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Who is Michelle O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s incoming first minister?

Vice President of Sinn Fein Michelle O’Neill arrives to vote at a polling station during local elections in Coalisland, Northern Ireland, May 18, 2023. Photographer Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo By Reuters Michelle O’Neill will become the new leader of Northern Ireland’s regional government on Saturday, the most significant milestone yet in the shift to a new

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US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. A satellite image taken Monday of the Jordanian base targeted by a bomb-carrying drone that killed three U.S. soldiers appears to show damage at the site. The damage can be seen in

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Kenya launches fund to support peacekeeping operations

Cabinet Secretary for Defence Aden Duale speaks at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya on September 26, 2023. Photo/AFP By Xinhua News Agency Kenya on Thursday launched a national peace support operations fund whose goal is to ensure that troops deployed to regional and global hotspots are adequately resourced and equipped. Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden

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Italy’s Coast Guard rescues 49 migrants from boat sinking in Mediterranean

By Anadolu Agency The Italian Coast Guard rescued 49 migrants attempting to travel from North Africa to Europe after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lampedusa Island on Thursday. A patrol boat belonging to the Coast Guard intervened and rescued the migrants, which were said to be from Ivory Coast,

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Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan

In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays at the grave of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) By The Associated Press Iran threatened Wednesday to “decisively respond” to

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African Union forces hands over 9 military bases to Somalia in troop withdrawal

By Xinhua News Agency The African Union Mission in Somalia (Atmis) said it has handed over nine military bases to the Somali government, marking the completion of the second phase of the troop withdrawal from the country. Seven of the nine military bases were handed over Monday at a ceremony held in Mogadishu, the capital

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US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Korean waters

By Anadolu Agency A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s west coast, local media reported on Wednesday. The pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft and he is in stable condition, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. “The jet assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing in Kunsan Air Base, about 180 kilometres

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IMF advises UK against further tax cuts

A person walks past the Bank of England in London’s financial district, as Britain struggles with the highest inflation rate among the world’s big rich economies, London, Britain, 17 July 2023. Photographer Rachel Adams/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s government should refrain from making further tax cuts given the long-term strains on the country’s public finances,

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Italian leader Meloni unveils plan to promote Africa development and curb migration at summit

By The Associated Press Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday unveiled Italy’s big development plan for Africa at a summit of the continent’s leaders, aiming to stem the numbers of migrants, diversify sources of energy and forge a new, non-predatory relationship between Europe and Africa. Meloni declared the summit a successful first step, and top

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Italy unveils 1st details of ambitious Africa plan

By Anadolu Agency Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday opened a much-awaited Italy-Africa summit aimed at unveiling concrete projects of her ambitious plan to reset the relationships between Rome and the African continent, curbing illegal migration flows and turning Italy into a hub of energy supplies from Africa to Europe. Speaking at the Italian

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