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Somali businesses attacked in Ankara after newspaper’s racist reporting

Somali businesses have been the target of a fascist attack in Ankara’s central Kızılay neighborhood, just five days after a Turkish newspaper’s racist reporting on Somali nationals. According Duvar English report. Various reports said a mob on April 20 broke the windows of the Somali Restaurant and attacked its employees. “An irresponsible headline that you

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Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, center, is taken into custody as his attorney, Eric Nelson, left, looks on, after the verdicts were read at Chauvin’s tria… By AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES, TAMMY WEBBER and STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder

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Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontlines, army spokesman says

Chadian President Idriss Deby. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Chad’s President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the frontline of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election. Deby, 68, came to power in a rebellion in 1990 and was one

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Report: Saudi crown prince backed Israel plan to overthrow Jordan king

Photo: Credit Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is said to have supported an Israeli plot to overthrow the Jordanian King Abdullah II in exchange for guardianship of the holy sites in the occupied city of Jerusalem, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper reported. The paper quoted a Jordanian

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In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Chauvin verdict

In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin listens as his defense attorney Eric Nelson gives closing arguments as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill preside Monday, April 19, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George

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Farmajo asks African Union’s help on solving the crisis in Somalia

Photo/Somali Times Somalia said Monday that it would welcome the African Union taking a principal role in facilitating a process that would lead to dialogue between the government and other stakeholders in the country. According to Anadolu Agency report. Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo said on Twitter, ”African Union is taking a leading role in facilitating

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Philippines’ Duterte would send navy ships in South China Sea to assert claim over resources

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo/File Photo Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he was prepared to send his military ships in the South China Sea to “stake a claim” over

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Farmajo and Felix Tshisekedi meet in Kinshasa

Photo/Somali Times Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo has today met with his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. ‘To re-establish security, economic growth, debt rescheduling process, strengthening of democracy and the fight against terrorism,’ according to a statement from Villa Somalia. ”Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo face

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Pakistan recalls diplomats from Saudi Arabia

Photo: Credit Associated Press/Anjum Naveed/ Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Pakistan has summoned a number of its diplomats in Saudi Arabia due to “multiple” complaints from the Pakistani community there, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quresh announced on Saturday. “The diplomatic personnel in Saudi Arabia have been directed to provide all services and facilities to

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Outgoing Somali President Farmajo arrives in Kinshasa

Photo/Somali Times Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, last night, where they began a two-day visit. Farmajo and his delegation were welcomed at N’djili International Airport by officials, according to a statement from Villa Somalia. The presidency also

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