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The statement made by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reflects ongoing tension between the White House and Pentagon over the border mission that President Donald Trump ordered. | Win McNamee/Getty Images The 5,800 active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border will remain mostly unarmed and won’t expand their duties to arresting migrants, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis […]

The United States senators have accused President Donald Trump of putting “Saudi Arabia first” by his decision to not take punitive measures against the kingdom or Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanover the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump’s decision is “yet another fawning prostration to a foreign authoritarian”, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine tweeted on Tuesday. “It’s only a matter […]

Kenyan security forces are searching for the kidnappers. Photo: Tony Karumba/AFP An armed gang abducted an Italian volunteer from a village in south-east Kenya, shooting and wounding five residents in the raid, police said on Wednesday. “The attackers fired indiscriminately at residents” before kidnapping the 23-year-old, who worked as a volunteer at an orphanage, during […]

(Africa News) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, are set to return to Ethiopia on Wednesday, the Voice of America’s Somali service reported on Monday. Leadership of the group are due to return on Wednesday, November 21, the report said. ONLF spokesperson told the VOA that their forces were going to be airlifted from Asmara to Jijiga, capital of Ethiopia’s […]

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud walks with his son and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, before leaving for Medina, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 8, 2017. (Reuters Photo) Several activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia have faced sexual harassment, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during interrogation, a rights group said Wednesday. Citing […]

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are part of the Union Territory of India [DeAgostini/Getty Images] A United States tourist is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said. Seven fishermen have been arrested for facilitating John Allen Chau’s visit to North Sentinel […]

  Afghan health workers carry an injured person outside the emergency hospital after a suicide attack targeted a wedding hall, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2018. (EPA Photo) A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of hundreds of Muslim religious scholars in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 43 people, Afghan officials said. Public Health […]

The Aquarius rescue ship has been seized by Italian authorities. Photo: Boris HorvatAFP Prosecutors in Sicily have ordered a migrant rescue ship seized while they investigate allegations that the NGO operating it illegally dumped potentially hazardous waste at Italian ports. Doctors Without Borders (MSF), one of two charities that operate the Aquarius rescue ship, is […]

President Donald Trump wants to restrict migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. A judge has temporarily halted that plan. | John Moore/Getty Images) A federal judge in San Francisco late Monday temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s move to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, dealing another blow to the administration’s immigration agenda. Judge […]

IHA Photo At least one irregular migrant died and another 10 were rescued after a boat sank off the coast of Bodrum in Turkey’s Aegean province of Muğla, coast guard sources said. The coast guard started a search and rescue operation off the shore of Bodrum after a Panama-flagged merchant ship reported the incident, said […]