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Published by Tribune News Service Ghislaine Maxwell loses sixth bid for release from Brooklyn federal lockupNEW YORK — A judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell bail for a sixth time, rejecting arguments from the British socialite that compared her legal troubles to those of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and the character Hannibal Lecter of “The Silence […]

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Ethiopia: Salvaging a failing state

Published by Al-Araby “Our overriding interest in the Horn of Africa is stability.” These were the words of Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy to the region, speaking at the United States Institute of Peace on November 2. At the end of the session, he summed up the challenge he faced for his upcoming mission to […]

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WHO chief Tedros says his kinsmen dying in Tigray

Published by PM News The World Health Organization’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday said his people in the Ethiopian northern region of Tigray are dying. This, he said, is because they are being subjected to a “systematic” blockade to deny them of supplies. Tedros did not say who he thought was stopping aid […]

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US slaps sanctions on Eritrea military, ruling party for interference in Ethiopia

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States slapped sanctions on Eritrea’s military and ruling party Friday, accusing them of contributing to the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The sanctions targeted the Eritrean Defense Force and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki’s political party, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice. Also blacklisted were the head […]