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FLASHBACK: 'What did I do to you?' – Gaddafi's final words before rebels killed him in 2011
Ghana Web 20 Oct 2021
Slain Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, entered the world in 1942, near Sirte. A son of an itinerant Bedouin farmer, Gaddafi was brilliant in School and soon graduated from the University of Libya in 1963. He graduated from the Libyan military academy in 1965 steadily rising through the ranks ... He moved to remove the U.S ... “What did I do to you?” ... .
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Queen Elizabeth told to rest by doctors, cancels visit - Palace
The Jerusalem Post 20 Oct 2021
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the world's longest-reigning monarch, canceled a planned visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday and accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days, Buckingham Palace said. The queen, 95, has reigned for almost seven decades ... (credit ... .
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Mali asks Islamic body to open negotiations with al-Qaeda
Al Jazeera 19 Oct 2021
Mali’s government says that it has asked the country’s main Islamic body to open peace talks with leaders of al-Qaeda’s local affiliate in an effort to end a decade of conflict ... Ag Ghali is JNIM’s chief and Amadou Koufa leads JNIM’s most active affiliate in central Mali. Both are frequently targeted by French bombing campaigns ... .
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Protests over security concerns shut down Haiti as search for kidnapped missionaries continues
WPTV 19 Oct 2021
FBI agents and other U.S. officials are helping Haitian authorities hunt for 12 adults and five children linked to Christian Aid Ministries in Ohio, who were kidnapped Saturday during a trip to visit an orphanage ... Report a typo. .
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Egypt, Greece, Cyprus sign energy deal, Turkey resents being left out
The Arab Weekly 20 Oct 2021
ATHENS –. Greece, Cyprus and Egypt on Tuesday signed an electricity agreement that could include Egyptian solar power and potentially supply power to other European countries ... The deal concerns the “interconnection” of the neighbours and transfer of electricity to their respective networks, Mitsotakis said ... .
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Britain fines Facebook $93m for breaching order in Giphy deal
Straits Times 20 Oct 2021
LONDON (REUTERS) - Britain's competition regulator has fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds (S$93.4 million) for breaching an order imposed during its investigation into the US social media giant's purchase of GIF platform Giphy, the agency said on Wednesday (Oct 20) ... It said it strongly disagreed with the CMA ... More on this topic. � ....
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Taiwan says odds of war with China in next year 'very low'
The Times of India 20 Oct 2021
TAIPEI. The odds of war with China in the next year are "very low," a top Taiwanese security official told lawmakers on Wednesday, amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island ... "But there are many things you still have to pay attention to, called contingent events." ... .
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Ex-German soldiers arrested over alleged terror plot in Yemen's war
BBC News 20 Oct 2021
Two former German soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of trying to form a terrorist mercenary force to fight in Yemen's civil war, prosecutors say. Arend-Adolf G and Achim A face terrorism charges after police raids in southern Germany on Wednesday ... Arend-Adolf G had allegedly already tried to recruit at least seven people ... Related Topics. .
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Russia 'notes' Taliban 'efforts to stabilise' Afghanistan
The New Arab 20 Oct 2021
Russia on Wednesday recognised Taliban efforts to try and stabilise the situation in Afghanistan but expressed concern that "terrorist" groups threatened the stability of the entire region ... The talks are one of the Taliban's most high-profile international meetings since seizing power in mid-August ... IS, drug trafficking concerns ... ....
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Unicef: 10,000 Children Killed Or Maimed In Yemen Since 2015
MENA FN 20 Oct 2021
(MENAFN - Kashmir Observer) File Pic Four out of every five children need humanitarian assistance in Yemen Geneva- Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or maimed since a military ... .
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Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
RTE 20 Oct 2021
More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials have said, with scores more missing. In Uttarakhand in northern India, officials said that 46 people had died in recent days with 11 missing ... At least 5,700 people perished there in 2013 ... .
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Two Koreas showcase weapons tech despite attempts for talks
Korea Times 20 Oct 2021
President Moon Jae-in takes off a flight helmet as he sits in an FA-50 light combat aircraft at Seoul Airbase in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday, during an event at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2021. Yonhap. By Nam Hyun-woo ... Yonhap ... Yonhap. North Korea confirms test-launch of new SLBM. 2021-10-20 09.00 . North Korea ... .
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Almost 4 in 5 Republicans want Trump to run again in 2024, poll shows
The Independent 20 Oct 2021
Donald Trump still holds strong support in America as almost four in five Republicans have said they want him back as the US president. Some 78 per cent Republicans polled think Mr Trump should run for presidency again in 2024, revealed a survey released by Quinnipiac University on Tuesday ... Mr Trump lashed out at him in response ... .
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Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback
The Independent 20 Oct 2021
Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem without making major announcements that could anger the Biden administration. Critics say the latest moves, while incremental, pave the way for rapid growth once the political climate changes. On Wednesday, as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with U.S ... U.S ... ally ... ___ ... .
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