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What next for Ethiopia and its neighbours: Somalia and Eritrea

Photo/Somali Times From a historical standpoint, the current conflict in Ethiopia fits within an established political pattern. There have been power struggles between the centre and the border regions since the modern Ethiopian state was established in the late 19th century. The Ethiopian state was built on the back of conquest. Regions that existed on

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Manchester Arena attack: bomber’s brother admits involvement

Hashem Abedi, 23. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/Reuters By Amy Walker Hashem Abedi, 23, makes admission for first time over bombing that killed 22 people, inquiry hears The imprisoned terrorist Hashem Abedi, 23, has admitted for the first time his involvement in planning the Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 people, a public inquiry has heard.

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Ethiopia’s Abiy denies guerrilla war emerging in Tigray

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed denied on Monday that a rebellious northern force his troops have battled for over a month would have the capacity to mount a guerrilla war from the mountains of Tigray. Federal troops have captured the regional capital Mekelle from the former local ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),

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EU to consider making good on sanctions threat against Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a meeting with EU Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers will evaluate grounds for sanctions against Turkey over a Mediterranean gas dispute on Monday before the bloc’s leaders decide whether to make good on their threat to

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UAE target of cyber attacks after Israel deal, official says

Photo: Credit Pinterest. The United Arab Emirates was the target of cyber attacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the Gulf Arab state’s cyber security head said on Sunday. The UAE in August broke with decades of Arab policy when it agreed to forge ties with Israel in a move that angered Palestinians and some

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UK races to deport asylum seekers ahead of Brexit

Home secretary Priti Patel. Campaigners say they have evidence of cases are being rushed through to avoid Patel’s published policy on identifying trafficking victims. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA By Mark Townsend From January Britain can no longer return them to the EU, but the rush for the deadline may be denying them a proper screening Scores

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‘March of Liberties’ protests turn violent in Paris

Second weekend of demonstrations against police brutality, new global security bill rife with vandalism, police injuies Demonstrators took to the streets Saturday across France in The March of Liberties, to protest police brutality and a new global security bill making its way through parliament. ”The “StoptheSecurityLaw” motto has taken hold by those protesting. It was

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Historians sue Trump administration to stop ‘bonfire of records in the Rose Garden’

President Trump holds a sheet of paper with the names of four U.S. companies worth over a trillion dollars in February. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) By Gillian Brockell Two historian groups, an independent archive and a watchdog organization are suing President Trump and other administration officials to ensure compliance with records laws, the groups announced this

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Somali Senator Tags Biden in Appeal for U.S. Troops to Stay in the Country

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik BY ROBERT SPENCER President Trump is withdrawing most American troops from Somalia, and establishment Republican Senator Roy Blunt is livid, declaring that “in Somalia…and Iraq and Afghanistan…none of those places are nearly as secure if we leave as they are if we’re there.” Somali Senator Ayub Ismail Yusuf agrees: “U.S. troops have

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Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson ‘arrested over city building fraud probe’

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson /PA By Anthony France The Mayor of Liverpool has been suspended from the Labour Party after he was arrested in connection with a fraud probe into building deals in the city, sources have said. Joe Anderson, 62, has been taken to a police station for questioning on suspicion of conspiracy

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