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Trump addresses a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House following a meeting with Congressional leaders on the government shutdown [Alex Edelman/AFP]  US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is prepared to keep parts of the government closed for years if he does not get the billions of dollars he has requested […]

History was on Ilhan Omar’s mind as she arrived in Washington DC this week. The 36-year-old Democrat from Minnesota’s 5th Congressional district became the first Somali-American, one of two Muslim women, among the unprecedented number of women lawmakers, and part of the largest congressional black caucus electedto the US House of Representatives. But during the swearing-in on Thursday (Jan. 3), […]

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro during inaguration © REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Brazil’s newly-sworn-in right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he might consider hosting a US military base in the future and called a Brazilian embassy move to Jerusalem a done deal in a new interview on Thursday. Bolsonaro, dubbed the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ for his […]

Nancy Pelosi, the new speaker of the House, said no funding for a border wall would be made available [Joshua Roberts/Reuters] The new US House of Representatives, which is now controlled by Democrats, has approved legislation to end a two-week partial government shutdown without funding President Donald Trump‘s proposed wall along the border with Mexico. The lower chamber […]

Turkey and Russia have decided to cooperate in the area to the east of the Euphrates River over the positions of troops in the region and their coordination after the U.S. decision to withdraw from the area. The two countries are also reported to be considering following a path in the northern province of Manbij […]

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 […]