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Princess Eugenie and husband pick a name for their baby son

In this undated photo released by Buckingham Palace on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, Britain’s Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank pose for a photo with their son. The couple have named their baby August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. The baby — a ninth great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II — was born

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Gravely Concerned by Violence Outbreak in Somalia, Secretary-General Calls for Calm

File Photo/Somali Times According to the following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and calm. The Secretary-General urges the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States leaders to

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African Union chief concerned over clashes in Mogadishu

Photo: Credit African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat. The African Union Commission chief Friday said he is “deeply concerned” at the deteriorating security and political situation in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, which he said puts at risk all the gains made in Somalia in the last decade. “We condemn all forms of violence and call on

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Everyday racism is problem in Germany: Foreign minister

Racism has become part of everyday life in Germany, and combating it needs more active engagement from all members of the society, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. Heiko Maas paid tribute to the victims of far-right terror attack in the western town of Hanau last year in a statement he posted on Twitter,

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Ethiopian premier launches campaign to support Tigray

The Ethiopian prime minister and regional authorities have launched a campaign to support the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the restive Tigray region. “In an online meeting held this [Thursday] afternoon, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the regional presidents, and city administrators launched a solidarity initiative for the Tigray Regional Provisional Administration and the people of the

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173rd Airborne Brigade expects ‘renewed emphasis’ on Africa following Somalia deployment

A paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade boards a U.S. Air Force C-17 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in preparation for movement to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 14, 2020. JOHN YOUNTZ/U.S. ARMY By NANCY MONTGOMERY VICENZA, Italy — Capt. Joe Behrendt was a week into live-fire exercises with the 173rd Airborne Brigade on a

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UAE and US officials in social media clash over Yemen

Credit Associated Press /Photo Reed Saxon/ US Congressman Rohit Khanna, The UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaibi, has clashed on social media with US Congressman Ro Khanna over the war on Yemen and the UAE’s direct involvement in escalating divisions in that country. Khanna told The Intercept that the Emirati ambassador had yelled at him

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Britain says UAE should show that Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa is alive

Britain’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson By Sarah Young, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday it wants to see proof that Sheikha Latifa, one of the ruler of Dubai’s daughters, is still alive after the BBC published a “deeply troubling”

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‘Pakistan will not renew ex-Premier Sharif’s passport’

Seeking extradition from UK, government says it will not give 3-time prime minister new passport With the document set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, Pakistan’s government has announced it will not issue a new passport to three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Shaikh Rashid Ahmed, the country’s interior minister, told reporters in the capital

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US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia

In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill boarded a stateless dhow off the coast of Somalia and interdicted an illicit shipment of weapons and weapon components. The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday, Feb. 16, that it seized a large cache of weapons, including

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