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In this file photo taken on May 5, 2018, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny addresses supporters during an unauthorized anti-Putin rally in Moscow, two days ahead of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a fourth Kremlin term. (AFP File Photo)  Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital intensive […]

Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP). © Malik Konate, AFP Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali’s new military strongman a […]

Troops loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government are seen in military vehicles as they prepare for a mission to Sirte, in Tripoli, Libya. July 6, 2020. (Reuters Photo)  The Turkish military will provide assistance to restructuring the Libyan Army into a regular army based on the model that was used in training the Azerbaijani Army. […]

MOHAMED MOALIMU Former BBC reporter Mohamed Moalimu survived Sunday’s siege on a beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu – the fourth time he has been caught up in an attack by Islamist al-Shabab militants over the last seven years. Moalimu, who now heads the Federation of Somali Journalists, told the BBC’s Basillioh Mutahi about his […]

In this file photo, Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a picture during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania on June 30, 2020. © Ludovic Marin / Pool via Reuters Leaders of a military coup in Mali that detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and forced his resignation said Wednesday they would enact a political […]

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference, Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that Israel’s controversial annexation plan for the occupied West Bank was to be suspended “for a time being” and that it came at the request of the U.S. administration. “This was […]

The Democrats believe that President Donald Trump is a cancer that will slowly kill American democracy. It’s hard to get people to kick a habit that causes cancer. You’re supposed to be encouraging and positive when you’re trying to nudge addicts to stop doing something that’s bad for them. For most of the night Monday, […]

  Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland (Twitter, Horn Diplomat photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan officially opened its new representative office in Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland, a self-declared state in East Africa, on Monday morning (Aug. 17) local time, with the raising of both countries’ national flags and the signing of agreements on […]

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media about changing the 2020 general election date on August 17.  Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed New Zealand’s elections by four weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland. The election had been scheduled for September 19 but will now be held on October […]

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian takes questions at a regular media briefing in Beijing on Aug 14, 2020. [Photo/Foreign Ministry official website] Trump says ‘probably not’ to join Putin-proposed summit on Iran BEIJING – China welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal of holding an online summit over Iranian nuclear issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said […]