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Ilhan Omar hits out at Trump for doing ‘literally what Somali dictators used to do’

President Donald Trump speaks as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) By Mayank Aggarwal As Donald Trump attempted to claim victory early on Wednesday morning, long before the final results had been given, Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar hit

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‘We have already won’ – Trump says he’ll go to the Supreme Court to stop votes from being counted

Donald Trump attends a veterans event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Tom Brenner U.S. President Donald Trump early Wednesday claimed he had won the election, saying he was going to the Supreme Court to demand that all vote-counting stop while calling the election a “fraud

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Trump falsely claims he won the 2020 presidential election: ‘Frankly, we did win this election’

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By John Haltiwanger,Sonam Sheth,Lauren Frias President Donald Trump falsely said that he won the 2020 general election. No winner has been declared. “We were getting ready to win this election,” Trump said in

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Ethiopia nears war as PM orders military into defiant region

Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 ordered the military to confront the Tigray regional government after he said it attacked a military base overnight, citing months of “provocation and incitement” and declaring that “the last red line has been crossed.” (AP Photo, File) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister on

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Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden were increasingly focused early Wednesday on

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UAE minister backs Macron’s remarks on Muslims

Macron triggers world outcry by accusing Muslims of separatism A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister on Monday called on Muslims to accept the stances of French President Emmanuel Macron on claim of “integration”. “[Muslims] have to listen carefully to what Macron said in his speech, he doesn’t want to isolate Muslims in the West, and

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Saudi refuses to link purchase of F-35 fighter jets with Israel peace deal

The Israeli Air Force F-35l seen in flight on 13 December 13, 2016 [Israeli Air Force / WikiMedia] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has refused to make any political concessions including the signing of a formal normalisation agreement with Israel in return for the kingdom obtaining F-35 fighter jets from the US, informed sources

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Chaos as police, military fire bullets, teargas to disperse Bobi Wine supporters

Chaos has erupted in Magere, Kasangati in Wakiso District as armed forces battle Bobi Wine supporters who had thronged his home to celebrate his nomination to challenge President Museveni in 2021. The military and police on Tuesday fired teargas and live bullets to disperse supporters of the Kyadondo East MP, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, who

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Vienna shooting: Several people injured in suspected terror attack, Austrian interior minister says

Photo: Credit The Independent By Vincent Wood A large-scale police operation is ongoing in Vienna following gunfire at a synagogue in the Austrian capital, the city’s police said. Officers confirmed several people were injured, with armed police working to secure the streets of the city centre near the Danube river. Interior minister Karl Nehammer said

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Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims

US Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the High Court in London during his case against News Group Newspapers over a story published about his former wife Amber Heard, which branded him a ‘wife beater’. A British judge is set to deliver his judgement in writing on Monday Nov. 2, 2020, deciding whether a tabloid newspaper

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