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Turkish lawmakers debate sending troops to fight in Libya

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses the members of his ruling party, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Erdogan says Thursday his government will submit a bill to parliament that would allow Turkey to send troops to Libya, in support of the U.N.-backed government there. Erdogan said the Libyan government, which

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Suspected Shabaab militants attack Lamu-bound bus

The attack happened in Nyongoro, Lamu County Suspected Shabaab militants kill three in Lamu bus attack Suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Lamu bound bus on Thursday at Nyongoro area within Lamu County. Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia confirmed the incident. The bus came from Mombasa and was headed to Lamu. There were no details on

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Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after US embassy attack

Soldiers board a C-17 aircraft Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., to be deployed in Iraq. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/The Fayetteville Observer via AP) Charging that Iran was “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about

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Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger

FILE – In this March 14, 2019 file photo, relatives of crash victims mourn at the scene where an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 passenger jet crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 on board, near Bishoftu, in Ethiopia. These African stories captured the world’s attention in 2019 – and look to influence events

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Iraqi militiamen hurl stones at U.S. Embassy, prepare for extended stay

Hundreds of Iraqi militiamen and their supporters hurled stones at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for a second day on Wednesday and security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to drive them away. The protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, mark a new turn in the shadow war between Washington and Tehran playing out across

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Militiamen breach US Embassy in Baghdad; Trump blames Iran

U.S. soldiers fire tear gas towards protesters who broke into the U.S. embassy compound, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. Dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds

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EU funds for migrants in Libya enrich their abusers instead

In this Sept. 23, 2019 photo, rescued migrants look at a map of Europe aboard the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. The misery of migrants in Libya has spawned a thriving and highly lucrative business, in part funded by the EU and enabled by the United Nations, an Associated

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Angola freezes assets of ex-president’s daughter over corruption allegations

Photo Credit Reuters Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and head of state energy giant Sonangol An Angolan court has ordered the freezing of assets held by former president Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter Isabel, state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday, the latest high-profile case in the government’s anti-corruption

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Farah Maalim has warned against any plans by Kenya to invade Somalia

Photo Credit Facebook Former Speaker of the National Assembly Farah Maalim According to Hivisasa Former Lagdera MP Farah Maalim has warned against any plans by Kenya to invade Somalia. This is after Prof Makau Mutua called for the dismemberment of Somalia following Saturday’s horrific car implosion that left at least 95 people dead in Mogadishu.

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Hate crimes charges against man accused in Hanukkah stabbing

Grafton Thomas is led from Ramapo Town Hall in Ramapo, N.Y. following his arraignment Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. Thomas was charged in the stabbings of multiple people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City. (Seth Harrison/The Journal News via AP) Handwritten

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