BULGARIAN MILITARY During an official visit to England, the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Army, General Metin Gürak, made a significant stop at Royal Air Force Coningsby Base, according to Turkish sources. The visit included a thorough inspection of the EF-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon, a military aircraft that Turkey has expressed interest in […]
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabbed five people at an open-air cafe in northwest Turkey before being detained by police, officials and media reports said Tuesday. The 18-year-old, identified as Arda K., broadcast Monday’s knife attack on social media through a camera attached to his vest, HaberTurk
Days earlier, four deputy bank governors were forced out after internal revolt. Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have widened to target more officials appointed during her time in office. Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned, the Law
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The MTN Supplier Forum was an interactive session between MTN and its vendors exploring strategies for supply chain optimization and the latest industry trends. MTN Uganda unveiled Strategic partnerships with financial institutions to offer quick and affordable financial solutions, including supplier invoice financing and loans. The Forum featured recognition of outstanding
The proposed bill would allow Iraqi Shiites to follow the Ja’afari school of jurisprudence, which permits marriage for girls as young as nine and boys at fifteen. If passed, the changes, pushed by mostly Islamist Shiite parliamentarians, could legalise child marriages and allow for personal status matters to be ruled on the basis of sectarian
AP NEWS SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi rebel-controlled Masirah TV that the floods displaced people from 500 homes. Five people were missing,
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BBC A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election – but was blocked from forming a government. The ruling also banned Move Forward’s charismatic, young former leader Pita Limjaroenrat and 10 other senior figures from politics for 10 years. The verdict
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Times of Israel Iranian officials quoted by The New York Times say Russia has begun delivering advanced air defense and radar equipment to Iran, after officials in Tehran asked the Kremlin for the arms. The report comes as Iranian state media report that the country’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian told a visiting senior ally of Kremlin leader
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THE JC The British government has already begun to suspend arms export licences to Israel while ministers carry out a policy review, evidence seen by the JC confirms. While Foreign Secretary David Lammy is yet to make a final decision on whether to halt weapons sales to the Jewish state, civil servants have already stopped granting permits.
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ALJAZEERA Mali has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat in July that killed dozens of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group as well as Malian soldiers. The northern Tuareg rebels say they killed at least 84 mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers
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