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Dubai helping London with its drone crisis Emirate leader in drone regulation after experiencing airport closure in 2015

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Dubai helping London with its drone crisis Emirate leader in drone regulation after experiencing airport closure in 2015

London’s Heathrow Airport briefly halted flights on January 8 after a reported drone sighting just three weeks after drone sightings caused chaos at Gatwick Airport.Image Credit: AP Dubai: UK airports have asked Dubai for help in tackling its drone problem after runways at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow were both closed in recent weeks due to […]

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French govt activates plan to prepare for no-deal Brexit

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French govt activates plan to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Jacques Demarthon, AFP | France’s Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (C) and cabinet ministers attend a meeting on the preparation of France for Brexit, Paris, January 17, 2019. France has put in motion a contingency plan to deal with a possible “hard Brexit”, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said on Thursday. This includes €50 million of investments […]

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Louisville renames airport to honor US boxing legend Muhammad Ali

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Louisville renames airport to honor US boxing legend Muhammad Ali

AP Photo Louisville International Airport in Kentucky has been renamed after the city’s legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, where he was born and raised. The Louisville Regional Airport Authority’s board voted Wednesday to change the name to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The three-time world heavyweight champion died on June 4, 2016 at the age of […]

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Al-Shabaab says Nairobi attack was revenge for Trump Jerusalem move

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Al-Shabaab says Nairobi attack was revenge for Trump Jerusalem move

Fire and smoke rise from the scene of an explosion in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.An upscale hotel complex in Kenya’s capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire.AP Photo/Khalil Senosi 21 people were killed in the attack that al-Shabaab say was a revenge for Trump’s policy move The Somali-based […]

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UK government survives no-confidence vote: May now on quest for Brexit consensus

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UK government survives no-confidence vote: May now on quest for Brexit consensus

AFP Photo British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office — but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track after lawmakers demolished her European Union divorce deal. May won a narrow victory, 325 votes to 306 votes, on […]

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faces no-confidence vote over Brexit British prime minister’s EU divorce plans in tatters as parliamentarians prepare to vote on her leadership’s future.

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faces no-confidence vote over Brexit British prime minister’s EU divorce plans in tatters as parliamentarians prepare to vote on her leadership’s future.

Theresa May’s deal was voted down by a massive majority of 230 MPs [File: Frank Augstein/AP] A day after British MPs voted down her preferred deal for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote put forward by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Conservative leader is likely to survive the vote, as rebels within her […]

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President Kenyatta says all assailants killed(VIDEO)

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President Kenyatta says all assailants killed(VIDEO)

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday morning declared the terrorist attack at the 14 Riverside Drive over, with all the terrorists having been killed. He did not specify the number of the gunmen that had stormed the building complex, which houses the upmarket DusitD2 Hotel, among others. A total of 14 people were killed, the President […]

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Turkey, US reached understanding of historical importance on Syria, Erdoğan says

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Turkey, US reached understanding of historical importance on Syria, Erdoğan says

  AA Photo Turkey and the U.S. reached an understanding of historical importance regarding the establishment of a secure zone in Syria in a phone call held by the leaders of the two countries on Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Speaking at the Justice and Development (AK Party) Party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, […]

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ICC to rule on acquitting ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of war crimes

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ICC to rule on acquitting ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of war crimes

Peter Dejong, POOL, AFP | Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo arrives for the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 28, 2016. Judges at the International Criminal Court will rule on Tuesday over former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo’s request to be acquitted and released after more […]

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Erdogan, Trump consider setting up ‘security zone’ in Syria Two leaders discuss situation in Syria over the phone amid growing tensions over the fate of US-allied Kurdish fighters.

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Erdogan, Trump consider setting up ‘security zone’ in Syria Two leaders discuss situation in Syria over the phone amid growing tensions over the fate of US-allied Kurdish fighters.

Turkey has vowed to carry out military operations against the YPG, and has condemned the US for its military relationship with the Kurdish fighters [File: Presidency Press Service via the Associated Press] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, have discussed the situation in northern Syria over the phone amid rising tensions over the fate […]

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