As ATMIS exits Somalia, UN Mine Action Service is training police improvised explosive devices

As ATMIS exits Somalia, UN Mine Action Service is training police improvised explosive devices

With withdrawal work well underway in Somalia, other work continues to ensure that civilian safety and security is maintained. This saw an intensive, five-day training course on improvised explosive devices (IEDs) facilitated by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) for 13 ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) police...

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Kenya to pay back $300 million of $2 billion bond in December, says President Ruto

Kenya to pay back $300 million of $2 billion bond in December, says President Ruto

Kenya will in December pay back $300 million of a $2 billion Eurobond that falls due next June, President William Ruto said on Thursday. The East African nation is being watched closely to see how it handles the bond due to its growing debt repayments, weakening currency and a surge...

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Nearly 10,600 Palestinians killed as Israeli troops fight Hamas in north Gaza, shell-blast buildings

Nearly 10,600 Palestinians killed as Israeli troops fight Hamas in north Gaza, shell-blast buildings

Palestinian officials said 10,569 Gaza residents had been killed as of Wednesday, about 40 per cent of them children, while a humanitarian crisis has gripped the enclave, with basic supplies running out and buildings demolished by unrelenting Israeli bombardments.

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GOP candidates tough it out in third debate, but Trump remains favourite for party ticket

GOP candidates tough it out in third debate, but Trump remains favourite for party ticket

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie all sounded traditional GOP notes, backing military aid to Ukraine, calling for vastly increased investment in the military and linking all the global conflicts.

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