Muslim victims of truck attack given farewell with coffins draped in Canadian flags
Flag-wrapped coffins are seen outside the Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario, during a funeral of the Afzaal family that was killed in what police describe as a hate-motivated attack, in London, Ontario, Canada June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio Several hundred mourners joined a public funeral service on Saturday to bid farewell to a Canadian Muslim […]
G7 calls for stable, predictable relations with Russia .Russia has been consistently refuting the West’s statements that its actions are of destabilizing nature
13 June, 2021 Comments Off on G7 calls for stable, predictable relations with Russia .Russia has been consistently refuting the West’s statements that its actions are of destabilizing nature
© Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP LONDON, June 13. /TASS/. G7 leaders call for stable and predictable relations with Russia but urge Moscow to stop the behavior they consider destabilizing, the final communique of the summit said on Sunday. “We reiterate our interest in stable and predictable relations with Russia, and will continue to engage where […]
Continue reading …Bennett to Likud hecklers: Tone of your screams is as loud as your failure
13 June, 2021 Comments Off on Bennett to Likud hecklers: Tone of your screams is as loud as your failure
“The loud tone of the screams is the same as the failure to govern during your term in office,” Bennett snapped back at the Likud members. Incoming Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset plenum ahead of swearing in of new government. Incoming prime minister Naftali Bennett was defiant on the Knesset podium on Sunday […]
Continue reading …Kenya free to reopen embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia says
13 June, 2021 Comments Off on Kenya free to reopen embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia says
President Uhuru Kenyatta with Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at State House, Nairobi on March 23, 2017. Two days after Kenya reopened the airspace to Somalia flights, Mogadishu says there is nothing more preventing the two sides from resuming full diplomatic relations. A note sent to Nairobi on Saturday says Somalia has, for the second time in […]
Continue reading …14 suspects detained in Istanbul over suspected Daesh ties
13 June, 2021 Comments Off on 14 suspects detained in Istanbul over suspected Daesh ties
Turkish counterterrorism squads enter a building where Daesh terrorists had been hiding, Istanbul, Turkey, May 20, 2021. (AA Photo) Turkish security forces detained 14 suspects in Istanbul over their alleged ties to Daesh terrorist group, an official said Sunday. Provincial counterterrorism units on June 11 simultaneously raided 20 addresses across 13 Istanbul districts and made […]
Continue reading …G7 leaders to back new ‘Nature Compact’ to halve carbon emissions by 2030
13 June, 2021 Comments Off on G7 leaders to back new ‘Nature Compact’ to halve carbon emissions by 2030
People gather around a giant globe during a climate demonstration in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, June 12, 2021. © Alberto Pezzali, AP G7 leaders on Sunday will back new conservation and emission targets to curb climate change, and finalise collective action on several other fronts, as they wrap up a three-day summit aimed at showcasing revived Western […]
Continue reading …from Africa in Transition, Africa Program, and Preparing for Leadership Transitions in Africa Recognizing Somaliland’s Democratic Success
12 June, 2021 Comments Off on from Africa in Transition, Africa Program, and Preparing for Leadership Transitions in Africa Recognizing Somaliland’s Democratic Success
UK-based Somalilanders waving the self-declared republic’s flag at a rally near Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Ben Stansall / AFP / Getty On May 31st, the people of Somaliland went to the polls to participate in long-delayed parliamentary and municipal elections. The largely autonomous region in the north of Somalia, which had a […]
Continue reading …US shooting leaves 13 people injured in downtown Austin, Texas, suspect not arrested
12 June, 2021 Comments Off on US shooting leaves 13 people injured in downtown Austin, Texas, suspect not arrested
A shooting in downtown Austin, Texas has left at least nine people injured. (Screengrab) A shooting in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin, Texas injured 13 people early Saturday, and police said the suspected shooter was not in custody. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Two […]
Continue reading …Putin Hopes Biden Less Impulsive Than Trump
12 June, 2021 Comments Off on Putin Hopes Biden Less Impulsive Than Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden will be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump, ahead of his first summit with the new U.S. leader. In an interview with NBC News, Putin described Biden as a “career man” who has spent his life in politics. Though he described relations […]
Continue reading …UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council(VIDEO)
12 June, 2021 Comments Off on UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council(VIDEO)
Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. MUN Photo/Evan Schneider Five States were elected by the General Assembly to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council […]
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