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Vote on Sweden’s NATO bid delayed in Hungarian parliament

By Anadolu Agency A vote in Hungary’s parliament to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO was adjourned due to the absence of ruling party lawmakers, local media reported Monday. The move was postponed after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, did not attend the meeting, the Daily News Hungary reported.

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World Bank grants Somalia 75 mln USD in debt relief

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh By Xinhua News Agency The World Bank said Monday it had provided a 75-million-U.S.-dollar grant to Somalia to help bring the country closer to debt relief. The global lender said the grant is the second in a series of two grants that are helping the country make

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Brics ‘expansion’ jolts Nato to pivot towards Africa

L-R: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China’s President Xi Jinping, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s President Michel Temer pose for a group picture during the 10th Brics summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 26, 2018. Photo/AFP By The East African This week, a

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A bomb at a political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people and wounds nearly 200

People transport an injured victim of a powerful bomb upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, July 30, 2023. A bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, police and health officials said. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

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Finland Minister: Somalis spread like weeds and hijabis should be banned

Pic: kuvapankki.valtioneuvosto By 5Pillars (RMS) Finnish media has revealed private conversations in which the country’s economy minister said Somalis spread like weeds and that women who wear headscarves should be banned, among other racist remarks. Wille Rydman, 37, shared lyrics to a song which talked about a Muslim who leaves his home country and rapes

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Africa’s hunger offers Russia chance to fight isolation by West

Russia President Vladimir Putin speaks at a plenary meeting at the second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg, Russia on July 28, 2023. Photo/AFP By The East African Russian President Vladimir Putin was this week shaking hands with and hugging African leaders, labelling them friends, a partial show of the continent’s ties with Moscow in the

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Who is Niger’s new leader, Abdourahamane Tiani?

General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger July 28, 2023. Reuters/Balima Boureima By Reuters General Abdourahamane Tiani, the commander of Niger’s presidential guard, was appointed head of state on Friday by a governing council set

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British government’s another controversial migration plan comes under fire

By Anadolu Agency The British government has come under fire yet again for its controversial migration policy, this time from a rights group and an opposition leader, after it was revealed that the Home Office purchased marquees to house up to 2,000 irregular migrants. Despite various government efforts, over 14,000 migrants have crossed the English

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Putin woos African leaders at a summit in Russia with promises of expanding trade and other ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi shake hands during a family photo opportunity during the Russia Africa Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 28, 2023. (Alexei Danichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin courted leaders from Africa at a summit on Friday,

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Putin has made promises to African countries including Somalia

Credit Photo Reuters/ Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a new promise to the African countries including Somalia, when he opened a meeting between Russia and Africa in the country. President Putin has told African leaders and officials that Moscow will provide wheat for sale or free to the countries most

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