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Italy transfers first group of asylum seekers to Albania

Muhamad Khalil Italy’s interior ministry announced on Monday that it is transferring a first group of migrants to Albania, where Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government opened two centres it plans to use to process thousands of male migrants. The ship, carrying 10 men from Bangladesh and 6 from Egypt, left the …

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Mixed reactions among Kenyans following the impeachment of the deputy president

Muhamad Yehia Kenyans reacted on Wednesday after parliament overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president. Kenya’s lawmakers approved a motion Tuesday to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges, including allegations that he supported anti-government …

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Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing

Muhamad Yeia A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Seattle to Istanbul was forced to make an emergency landing in New York after one of the pilots collapsed mid-flight, the airline confirmed on Wednesday. The incident occurred shortly after the flight departed from Seattle on Tuesday evening. Despite immediate efforts …

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Nigeria Gasoline tanker explosion kills 90, injures 50

Muhamad Yehia More than 90 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a gasoline tanker overturned in Nigeria and sparked an explosion as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up the fuel, police said Wednesday. The explosion occurred past midnight in Jigawa state’s Majiya town …

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Biden sends antimissile system and troops to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will send a T erminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a …

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Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a ‘misfortune’ for the world

Muhamad Yehia WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish democracy champion and former President Lech Walesa says a victory by Republican Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election would bring “misfortune” to the world. Walesa said in a short entry on Facebook on Sunday that he does not interfere in the …

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Israel assures US it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit …

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Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah

Muhamad Yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the Lebanese Hezbollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip until “total …

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Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people

Muhamad Yehia AITO, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The Israeli military did not immediately comment and the target was not clear. The strike hit a small apartment building in …

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Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave …

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