Cairo’s growing involvement in the Horn of Africa strengthens ties with Somalia and Eritrea but increases tensions with Ethiopia. Egypt‘s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was expected in Eritrea‘s capital Asmara on Thursday for talks with his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki, the Egyptian presidency said. A spokesman said Mr El Sisi’s visit was at Mr Afwerki’s […]
Turkish ships evacuate 966 people, including 878 Turkish nationals, 24 citizens of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 64 of their immediate relatives, say sources from Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry. Türkiye on Thursday evacuated more than 960 people from Lebanon, according to diplomatic sources. Turkish ships evacuated a total of 966 people from Lebanon, including 878 Turkish
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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky met U.K. premier Keir Starmer in London Thursday, as the Ukrainian leader embarked on a whistle-stop tour of European capitals aimed at securing military aid before next month’s crunch U.S. election. Starmer greeted Zelensky shortly after 9:00 am (0800 GMT) on a red carpet outside Downing Street, where the Ukrainian leader was also expected to
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Ukraine’s military reported on Wednesday that its forces destroyed a storage facility holding hundreds of Shahed attack drones in Russia’s Krasnodar region. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army on Telegram, Ukrainian units targeted a warehouse near Oktyabrsky, where approximately 400 Iranian-made drones were kept. The operation was carried out in coordination with the Ukrainian naval forces and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), as
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton barreled into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after plowing across Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding cities with ferocious winds and rain, whipping up a barrage of tornadoes and causing an unknown numbers of deaths. It compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit.
DaysofPal- More than 22 Palestinians have been killed on Thursday morning after an Israeli airstrike targeted a school-turned-shelter in central Deir el-Balah. At the time of writing, ambulances are streaming into the al-Aqsa Hospital and some bodies have arrived in pieces. This is the latest in a series of Israeli raids on school buildings housing
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OCALA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton roared into Florida, leaving a path of destruction and fears of major damage and loss of life. Milton hit the west Florida coast Wednesday night with 120-mph winds and strong storm surges, causing major flooding. Tornadoes caused their own devastation, including deaths. Across the west coast, from Tampa Bay to
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people paid their last respects on Thursday to Ratan Tata, former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, in India’s financial capital ahead of a state funeral later in the day. The veteran industrialist, hailed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a visionary business leader, died at a Mumbai hospital
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LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at 10 Downing St. in London on Thursday for talks with the leaders of Britain and NATO on his “victory plan” for the war against Russia. Zelenskyy is meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, before traveling to Paris for talks with President Emmanuel
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Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations in western Syria early on Thursday, targeting sites associated with Iranian interests, according to Syrian media and regional reports. Among the targets was a car manufacturing plant in the industrial town of Hisyah, 30 kilometers south of Homs, where Israeli forces caused material damage, as reported by Syria’s state news agency, SANA.
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