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Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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Featured ArticlesIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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US ban dims Safaricom loans for Ethiopia entry
Safaricom headquarters on Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way. By BRIAN NGUGI Safaricom’s plans to expand to Ethiopia have been complicated by a US State financier threatening to recall its loans following
Read MoreI’ll jealously guard judicial independence, says Haji
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FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
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Overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Image: SCMP Graphics Philippine president, just ahead of his fifth trip to China, says he will discuss 2016 tribunal victory ‘whether you like it or
Brexit ‘backstop’ must go, UK premier tells Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) hold a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. ( Abdülhamid Hoşbaş – Anadolu Agency )
Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council
UN Photo/Manuel Elias. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) addresses the Security Council on 21 August
Boris Johnson’s girlfriend denied entry to US after visit to Somaliland
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Merkel hosts UK PM Johnson in Berlin as Brexit drama grows
FILE – In this Wednesday, July 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London.
Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex
China says worker at British consulate in Hong Kong detained in China
Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location
Former warlord became Mogadishu mayor but what went wrong?
Former warlord Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appointed Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), one of the
Jubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe
File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed
China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan
FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central
Rodrigo Duterte hints he will cancel talks with Xi Jinping if barred from raising arbitral ruling over disputed waters
Overlapping claims in the South China Sea. Image: SCMP Graphics Philippine president, just ahead of his fifth trip to China, says he will discuss 2016 tribunal victory ‘whether you like it or
Brexit ‘backstop’ must go, UK premier tells Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) hold a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. ( Abdülhamid Hoşbaş – Anadolu Agency )
Somalia security remains a concern, head of UN Mission warns Security Council
UN Photo/Manuel Elias. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) addresses the Security Council on 21 August
Boris Johnson’s girlfriend denied entry to US after visit to Somaliland
Carrie Symonds (center) Instagram By Yaron Steinbuch British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s gal pal Carrie Symonds has been barred from entering the US on business apparently because of her trip
Merkel hosts UK PM Johnson in Berlin as Brexit drama grows
FILE – In this Wednesday, July 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London.
Trump: Any Jew voting Democratic is uninformed or disloyal
President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex
China says worker at British consulate in Hong Kong detained in China
Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location