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TEHRAN – In a calibrated policy that was accelerated following the assassination of prominent nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian lawmakers have moved to respond to the assassination by finalizing a bill that would rekindle the all-but-dormant Iranian nuclear program. Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in an attack that was widely attributed to Israel. The attack took place […]

An Azerbaijani soldier fixes a national flag on a lamp post in the town of Lachin Karen MINASYAN AFP Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country’s flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. A column of Azerbaijani military trucks entered […]

WASHINGTON – According to a new poll from Gallup, President-elect Joe Biden’s favorability rating is up following the conclusion of the election while President Donald Trump’s has dipped. Biden’s approval rating, according to this survey, is at 55%, which is the highest since he entered the 2020 race. He polled slightly higher in February of 2019, two months before he declared his candidacy. […]

A young girl recovers from her wounds at her house in Humera, Ethiopia on November 22, 2020 | Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Widespread conflict in Ethiopia that has driven tens of thousands of refugees from their homes, killed hundreds — possibly thousands — and dragged in neighbouring countries is prompting questions in […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Dec. 30, 2020. (AA) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a full curfew on weekends, starting from Friday night until Monday morning. Speaking following a cabinet meeting, Erdoğan expressed that there will be a weekday curfew between 9 p.m and 5 a.m. across the country, […]

Three leaders involved in firing of diplomats on November 29, 2020. L-R, Somalian president, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali(Photo credit: courtesy image/file) Nov 29, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — In a political turmoil over the electoral process and foreign interference, the Republic of Somalia has recalled its ambassador to […]

US President Donald Trump© AP Photo/Patrick Semansky WASHINGTON, November 29. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of running in the 2024 presidential election and may make the announcement during Joseph Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021, The Daily Beast news portal said citing own sources. According to the web portal, Trump was discussing the […]

M People attend a funeral for those killed in the attack [Jossy Ola/AP Photo] A “gruesome” massacre against farmers in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 110 people, the United Nations has said, raising tolls initially indicating 43 and then at least 70 dead. The killings took place in the early afternoon of Saturday in the […]

Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo [File: Official Khamenei Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout/Reuters] Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo [File: Official Khamenei Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout/Reuters] A high-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated in an ambush near […]

MOGADISHU, Somalia The al-Shabaab militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for last night’s suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. At least eight people were killed in the Friday evening blast at a popular ice-cream parlor frequented by foreigners and government officials. The group, through its allied propaganda media stations in Somalia, claimed the attack was […]