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Convicted ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London

Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) sprinkle rose petals on a car carrying Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, as he makes his way to the airport to travel for a medical treatment in the United Kingdom, outside his residence in Raiwind, near Lahore, Pakistan November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left

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Column: The truth about Somalia shows the absurdity of Trump’s attack on Yovanovitch

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, at her Capitol Hill appearance during which Trump tweeted an attack on her.(KIrk McKoy/Los Angeles Times) By Michael Hiltzik Veterans of America’s disastrous adventure in Somalia in the 1980s and ’90s must have been shaking their heads Friday when President Trump seemed to blame former U.S. Ambassador to

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UK lawmaker blames HSBC, Stanchart, Baroda in South Africa corruption

Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears in court where he faces charges that include fraud, racketeering and money laundering in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, October 15, 2019. Michele Spatari /Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Corruption under South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was enabled by international banks, companies and governments which should now seek to recover

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Mischief in big fish corruption trials

Photo/Daily Nation/Tycoon Yagnesh Devani, whose company, Triton Petroleum, was allegedly involved in stealing oil from the Mombasa storage facility belonging to Kenya Commercial Bank. After 10 years, the trial of businessman Yagnesh Devani and seven others in a corruption case (the Triton scandal) involving billions of shillings is yet to be finalised. The case is

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There’s a Reason They Call It the ‘Forever War’

Photo/Reuters By Daniel Davis It’s time to stop playing a shell game with the U.S. military in the Middle East and bring them home. In recent weeks, some American troops have moved from Syria to Iraq. Airmen have moved from the United States to an airbase in the UAE, and up to two thousand more

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Conservatives – No more preferential treatment for EU migrants after Brexit

Signage is seen at the UK border control point at the arrivals area of Heathrow Airport, London, September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives said on Sunday they would end preferential treatment for European Union migrants from January 2021 if they win an election next month. The level of immigration and

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Kuwait calls for respecting Somalia’s sovereignty, political independence

Kuwait on Saturday reiterated calling for the respect of the sovereignty and political independence and unity of Somalia. This came during a speech delivered by Kuwait UN permanent delegation member, Advisor Nawaf Al-Ahmad in a meeting of the Security Council on Somalia. Al-Ahmad called on the international community to continue providing political and material support

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Allies welcome normalisation of Kenya-Somali ties

The UN and other Somalia’s partners say the recent decision by Kenya and Somalia to normalise their relations will help the region to concentrate on security challenges in the Horn of Africa. In a statement on Saturday, the partners said the recent pronouncements by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Somali counterpart to resume normalcy will

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Turkey says it bought Russian S-400s to use them, not put them aside

Parts of a Russian S-400 defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport near Ankara, Turkey, August 27, 2019. Turkish Military/Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS Turkey bought S-400 missile defense systems from Russia to use them, not put them aside, the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Directorate said on Saturday, days

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Al-Shabaab now prefers Kenyans with criminal skills — UN report

Security footage shows Ali Salim Gichunge (left) and another attacker walking into the compound of the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi on January 15, 2019. Three Kenyan nationals and two Somalis linked to the Dadaab refugee camps in northeastern Kenya carried out Al-Shabaab’s January attack on the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi, according to a report

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