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Suspect in US Embassy gun attack arrested in Ankara

Ankara–A suspect involved in the early morning gun attack on the U.S. Embassy in capital Ankara has been arrested, according to a police source Monday. A search to nab the suspects involved in the attack was launched soon after the attack, resulting in the arrest of one, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity

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Millions of Muslims start annual Hajj pilgrimage

On Monday, the pilgrims will ascend Mount Arafat at the climax of Hajj. Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (I come to you, Oh my Lord, I come to you), the white-clade pilgrims chanted as they moved to the

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Primary election day opens with high turnout, enthusiasm

Polls are open around the state until 8 p.m. as voters narrow the field of candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, and other seats. Minnesota voters are casting their ballots Tuesday in a primary election that will help narrow the field of DFL and Republican candidates for the state’s top political positions, including the governor,

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Duterte fires military officials for alleged corruption

At least 20 top military officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center have been fired by President Rodrigo Duterte over corruption allegations, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed Monday. The investigation into anomalies at military hospital involves up to $3.74 million Roque said Duterte has ordered relief and court-martial proceedings against the military

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UN condemns the killing of children’s in Yemen

UN-A meeting in New York, The UN Security Council condemned the assassination of a number of Yemeni children, demanding that an independent investigation into the assassination of the Saudi Armed Forces killed many children Yemen, as they were carrying a bus. Following the meeting, the council agreed to review the results of the military intervention

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Erdogan warns US of harming its own interests, security

Turkish president urges Washington to give up misguided notions ‘before it is too late’ Unilateral steps taken by the U.S. only harm its interests and security, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in an article he wrote for The New York Times. “At a time when evil continues to lurk around the world, unilateral

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Somalia supports Saudi Arabia diplomatic row with Canada.

Somalia’s minister of foreign affairs, Mr Ahmed Isse Awad has provided more explanations about the country’s decision to support Saudi Arabia in its diplomatic row with Canada. The minister denied reports that Somalia has been pressured to show solidarity for Saudi Arabia’s move to freeze its trade ties with Canada and expel its ambassador. “Somali

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‘Talks need honesty’: Iran’s Rouhani dismisses Trump call for negotiations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed a U.S. call for talks on Tuesday, the eve of the imposition of new sanctions that follows Washington’s decision to pull out of an agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme. The United States is due to impose new sanctions against Iran on Tuesday intended to cripple its economy, implementing President Donald

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How to make Eritrea, Africa’s North Korea, less horrible

Something happening in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa. Eritrea and Ethiopia are making peace. It is as if North and South Korea made friends, not just with platitudes at a summit but with actions on the ground. In recent weeks Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, and Eritrea’s dictator, Isaias Afwerki, have signed a peace

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Ex-Ethiopian Dictator Mengistu Meets Former Leader in Harare

The former Ethiopian dictator Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam has met with Ethiopia’s former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Wednesday. The surprise meeting between Hailemariam, who was Ethiopia’s Prime Minister until he resigned in April 2018, and Mengistu has stunned many in Ethiopia who had a rare glimpse of Mengistu since he fled

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