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UN Security Council voted to begin a two-year withdrawal

File Photo/Somali Times The UN Security Council has voted to begin a two-year withdrawal of its political mission in Somalia, which has been in the East African country for more than a decade. Read: Former Somalia President Farmajo revealed the cause of Hassan Sheikh’s failure Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read:

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Harris faces Gaza protest during Ellipse speech

By Anadolu Agency US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, D.C., faced protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s Gaza policy. With just one week until the presidential election on Nov. 5, Harris held a rally at the Ellipse in the capital, the same site where former President

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World Insights: Anomalies grip final stretch of U.S. election

People at the U.S. presidential debate media filing center watch a live broadcast of the first presidential debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia, the United States, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Rui) By Xinhua News Agency A wave of chaos has surfaced ahead of what some political

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UK anti-Islam activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ jailed for breaching injunction

Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. Photographer Chris J Ratcliffe/File Photo By Reuters British anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, on Monday was jailed for 18 months after he admitted contempt of court by breaching an

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Iran doesn’t seek war with Israel but will defend its people, says president

By Anadolu Agency Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the latest Israeli attack. “We do not seek war, but we will defend our country and the rights of our people. We will give a proportionate response

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Putin says Moscow will respond if West helps Ukraine to strike deep into Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. Maksim Bogodvid/BRICS-RUSSIA2024.RU Host Photo Agency via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia’s defence ministry was working on different ways to respond if the United States and its NATO allies help

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Tehran says Israeli fighter jets used US-controlled airspace over Iraq to attack Iran as death toll rises to 4

A view of fighter jet being prepared ahead of Israeli army’s attack on Iran, on October 26, 2024 in Israel By Anadolu Agency The Iranian armed forces announced an increase in the death toll from two to four soldiers in the Israeli overnight airstrike, adding that Israeli fighter jets used US-controlled airspace over Iraq to

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Asia-Europe trade on fast track as ASEAN Express accelerates from Chongqing

By Xinhua News Agency An ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Express train set off for Poland’s Malaszewicze via southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Friday morning, marking the opening of a fast-track route for Asia-Europe trade. The train, loaded with automotive electronic components and other goods, left Chongqing’s Tuanjiecun Station at about 5:00 a.m. and

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Turkey to seek improved Africa cooperation in Djibouti talks, officials say

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19, 2024. Photographer Dilara Senkaya/File Photo By Reuters Turkey’s foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said. NATO member Turkey has

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China calls for building BRICS into channel for Global South solidarity

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, October 23, 2024. /Xinhua By CGTN The BRICS countries now account for about 30 percent of the global GDP, nearly half the global population, and one-fifth of global trade after the group’s expansion from five members to 10 in January. The enlargement of

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