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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo)  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems under development, saying the […]

More than 36,000 people have been killed and three million people have fled their homes since Boko Haram launched its attack in northeast Nigeria in 2009 [File: Issouf Sanogo/AFP] At least a dozen civilians, including eight children, were killed in a village in northern Cameroon on Friday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in […]

  Twitter Inc said on Friday that it has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s account due to the risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.The suspension of Trump‘s account, which had more than 88 million followers, silences his primary megaphone days before the end of his term and follows years […]

President Donald Trump is facing mounting calls for his removal after the US Capital was stormed by his supporters on Wednesday. © Tasos Katopodis, AFP President Donald Trump is facing mounting calls for his removal after the US Capital was stormed by his supporters on Wednesday. © Tasos Katopodis, AFP US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not […]

The tattoo-chested man in a horned headdress, the middle-aged intruder with his foot on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk and the woman shot dead by police: Their images have been beamed around the world but who are the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol? Jake Angeli, second from right, is a prominent supporter of the […]

This year, Somalia is going into enormously consequential elections that will determine the fate of the country, its geopolitical role and its significance in the Horn of Africa region. Already, the Federal Indirect Electoral Commission (FIEC) has produced the voting timetable: parliamentary elections by Jan. 6, 2021, and presidential elections by Feb. 7, 2021. Given […]

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Nov 20, 2020.Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images file  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined presumptive Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to call on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th […]

TEHRAN – The day when Iran showered the U.S. military base in western Iraq may be regarded as the first military attack against the U.S. since World War II but Iran had been enjoying this capability at other levels. Iran’s public diplomacy over the past 42 years since the Islamic Revolution has always been a […]

Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to stop Joe Biden from being certified the winner. Although the situation was quickly brought under control, politicians and public opinion condemned the riots, and Congress officially certified Biden’s victory afterwards, the far-reaching implications of the incident may not be controllable. Weakened democracy […]

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once relied upon for global leadership. Trump supporters left a flag outside the Capitol, Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo) “Disgraceful scenes in […]