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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 […]

International arrivals to Britain may have to test negative before entering (Picture: International travellers will have to test negative before entering the UK in a bid to keep new strains of the virus out of the country, it is understood. Passengers will be required to show a negative result from no more than 72 hours […]

Black Lives Matter and Muslim organizations led the protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota against the police shooting of a suspected gun felon who shot first. The protesters hoisted a Somali flag over a building at one point. Hundreds of protesters marched in the city on Sunday, in a demonstration organized by ‘Black Lives Matter’ activists and […]

mA WHO team is due to visit China for a highly politicised trip exploring the origins of the coronavirus, which first emerged in the city of Wuhan in December 2019 NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/File A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the […]

In duelling rallies, President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have implored Georgia voters to turn out for elections on Tuesday that will decide which party controls the Senate. Mr Trump, a Republican, and Mr Biden, a Democrat, said the vote would shape America for years to come. More than three million Georgians have already […]

Ethiopia’s Border Affairs Committee (EBAC) has urged Sudan to urgently pull its forces from forcibly occupied “Ethiopian territories”.In a statement, the Border Affairs Committee said the Sudanese army has currently occupied areas 20 to 40 km deep inside Ethiopian territory since December 15, 2020. According to the Sudanese News Agency, Sudan, on December 19, officially […]

WASHINGTON – Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of California was reelected on Sunday as speaker of the US House of Representatives, where her party has a narrow majority Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) waits during votes in the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the US Capitol on Jan […]