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Iran’s President To Set Out On Rare Africa Tour

  • July 11, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will embark Tuesday on a rare Africa tour in the latest diplomatic efforts to reduce the Islamic republic’s isolation by forging new alliances. The three-day trip — which includes Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe — will be the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years. Raisi will head a […]

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Armed Group Kills Peacekeeper in Central African Republic, UN Says

  • July 11, 2023

An unidentified armed group attacked a United Nations peacekeeping patrol Monday in the Central African Republic, killing a peacekeeper from Rwanda, the U.N. said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said initial reports indicated the U.N. patrol returned fire and killed three of the assailants. The attack happened as the peacekeepers were providing a protective presence around […]

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Turkey Backs Sweden’s Nato Membership

  • July 11, 2023

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join Nato, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg says. He said the Turkish leader would forward Sweden’s bid to parliament in Ankara and “ensure ratification”. Meanwhile, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said: “I am very happy, it is a good day for Sweden.” […]