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Construction of the partially-built 700-kilometre border wall, locals say has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya, has been suspended,  Kenya has suspended construction of a 700-kilometre border wall after confrontations between security officers and people from a nearby Somali town. Locals say the partially-built wall has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya. Hundreds of […]

President Donald Trump asked on Twitter why the Department of Justice is not “giving the strongly requested documents (unredacted) to the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE?” | Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images   President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department on Saturday of “slow walking” its handling of Republican lawmakers’ demands for documents related to the FBI’s investigation of […]

Activists put up a placard asking for the release of jailed separatist leaders Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart and reading “Freedom to political prisoners” in Berlin on Saturday. Photo: JOHN MACDOUGAL Jailed Catalan pro-independence activist Jordi Sanchez was on Saturday proposed as the new regional president for a second time despite a failed first attempt. […]

A chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held stronghold near Syria’s capital, Damascus, has killed at least 70 people and affected hundreds, rescue workers have told Al Jazeera. The White Helmets, a group of rescuers operating in opposition-held areas in Syria, said on Saturday that most of the fatalities were women and children. “Seventy people suffocated to […]

The two victims were reportedly waiters at the Grosser Kiepenkerl restaurant. Photo: DPA German authorities have for now ruled out a connection to Islamist terrorism after a man rammed customers on a restaurant terrace, killing two people, but much remains unclear about the incident. Here is what we know so far: What happened? A small […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits former US President George HW Bush in Texas. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Saudi ambassador to the United States Prince Khalid bin Salman visited former US President George H. W. Bush in Texas. On the occasion, the senior Bush tweeted expressing his delight at the “wonderful […]

PM Stefan Löfven thanks first responders after Saturday’s memorial service in Adolf Frederik Church. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT  Messages of love and togetherness filled Stockholm on Saturday as Swedes remembered the terrorist attack on Drottninggatan one year ago that killed five people and injured several others. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, speaking at a memorial concert in […]

Crowd of supporters that gathered since Thursday outside Metalworkers Union building, vow to keep Lula out of prison, photo internet reproduction. SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spent Thursday night at the Metalworkers Union building in São Bernardo do Campo (São Paulo) along with close allies and hundreds of supporters, […]

Damascus, SANA –Jaish al-Islam terrorists resumed on Saturday targeting the residential neighborhoods of Damascus.   The number of injured civilians rose to 37, including women and children, while other eight civilians were martyred; including a child, not to mention the material damage to the houses, and private and public properties as a result of the […]

Police cars in central Münster after a vehicle drove into pedestrians on Saturday afternoon. Photo: DPA At least four people were dead Saturday after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Münster, the interior ministry said, quoted by news agency DPA. A ministry spokeswoman was quoted as saying that the toll included […]