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RIYADH — Türkiye and Saudi Arabia reaffirmed support for Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s one-day visit to the kingdom, rejecting what they called separatist moves and parallel structures that threaten the Horn of Africa nation’s unity. In a statement released Wednesday by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate following Erdogan’s meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, the leaders stressed their “unwavering support” for the Federal Republic of Somalia and…

Second Jeffrey Epstein accuser alleges 2010 encounter with Andrew at Windsor; Starmer urges testimony to U.S. Congress A second woman has alleged she was sent by Jeffrey Epstein to Britain for a sexual encounter with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at his residence on the Windsor estate in 2010, when she was in her 20s, the BBC reported. The claim surfaces days after the U.S. Justice Department released a vast trove of Epstein-related documents, intensifying scrutiny on the disgraced royal. The woman’s U.S. attorney, Brad…

Starmer condemns Trump’s Afghanistan comments as ‘insulting’ as UK, allies push back U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced as “insulting” Donald Trump’s claim that British troops stayed off the front lines in Afghanistan, drawing cross-party anger in Britain and rebukes from allies and veterans’ groups. Trump, in a Fox News interview aired Monday, suggested NATO partners had not borne the brunt of combat, saying, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan. And they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the…

London — Prince Harry told the High Court it was “disturbing to feel that my every move, thought or feeling was being tracked” so the publisher of the Daily Mail could “make money out of it,” as a high-profile privacy case against Associated Newspapers Limited opened in London. The Duke of Sussex is one of seven claimants — alongside Elton John, his husband David Furnish, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, politician Simon Hughes, and actors Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley — alleging what they describe as a “clear systematic and…

Prince Andrew’s Fall from Grace: A Royal Reckoning in an Age of Accountability For a monarchy that has long prized continuity and poise, the decision by Prince Andrew to relinquish the dukedom of York marks an unmistakable rupture. It is not merely a change in a title; it is a public acknowledgement that reputational damage — amplified by decades of media scrutiny, legal settlements and the enduring shadow of Jeffrey Epstein — can no longer be contained behind palace walls. From privilege to pariah The move, framed in…

Somalia Looks to Kuwait’s Quiet Power as UN Gathering Turns to Deals, Not Declarations On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud sat down with Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, for the kind of conversation that rarely makes headlines but often shapes outcomes. The readouts were restrained: talks of strengthening ties, shared views on regional security, fresh avenues in trade and development. Yet the presence of Kuwait’s…

Prince Johnson, the previous warlord in Liberia and who turned senator in 2006, was appointed chairman of the Senate Protection Committee on Tuesday, Could 18. A gathering that prompted US diplomacy to react the following day, whereas the talk on the institution of a particular court docket to evaluate the crimes dedicated in the course of the civil struggle is frequently reactivated.…

LONDON - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty the Queen has announced that her beloved husband, His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died. "His Royal Highness died peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle." Boris Johnson said he "inspired the lives of countless young people". In a speech on Downing Street, the Prime Minister added: "He helped govern the royal…

This October 1, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Nigeria's independence. As on every anniversary date, RFI makes you relive the musical atmosphere of the time. Close-up of a unique singer whose career began in the 60s, before Fela and before Tony Allen: Joni Haastrup, king of Afro-soul. In the early 1960s, Nigeria was hit by…