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Maya Jama opens up about split from Stormzy: ‘I’ve been through worse’

© Provided by The Independent By Olivia Petter Maya Jama has spoken about her breakup with Stormzy, whom she split from last year, explaining that she felt “a new lease of excitement” afterwards. Speaking on the TTYA Talks podcast, the 25-year-old said: “I was in a relationship for nearly five years and I’ve had a

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Germany, France, Italy threaten sanctions over foreign interference in Libya

The leaders of France, Italy and Germany said on Saturday that “all foreign actors” should stop interfering in Libya and they are prepared to impose sanctions on those violating the United Nations arms embargo on the country. “We call on all foreign actors to cease their interference and respect the arms embargo established by the

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Mansa Musa: The Wealthiest Person that Ever Lived in the World

Mansa Musa Sculpture By Sebastiane Ebatamehi. An African named Mansa Musa remains the wealthiest man that ever lived. He was the tenth emperor of Mali whose wealth has been described as too vast to be imagined—or equalled. Modern-day financial analysts have tried to quantify his wealth, and they report that his estimated value sits around

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With tribal card, Cairo lays ground for potential intervention in Libya

A group of Libyan tribal leaders paid an official visit to Cairo to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The visit was part of Cairo’s efforts to shore up legitimacy for a potential Egyptian intervention in Libya to deter Turkey’s ambitions, and by extension those of its Islamist allies in the Tripoli-based Government of National

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‘Get off my neck’: London police officer suspended after arrest incident

Photo: Credit Evening Standard A Metropolitan police officer has been suspended after a video appeared to show him briefly apply pressure with his knee to a suspect’s neck area during an arrest in London. The suspect, who is handcuffed and on the ground, shouts “get off my neck”. The Metropolitan police said the video was

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Princess Beatrice marries in private ceremony at Windsor

FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Princess Beatrice with her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, attend the wedding of Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling, in York, England. Buckingham Palace says that Princess Beatrice has got married in a private ceremony, with her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in attendance. Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli

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US says Europe not doing enough to stop Libya fighting

European nations are not doing enough to check Russian and allied activities in Libya, the US’s senior diplomat for the Middle East said Thursday. Addressing the German Marshall Fund during a virtual discussion, David Schenker said while European capitals are “proud” of their efforts to enforce a UN arms blockade on the North African country

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In ‘historic’ verdict Saudi court allows women to live, travel without guardian

A Saudi court has issued an “historic” ruling in a legal case that will give women the right to live and travel freely within the kingdom without the permission of their guardian. The judgement, which will be seen as another milestone in Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s reformation of the conservative country, followed a legal

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Shamima Begum: UK must allow return to fight for citizenship, judges rule

Shamima Begum argued she could not effectively appeal against Javid’s decision from detention in Syria (Screenshot) British judges ruled on Thursday that Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group (IS) at 15, should be allowed to return to the United Kingdom to contest the stripping of her citizenship. Begum, now 20, absconded to IS-held

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Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program

This Sunday, July 5, 2020 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the substantial damage done by an explosion and a fire at an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. Israeli leaders are now hinting it was behind the massive fire at the Iranian nuclear site last week, potentially ratcheting up a

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