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Soccer-England’s Black players face racial abuse after Euro 2020 defeat

Soccer Football – Euro 2020 – Final – Italy v England – Wembley Stadium, London, Britain – July 11, 2021 England’s Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho prepare to come on as substitutes Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine By Michael Holden, Mitch Phillips LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Black players in the England soccer team have been

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Violence spreads to South Africa’s economic hub in wake of Zuma jailing

Stick-wielding protesters march through the streets as violence following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. REUTERS/ Siphiwe Sibeko Shops were looted overnight, a section of the M2 highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through the streets of

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Farmajo says, I warmly congratulate PM Abiy killing his own Tigray people

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said I warmly congratulate Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on regaining a strong mandate from the people of Ethiopia. Somalia will continue to work with his government to further strengthen our bilateral relations to benefit our two people and wider region. ”I wish you great success, Mr.

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Iraq: Missing journalist appears with signs of torture, taken to hospital in Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visits journalist Ali al-Mikdam in hospital in Baghdad (IraqiPMO) By Alex MacDonald An Iraqi activist and journalist who went missing on Friday evening in Baghdad was found on Saturday evening with visible signs of abuse on his body and taken to hospital. Ali al-Mikdam, a prominent voice in the anti-government

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Turkey’s HISAR missile systems boost defense capabilities

HISAR A+ delivered with all elements, HISAR O+ at mass production stage, says official Turkey’s HISAR A+ air defense missile system has been delivered with all elements and the HISAR O+ system has reached the stage of mass production, a top official announced on Saturday. Ismail Demir, head of Turkey’s Defense Industries Authority, gave an

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Landslide victory for Abiy Ahmed’s party in Ethiopia parliamentary election

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 30, 2020. AFP The party has swept almost all seats in the Oromia region, where it didn’t have competition after leading Oromo opposition political parties boycotted the election. Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party, led by Prime Minister Abiy

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New documents evidence killing of over 5,200 civilians by Assad regime

By Esref Musa and Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu Document shows Assad regime’s involvement in mass murder of thousands in Abdul Qader Al-Shaqfa Hospital in al-Waer district The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) unveiled new documents on Saturday, proving the Assad regime’s involvement in war crimes against civilians in a hospital in the city of Homs. Speaking at

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Black Sea drills showcase strong NATO-Ukraine defense ties

A view of the Britain’s Royal Navy patrol ship OPV “Trent” in the Black Sea, Thursday late, July 8, 2021 during Sea Breeze 2021 maneuvers. Ukraine and NATO have conducted Black Sea drills involving dozens of warships in a two-week show of their strong defense ties and capability following a confrontation between Russia’s military forces

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Egypt, Sudan urge UN action on Nile dam, Ethiopia says ‘no’

File – In this June 21, 2020, file photo, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Cairo, Egypt. Shukry said Wednesday, July 7, 2021, he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a binding agreement within six months

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Sending US troops back into Somalia would be folly

File Photo/Somali Times By Michael Horton Trump’s instincts to withdraw them from the country were right. Now the Pentagon seems to be reverting back to old, failed strategies. At the beginning of this year, President Trump ordered roughly 800 U.S. soldiers to withdraw from Somalia as part of a larger effort by his administration to

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