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President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2019. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump is likely to be the only world leader speaking live from New York at this year’s United Nations General Assembly debate, scheduled to take place Sept. 22 to 25. Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., […]

A couple sits for dinner at a crowded restaurant in Marseille’s Old Port, southern France, Saturday, July 25, 2020.   –   Copyright  Daniel Cole/AP Photo More and more young people in Europe are testing positive for COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told Euronews.Dr Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, said that “we see from reports both […]

MUnsplash/Brian Yurasits/A face mask found during a beach cleanup in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA. A face mask found during a beach cleanup in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, USA. The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use of disposable masks, gloves and other protective equipment soars, but UN […]

Pilgrims social distancing as a coronavirus preventative measure while circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, during Hajj, July 29, 2020. (AFP) Saudi Arabia’s authorities arrested 936 people who tried to enter Holy sites during Hajj without prior authorization, the General Directorate of Public Security […]

Camels , Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on trade and supply chains around the world. Not even the niche market in camels is immune. Somalia usually ships millions of camels, goats, sheep and cattle across the Red Sea to Mecca around this time of year for Islam’s hajj pilgrimage, […]

Luxury cruises will set sail for the first time on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. (Twitter) Luxury cruises will set sail for the first time on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast as part of the Saudi Tourism Authority’s “Break Free” summer season campaign, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The initiative is part of […]

The Ethiopian Ambassador in Russia, Alemayehu Tegenu Aargau, yesterday ruled out the outbreak of a military conflict between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Speaking to reporters in Moscow, the Ethiopian ambassador said: “Tripartite negotiations are currently taking place under the African Union auspices, and I think that all problems will be […]

People walk in the Hennessy Road in south China’s Hong Kong, July 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaochu) BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) should respect China’s position and actions on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong and stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said […]

TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran condemns the racist behavior of the U.S. government toward its people and supports the American people’s anti-racism movement. “In the recent events in the U.S. and the anti-racism movement, our decisive stance is to support the people and condemn the cruel behavior of […]

   Somalia’s newly acting prime minister, Mahdi Guled, has lashed out at the European Union and other development partners for their criticism following the July 25 ouster of former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in a no-confidence vote.  Khaire, has rejected the no-confidence vote, and his cabinet were accused of failing to finalize a draft constitution […]