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File Photo Turkey “strongly protests” the U.S. decision to sanction two of its ministers and calls on the country to reverse its “wrong decision,” the foreign ministry said Wednesday in a statement. “The decision targeting two ministers does not comply with state solemnity and cannot be explained by the concepts of law and justice,” the […]

Harare, Zimbabwe – The government of Zimbabwe has warned protesters against violence after three people died in the capital Harare in post-election clashes as the country awaits the results from Monday’s presidential election. Soldiers on Wednesday opened fire to disperse stone-throwing opposition supporters who accused the ruling ZANU-PF party of rigging the elections, witnesses told Al Jazeera. Opposition […]

THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance yesterday claimed to have won Monday’s presidential race and accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of plotting to rig the polls by taking long to officially announce the results. This came as the ruling Zanu PF party took an early lead in parliamentary elections, having bagged 36 of the contested […]

© Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. A Russian scientist from the Central Research Institute of Machine-Building, Viktor Kudryavtsev, who was detained last month in Russia on high treason charges, was allegedly involved in sharing top-secret data with a NATO member state, his lawyer Yevgeny Smirnov told TASS citing investigation case materials. Last Wednesday, investigators pressed […]

President Erdogan said his government won’t back down and may ‘go its own way’ if the US imposes sanctions [Kevin Lamarque/ Reuters File Photo] The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. White […]

Russian warships sail along the Neva River during the Navy Day parade in St Petersburg, July 29, 2018 © Anton Vaganov / Reuters Over 40 warships and more than 4,000 sailors made up a spectacular Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, attended by Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin. Similar fleet reviews also took place in major port […]

The government has declared a three-day state of emergency after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 14 people, including a Malaysian tourist, on Lombok Island in West Nusa Tenggara on Sunday morning (29/07). (Antara Photo/Ahmad Subaidi) Jakarta. The government has declared a three-day state of emergency after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed at least 14 people, […]

By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Somalia’s President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed(Farmajo) arrives in Asmara at midday today for a three-day official visit to a tumultuous welcome by the Government and people of Eritrea. The Somali President Mohammed Abdilahi Mohammed is accompanied by Ministers of Information, Culture &Tourism; Transport; Construction; & State Minister at Foreign Ministry. Both leaders […]

U.S. President Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up as he boards Air Force One, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., and on to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. / AP U.S. President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un […]

Heavy gunfire was heard from within the facility for trainee midwives early on Saturday [Parwiz/Reuters] Afghan security forces have battled for hours a group of gunmen who stormed a medical training centre in the eastern city of Jalalabad, in an attack that left at least four civilians wounded, according to officials. A series of explosions […]