Author: Steven Sahiounie

Former British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Friday that she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is called this year, ending a 27-year parliamentary career that included three years as the nation’s leader during a period roiled by Brexit.May told her local newspaper, the Maidenhead Advertiser, that her work on fighting human trafficking and modern slavery was taking up more of her time and “I have realized that, looking ahead, I would no longer be able to do my job as an MP in the way I believe is right and my constituents deserve.”May, 67, has been the…

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Five people have been killed and several injured after airdrop parcels fell on a crowd of people waiting to collect aid when parachutes failed to open. “Dropping aid in this way is flashy propaganda rather than a humanitarian service,” said Gaza’s media office. “We previously warned it poses a threat to the lives of citizens in the Gaza Strip, and this is what happened today when the parcels fell on the citizens’ heads.” Aid airdrop “despite our previous warnings that these operations are useless and not the best way to bring aid in”. “Before it is too late, bring in…

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The UK foreign secretary on Friday called on Israel to open more crossings for aid to be delivered into Gaza amid a “terrible humanitarian situation” in the Palestinian enclave. Speaking to the BBC’s Radio 4 “World at One” program, David Cameron said it was frustrating that Israel was not allowing more aid into the territory. “We need 500 trucks a day or more going into Gaza,” he said. “In the last five days, we’ve been averaging 123.” More than 30,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israel’s military action against Hamas, launched after the militant group’s attack on Israel on…

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Nigeria is viewing the possibility of joining BRICS, Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar says Nigeria is exploring the possibility of joining BRICS,” the state-run radio station Radio Nigeria reported citing the statement signed by Al-Kasim Abdulkadir, the Foreign Minister’s special assistant. “Tuggar also reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic relations with Russia,” the radio station said. According to the minister, Nigeria is ready to finalize preparations for inking all bilateral agreements drafted by the bilateral commission on the economic, cultural and political ties. The statement pointed out that during…

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