parliament. Prominent politician Farah Maalim, a former deputy speaker of the Kenyan parliament, has spoken out about the resumption of relations between Somalia and Kenya. Farah Maalim said the decision by the Somali government to cut ties with Kenya should not be rushed if it could not be

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Iran-backed militias attack US-controlled oil field in Syria

At least 5 missiles launched from Mayadin district toward Syria’s largest oil field A missile attack was carried out Monday on the US-controlled Al-Omar oil field from Mayadin district in Syria’s Deir-ez-Zor province, which is under the control of the Bashar al-Assad regime and Iran-backed militia groups. Al-Omar, Syria’s largest oil field, where the US

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UN calls for end of ‘impunity’ for police violence against black people

A mural commemorating Kevin Clarke, who died after he was restrained by Metropolitan police officers in March 2018, in Lewisham, south London. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA By Aamna Mohdin Report launched in aftermath of George Floyd murder cites example of 2018 death of Kevin Clarke in UK A UN report that analysed racial justice in the

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At least 272 police in Germany under investigation for far-right extremism

German police officers are seen as protestors march against police brutality and racism in Berlin, Germany. ( FILE PHOTO – Anadolu Agency ) By Erbil Basay Report says far-right extremism is more widespread in law enforcement agencies in Germany than previously thought At least 272 police officers in Germany are being investigated over their alleged

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UK government, hit by Hancock scandal, to probe leak of footage

British Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock speaks at a memorial tree planting ceremony at Oxford Botanic Gardens, following a G7 health ministers meeting, ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit, at Mansfield College, Oxford University in Oxford, Britain June 4, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS By Elizabeth Piper Government launches investigation into footage

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Three MSF employees killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray, aid agency says

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) emergency co-ordinator Maria Hernandez, killed by unknown assailants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, is seen in unknown location in this image released by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on June 25, 2021. Medecins Sans Frontieres/Handout via REUTERS Three employees working for the Spanish branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) were killed by unknown

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UK health minister quits after breaking COVID rules with affair

British Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock speaks at a memorial tree planting ceremony at Oxford Botanic Gardens, following a G7 health ministers meeting, ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit, at Mansfield College, Oxford University in Oxford, Britain June 4, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS By Kate Holton LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) –

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Pressure builds on UK’s Johnson to fire health secretary

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo stand outside the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, June 6, 2021. Picture taken June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls By Kate Holton LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under mounting pressure on Saturday to fire his health secretary after the admission that he

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German investigators seek motive in fatal knife attack by 24-year-old Somali

Flowers and candles were laid at the crime scene in central Wuerzburg, Germany, Saturday, June 26, 2021. German police say several people have been killed and others injured in a knife attack in the southern city of Wuerzburg on Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Investigators were looking Saturday for a motive behind an attack in the

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