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Houthis accuse US, UK of disrupting Red Sea communication cables

By Anadolu Agency Houthi Yemeni group accused on Saturday the US and UK of causing an outage in international communication cables in the Red Sea. This came in a statement issued by the Ministry of Transportation in the Houthi government (not internationally recognized), published by the Saba News Agency affiliated with the group. “The hostile

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The Somali and Turkish navies have begun to explore military bases on the north coast of Somalia

Turkish Naval Forces/Credit Photo Daily Sabah Officials from the Somali and Turkish navies on Friday began exploring military bases in the sea, especially the coasts of the northern regions of Hargeisa administration, to protect Ethiopia from the Somali sea. According to Somali Times, the most important bases are located in the cities of Lughaye and

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UK Premier Rishi Sunak says ‘extremists’ trying to tear UK apart

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak By Anadolu Agency UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denounced what he described as a concerning surge in extremist activities in the country during an unexpected address Friday outside Downing Street. Sunak stressed the pivotal role of democracy, cautioning against forces seeking to undermine its integrity. Directly addressing participants of recent

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British government watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds

File – Britain’s Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration Michael Tomlinson, left, and Home Secretary James Cleverly, attend a press conference in Downing Street, London, held by Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Jan. 18, 2024. The British government’s contentious plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda could cost nearly

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Fighting returns to Amhara region’s main city Bahir Dar

Credit Photo Facebook/Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed serial killer killing his own people, West ignoring By Reuters Ethiopian government forces battled militiamen on Friday in the capital of the Amhara region, Bahir Dar, the regional administration and residents said, in the first fighting there since the early days of the conflict last year. Ethiopia’s military has

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US Senate votes against resolution on blocking sale of F-16 jets to Turkey

By Anadolu Agency US senators voted Thursday against a resolution introduced by Republican Senator Rand Paul which sought to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets and other defense equipment to Turkey. The resolution was defeated by 79 senators, while 13 were in favor. On Jan. 26, the US State Department approved the $23 billion

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Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly, in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2024. Photographer Evgenia Novozhenina By Reuters President Vladimir Putin told Western countries on Thursday they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in

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Chad opposition leader, several others killed in foiled security office attack

Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby. Photo/Reuters By The East African Several people, including a top opposition leader, were on Wednesday killed following an overnight attack on Chad’s internal security agency in the capital N’Djamena. The government blamed the attack on the opposition. Chadian Minister for Communication Abderaman Koulamalla said in a statement that the

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Yemen warns British cargo ship may sink following Houthi attack

By Anadolu Agency A British container ship is in danger of sinking off Yemen’s western coast after being hit by Houthi missiles earlier this month, a Yemeni official warned Wednesday. On Feb. 18, the Houthi group announced targeting the cargo ship Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden with several naval missiles, causing severe damage. Due

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Ruto, Abiy agree to uphold African sovereignty

By The East African Kenya’s President William Ruto and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday agreed to respect individual sovereignties and territorial boundaries of peers in the region, a revealing decision for the Horn of African region. Meeting at state house Nairobi, the two leaders vowed to maintain peace, security and stability within the

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