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Somalia has kicked out the country’s top UN official in a decision likely to harm relations with foreign powers backing government attempts to restore stability after decades of turmoil. The government on Wednesday accused Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, of interfering with internal affairs. Haysom raised questions in a Dec. 30 letter […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no one Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that no one can change the fact that Taiwan is “part of China”, adding that Beijing will not give up the use of military force as an option to ensure “reunification”. Xi made the comments on Wednesday in a speech marking the 40th […]

People who support North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul participate in an event to welcome him in Seoul, Dec. 9. / Yonhap After decades of ideological conflict that drove South and North Korea to the brink of war at times, the two sides have undergone a stunning about-face in their relations, with an […]

Until recently, Bolsonaro was largely considered a fringe politician best known for disparaging remarks against LGBT people, minorities and women [File: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters] Sao Paulo – Brazil’s far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in on Tuesday during a ceremony in the capital Brasilia, likely marking the beginning of a hard conservative shift in governing Latin America‘s largest economy and […]

The president’s critisicim of Stanley McChrystal came after the retired general told Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week” that the president is immoral and does not tell the truth. | Steven Senne/AP Photo President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday at a retired army general who had been critical of him and his decision to withdraw […]

Just after a day of the agreement between the Syrian and Iraqi leadership on allowing each force to chase terrorists inside the territories of the other without prior coordinating, the Iraqi air force carried out their first attack. The attack within the Syrian territories in the Sousseh area targeted and terminated a meeting den for […]

Paul Ellis, AFP | Police officers stand near a cordon at Manchester Victoria Station, in Manchester on January 1, 2019, following a stabbing on December 31, 2018. British counter-terrorism police were investigating a multiple stabbing in which the suspect reportedly shouted “Allah” at a Manchester railway station on New Year’s Eve, officials said Tuesday. A […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has renewed his commitment to denuclearisation but warned that he may have no option but to seek an alternative course if the United States does not take corresponding measures and maintains sanctions. Kim made the comments on Tuesday during his annual New Year’s Day address, laying out Pyongyang’s top priorities for the 12 months […]

AA Photo An under-construction mosque in western Germany’s Duisburg city was vandalized by unidentified assailants who defaced the building with racist slogans, according to a mosque official on Sunday. The attackers painted star of David — which is the symbol of Judaism — on the wall of Mevlana mosque, affiliated with the Turkish-Islamic Community National […]

Kim and Moon met three times in 2018 in an unprecedented thaw in inter-Korean relations [File: KNCA via Reuters] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in asking for talks in the new year, according to Moon’s office. The Blue House said that Kim expressed regret that he couldn’t make a […]