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US flies bombers over Middle East in apparent message to Iran

US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress flying with Saudi F-15SAs during a mission, 27 January (AFP/US Air Force handout) Saudi, Israeli and Qatari jets accompanied two American B-52 bombers ‘at different points during the flight’, Pentagon says The US Air Force – in cooperation with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar – flew jet-powered long-range bombers over

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Mahdi Guled reveals Somalia’s hopes for maritime case

Photo/Somali Times The Deputy Prime Minister is leading a high-level delegation sent by the Somalia government to the Netherlands, particularly to The Hague a maritime court case the International Court of Justice. Between Somalia-Kenya. Mahdi Guled expressed optimism that Somalia would succeed in the case, which has gone through various stages since the case was

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Revealing Meghan and Harry interview shakes UK royal family

This image provided by Harpo Productions shows Prince Harry, left, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaking about expecting their second child during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. “Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” airs March 7 as a two-hour exclusive primetime special on the CBS Television Network. (Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions via AP)

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A delegation from Somalia to the ICJ maritime case

The federal government of Somalia has today sent a high-level delegation to the Netherlands, specifically to The Hague, to submit the case file currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled, and will be joined by ministers, the attorney general and diplomats involved

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Minneapolis trial in George Floyd death starts with weeks of painstaking jury selection

By Jonathan Allen The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd was due to begin on Monday with the screening of jurors to weigh murder and manslaughter charges in a case seen as a referendum on police violence against Black Americans. The judge has set aside three weeks

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Djiboutian dictator Ismail Guelleh never gave up power for running a fifth term

Photo: Credit Wikipedia dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh. Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who recently announced his candidacy for re-election next month, said he had decided to run for a fifth term at the request of the people. The April 23 presidential election. He has ruled the country since 1999. The deadline for registering candidates is

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Egypt’s respect for Turkish continental shelf ‘important’

Turkey’s historical, cultural common values with Egypt may bring new developments in coming days: Defense chief It is a very important development that Egypt has made a tender on hydrocarbon exploration in the eastern Mediterranean respecting Turkey’s continental shelf limits, the Turkish national defense minister said on Saturday. “We have many historical and cultural values

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Pakistani premier wins vote of confidence in Parliament

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday won a vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament, the speaker said. Khan won 178 votes in the 341-seat National Assembly, well above the 172 votes he needed to survive. On Wednesday, Khan announced to seek a vote of confidence from Parliament after his party’s unexpected

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Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence

A medical clinic that was looted and vandalized in Zana, is seen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. The United Nations in its latest humanitarian report on the situation in Tigray says the “humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate” as fighting intensifies across the northern region. (Medecins Sans Frontieres via AP)

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Syrian war cost $1.2 trillion since 2011: Aid group

Over past decade, cost of conflict in Syria estimated at $1.2 trillion in GDP, says report by humanitarian group In addition to millions of people dead or displaced, the economic cost of the decade-long Syrian war is more than $1.2 trillion in lost gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report by a humanitarian

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