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Trump administration prepares to send asylum seekers to Guatemala

Central American migrants are seen outside their tents in an encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, at the end of the Gateway International Bridge, where migrants sent back under the “Remain in Mexico” program, officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), await their U.S. asylum hearings, September 14, 2019. Picture taken September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

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More than 100 protestors killed in Iran during unrest: Amnesty International

General view of the highway, after fuel price increased in Tehran, Iran November 15, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protestors had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices last week.

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Sweden discontinues Assange rape investigation

In this Wednesday May 1, 2019 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London. The alleged rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently in prison in Britain, has been discontinued, a Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday Nov.

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Kenya: High Court gives Jonathan Moi’s widows time to file papers

Faith Nyambura and Jonathan Moi. Faith and Beatrice Mbuli claim their co-wife Sylvia J. has excluded them as beneficiaries of Jonathan’s estate. A judge has granted two widows of former president Daniel Moi’s eldest son Jonathan Toroitich Moi more time file papers in a succession case pending before the High Court. Appearing before Justice Aggrey

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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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