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Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan, South Korea

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Views: 3 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said. International tension has been rising over a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, actions […]

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Angelina Jolie, at US Capitol, presses for domestic violence law

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Views: 0 Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures to combat domestic violence. At a press briefing in the US Capitol, Jolie expressed support for renewing legislation that would provide victims of such abuse with medical and legal assistance, as well as support to

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FUFA and UPL endorse MTN Uganda as the Broadcast sponsor of the SUPL

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Views: 6 Representatives of Uganda’s football governing bodies pose for a photo with MTN’s Chief Marketing Officer (3L) to Endorse MTN’s partnership in the growth of Uganda’s football Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) and Uganda Premier League (UPL) come in to emphatically endorse MTN as the Broadcast Sponsor of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League

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Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament over enforced disappearances, torture

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Views: 5 The MPs said their walkout was in protest for the continued injustice in the country that includes several killings and unaccounted for citizens who are missing since last year’s presidential poll and torture of citizens. Opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday walked out of a parliamentary session in protest of reported torture of

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Kampala,Uganda:Parliament to investigate human rights violations

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Views: 5 Hon Muhammad Nsereko called for action from govt on human rights violations Posted on: 08 Feb 2022 The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among has directed the Committee on Human Rights to investigate the alleged human rights violations by security operatives. On 03 February 2022, Opposition Members of Parliament led by the Leader of the

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African Union Commission appoints Ms. Fiona Lortan as the Deputy Special Representative to Somalia

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Views: 3 Mogadishu, 7 February 2022 –The African Union Commission has appointed Ms. Fiona Lortan as the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) to Somalia and Deputy Head of Mission. Ms. Lortan takes a wealth of experience to the position and will play an important role in the transition

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Ukraine crisis: ‘Our goal is to avoid a war in Europe,’ says Germany’s Scholz

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Views: 2 In the latest push for a diplomatic solution to the rising tensions, the leaders of Germany, France and Poland gathered in Berlin. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said all three were united on their assessment.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish President Andrzej Duda in Berlin on Tuesday, on the

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Iran’s leader accuses Biden and Trump of damaging U.S. reputation – IRNA

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Views: 0 DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Joe Biden and Donald Trump of damaging the reputation of the United States in rare direct criticism of U.S. presidents, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday. © Reuters/Handout . FILE PHOTO: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech, in Tehran“These

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Fears for Māori as New Zealand opens up amid Omicron wave

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Views: 1 Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, with some 93 percent of people over the age of 12 fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures.But as the country prepares for a wave of Omicron, Māori experts say New Zealand’s response has left the Māori population

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Views: 0 Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday during what Israel described as an operation against a “terrorist cell”. The Palestinian health ministry and Israel’s border police both confirmed three deaths. © JAAFAR ASHTIYEH Palestinians inspect the bullet-riddled car in which three Palestinians were travelling