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While visiting Berlin, the liberal Senator called Donald Trump’s comments attacking a long-standing ally “unacceptable”. Former US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke in defence of Chancellor Angela Merkel after Donald Trump volleyed criticism earlier in the week against Germany over trade relations and his belief that Germany needs to pay more for the Nato military […]

Dubai-based port operator DP World has announced plans to spend $442m on the expansion of its port at Berbera in Somaliland. The investment – which is about the same as the annual GDP of Somaliland – follows the official opening of its Doraleh Multipurpose port in Djibouti last week. The money will be spent on […]

Airbus Helicopters is moving forward with its strategic partnership with China, with construction now underway of its first helicopter assembly line in the country. Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus Helicopters, said the new final assembly line for its H135 chopper in Qingdao, Shandong province, is the first for the company in China. An employee works […]

A former Defence minister has condemned the shooting to death of 100 camels in Tana River and Kitui counties. The camels, some of which were pregnant, died in front of horrified villagers who described the attack as sickening. MBura MP Ali Wario points at a bullet wound on one of the few camels that survived […]

 Resident of Nizhny Tagil, Valentin Degterev, analyzed photo and video materials that NASA made on the Moon. The materials in question had been obtained during six successful landings of US astronauts on the Moon from 1969 to 1972. Starting from the ninth Apollo mission, one can see strange objects on the photos, the ufologist believes. […]

Padilla reiterated the call for the Maute group to surrender while there is still time as troops are preparing to rescue the civilians still trapped in the city. “We call on the remaining terrorists to surrender while there is an opportunity,” Padilla said. Padilla said 960 civilians have been rescued, and an estimated 1,000 residents […]

The country’s biggest infrastructure project since its independence is under fire by some for its high costs. Amid concerns of its high price tag, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country’s biggest infrastructure project since its independence . The red-and-white diesel train left from the port city of Mombasa on Wednesday […]

Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A mass grave composed of relics of 60 civilians, including women, killed by Islamic State, was found in western Mosul,” a local source from Nineveh province has said. “Security troops discovered a mass grave in al-Shifa district in western Mosul,” the source told AlSumaria News on Wednesday. “The grave contained relics of 60 […]

 At least 80 people were killed in a massive blast which ripped through the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital Kabul early Wednesday, the health ministry said, warning the toll would rise further. “Unfortunately the toll has reached 80 martyred (killed) and over 300 wounded, including many women and children,” said ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh, […]

The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel with a new attack on German trade tactics and defense spending. Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer insisted that the leaders “get on very well” but – as is often the case – his warm words from the […]