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African leaders start peace mission in Ukraine despite Russian missile barrage

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani visit a church at a site of a mass grave, in the town of Bucha, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine June 16,

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Igad sticks to mediation roadmap amid Sudan rejection of Ruto’s lead role

Kenya President William Ruto when he met Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan special envoy Malik Agar Nganyoufa (left) on May 29, 2023, and, right, the paramilitary RSF Mohamed Hamdani Daglo ‘HemedtI’s political advisor Youssef Ezzat on June 3, 2023/Twitter By The East African Sudan has rejected the appointment of Kenyan President William Ruto as

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US Senate confirms first female Muslim federal judge

By Anadolu Agency The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge. The Senate narrowly approved Choudhury’s nomination in a 50-49 vote with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin siding with all Republicans in voting in

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Sweden vows to crack down on criminal networks as number of lethal shootings soars

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Sweden wants to modernize its legislation to clamp further down on organized crime. The Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strommer said Thursday it was ‘a breathtaking number’ that official figures show that up to 30,000 people are involved in criminal

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Putin to discuss grain deal with African leaders on June 17

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative with African leaders on June 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, his aide said on Wednesday. African leaders are interested in stable grain supply to the continent, which has so far not been ensured under the

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Eight Kenyan police killed in suspected Al-Shabab bombing

Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat al-Shabab and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group File Photo Njeri Mwangi/Reuters By Al Jazeera Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack

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At least 78 migrants dead and dozens feared missing after fishing vessel sinks off Greece

Survivors arrive by yacht after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150miles) southwest of Athens on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Authorities say at least 30 people have died after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece. A large search and

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Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to journalists during his visit to a military-industrial complex facility in the Minsk Region, Belarus June 13, 2023. Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some

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Armed men raid Somali family, shoot one dead in Kampala

Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson By Daily Monitor About four assailants raided the home of Somalis in Kampala at around 3am on Tuesday. Police are investigating the circumstances under which suspected armed robbers attacked a family of six Somalis on Tuesday in Kampala City’s Rubaga Division, killing one on spot and injuring two others.The

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UK police arrest murder suspect after three found dead on Nottingham streets

Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the

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