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World’s largest plane ‘Stratolaunch’ completes first test flight

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World’s largest plane ‘Stratolaunch’ completes first test flight

The world’s largest airplane, built by the late Paul Allen’s company Stratolaunch Systems, makes its first test flight in Mojave, California, U.S. April 12, 2019. (AFP Photo) A giant six-engine aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan completed what company officials called a superb initial flight over California’s Mojave Desert, bringing to life a dream held […]

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US military campaign in Somalia could take seven more years to complete: Report

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US military campaign in Somalia could take seven more years to complete: Report

The debris of car bomb attack is seen as Somali soldiers patrol near Sanguuni military base, where an American special operations soldier was killed by a mortar attack on June 8, about 450 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 13, 2018. (Photo by AFP) US defense officials estimate that Washington’s military campaign in Somalia […]

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Somali elders in talks with al-Shabaab over Cuban doctors Elders in the Somali community are highly regarded and have the ability to resolve dangerous and sometimes complex issues.

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Somali elders in talks with al-Shabaab over Cuban doctors Elders in the Somali community are highly regarded and have the ability to resolve dangerous and sometimes complex issues.

Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) pause for a photo with Royal Media Services Staff Njeri Ngugi Image: Courtesy Mandera elders are in Somalia to negotiate with their counterparts the release of two Cuban doctors seized by suspected al Shabaab militants on Friday. Elders in the Somali community are highly regarded and […]

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Sudan police: 16 killed by stray bullets at protests and sit-ins Police say 20 people also injured as demonstrators vow to stay on the streets until civilian government takes office.

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Sudan police: 16 killed by stray bullets at protests and sit-ins Police say 20 people also injured as demonstrators vow to stay on the streets until civilian government takes office.

Protest organisers have vowed demonstrators would stay on the streets until Sudan gets a civilian government [Reuters] At least 16 people were killed and 20 others injured by stray bullets at protests and sit-ins on Thursday and Friday, a Sudanese police spokesman said in a statement on Saturday as the nation waited to hear from […]

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US signals openness to smaller ‘nuke deal’

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US signals openness to smaller ‘nuke deal’

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, early April 12. AP-Yonhap President Moon Jae-in’s “urgent plea” to U.S. President Donald Trump to support limited and minor sanctions relief that affects the lives […]

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Abducted Cuban doctors dedicated to service The armed militia group shot dead a security officer attached to the medics before they sped off to Somalia in two cars.

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Abducted Cuban doctors dedicated to service The armed militia group shot dead a security officer attached to the medics before they sped off to Somalia in two cars.

Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy Rodriguez (surgeon) Image: COURTESY Mandera residents on Friday woke up to the sad news of the abduction of two Cuban doctors. Police sources indicated that the outlawed militia group Al Shabaab from neighbouring Somalia ambushed the two medics Dr Assel Herera Correa (general physician) and Dr Landy […]

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Sudan military: We have ‘no ambition to hold the reins of power’ The head of the military political council that overthrew President Bashir says new government will be run by civilians.

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Sudan military: We have ‘no ambition to hold the reins of power’ The head of the military political council that overthrew President Bashir says new government will be run by civilians.

Abideen said that the military acted to meet the demands of the people [Courtesy: screen grab from Reuters] The head of Sudan’s provisional military political council has said that the army has “no ambition to hold the reins of power”, and stressed that “we are ready to step down as early as a month if a government is […]

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UK arrests WikiLeaks founder Assange afte Ecuador scraps asylum(Video)

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UK arrests WikiLeaks founder Assange afte Ecuador scraps asylum(Video)

In this file photo taken on May 19, 2017 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London. (AFP Photo) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012. “Julian Assange, […]

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Developing Story: Army reportedly taking over power in Sudan

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Developing Story: Army reportedly taking over power in Sudan

April 11, 2019 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan official and radio-television have interrupted their programmes and broadcast military announcing that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) will issue a communiqué soon. Reports from Khartoum say the coup d’état has been carried out by the whole military institution including the defence minister and first vice-president Awad Ibn Ouf. Also, […]

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As Moon heads to Washington, Kim turns to old friend Moscow South Korean president to hold talks with Trump while North Korea looks for support in the region.

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As Moon heads to Washington, Kim turns to old friend Moscow South Korean president to hold talks with Trump while North Korea looks for support in the region.

President Moon, left, is hoping to salvage what is left of the aborted Hanoi summit where the US and North Korea failed to reach an agreement [Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP] President Moon, left, is hoping to salvage what is left of the aborted Hanoi summit where the US and North Korea failed to […]

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