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Gibraltar says it took decision to detain Iranian tanker

FILE PHOTO: Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivers a statement at parliament in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo Gibraltar took the decision to seize an Iranian tanker last week solely because the ship was in breach of European Union sanctions and not on the

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R. Kelly arrested on child pornography charges: report

Photo (AP)Jason Wambsgans R. Kelly has been arrested on child pornography and other charges, the New York Times reported, in the latest criminal investigation into the R&B superstar dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. The 52-year-old, whose legal name is Robert Kelly, was taken into custody by federal agents in Chicago late Thursday, the newspaper

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AU envoy: Sudan military, protesters to sign political deal

Sudanese people celebrate in the streets of Khartoum after ruling generals and protest leaders announced they have reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body on Friday, July 5, 2019. The deal raised hopes it will end a three-month political crisis that paralyzed the country and led to a violent crackdown

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Ugandan police officers stormed Sumba Island in Lake Victoria and confiscated boat engines and fishing nets from Kenyan Citizen.

Ugandan police officers stormed Sumba Island in Lake Victoria and confiscated boat engines and fishing nets from Kenyan Citizen.  The distraught fishermen said the Wednesday mid-morning operation caught them by surprise. The security officers were said to have been angered by the fishermen’s regular trips into Ugandan waters. Bunyala Sub-county Director of Fisheries Shadrack Kimani

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North Korean missile can reach anywhere in US: USFK

Hwasong-15 ICBM can strike any part of U.S. mainland, United States Forces Korea says in its first official assessment The United States Forces Korea (USFK) has admitted that North Korea’s Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can reach anywhere in the continental U.S., South Korea’s state-run Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday. The Hwasong-15 has an estimated

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Iranian boats ‘harass’ British tanker in the Gulf: U.S. officials

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose performs a series of tight turns during exercise Marstrike 05 off the coast of Oman March 22, 2005. POA(Phot) Mick Storey/Royal Navy/Handout via REUTERS Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop

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Senate Foreign Relations chairman offers Saudi rights bill

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 29, 2019. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Republican chairman, Senator Jim Risch, introduced legislation on Wednesday punishing Saudi Arabia over human rights

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US missiles found in Libya compound belonged to France

In this Saturday, June 29, 2019 photo, U.S. made Javelin anti-tank missile is displayed in Tripoli, Libya, after being captured from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA). France’s Defense Ministry acknowledged that U.S.-made missiles captured from the self-styled Libyan National Army belonged to the French military. A statement Wednesday, July 10, 2019, said the missiles

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At least 24 killed in brutal Papua New Guinea tribal massacres

AFP/File / GORETHY KENNETH /Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, James Marape, warned the perpetrators ‘your time is up’ At least 24 people, including two pregnant women and their unborn children, were killed in a three-day spasm of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s lawless highlands, prompting the prime minister on Wednesday to promise swift justice.

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Turkey rejects Greek, EU claims that drilling off Cyprus illegitimate

FILE PHOTO: Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz sets sail in Izmit Bay, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, off the port of Dilovasi, Turkey, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo Turkey said on Wednesday it rejected Greek and European Union assertions that Turkish drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus was illegitimate, and said it

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