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US to release report blaming Saudi prince in Khashoggi murder
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - A US intelligence report expected to be made public Friday will blame Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- a key figure in the US-Saudi relationship -- for the murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Hundreds more girls feared taken in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen raided a school in northwestern Nigeria overnight, abducting students, local authorities said Friday, raising fears that the country had been hit by another mass kidnapping.
Asean ministers plan Myanmar talks Tuesday
Kyodo News, Published on 26/02/2021
» Asean foreign ministers are preparing to hold a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar, Asean diplomatic sources said on Friday.
'Blanket of sadness' covers conflict-hit Tigray capital
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» MEKELE (ETHIOPIA) - For nearly two decades, the hilltop museum flanked by weeping willow trees showcased the military might of the Tigray region's ruling party, which dominated Ethiopian politics for decades.
Israel charges Arab citizen with spying for Hamas
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» JERUSALEM - Israel's Shin Bet security agency said Friday it has arrested an Israeli Arab with family ties to Gaza for allegedly passing missile defence information to the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers.
Turkmen leader recognises dog breed with state holiday
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» ASHGABAT (TURKMENISTAN) - Turkmenistan's authoritarian ruler has recognised a national dog breed with a state holiday, government media reported Friday, elevating the canine to the same status as the gas-rich country's beloved horses.
Eritrean troops killed 'hundreds' in Ethiopia massacre: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» NAIROBI - Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, Amnesty International said Friday.
US to release report fingering Saudi prince in Khashoggi murder
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US director of national intelligence is expected to release a damning report Friday that fingers Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018.
Myanmar police raid protest district as World Bank halts some payments
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2021
» Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as the World Bank halted payments to projects in the country that were made after the Feb 1 coup.
US strikes 'Iranian-backed militant' site in Syria: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US military struck facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed armed groups Thursday, saying President Joe Biden's new administration was sending Tehran a message after recent rocket attacks on US troop locations in Iraq.