Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year’s chaos for cross-border commerce and bring a measure of certainty to businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. The breakthrough on Thursday

A walks in the rain outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. European Union and British negotiators worked through the night and into Christmas Eve in the hopes of putting the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day. (AP

Oil prices increased on Thursday over a fall in US oil stocks and a decline in the US first-time jobless claims, as both signal a possible oil demand and economic rebound. International benchmark Brent crude traded at $51.42 per barrel at 0642 GMT for a 0.35% increase after closing Wednesday at $51.24 a barrel. At

Photo/Somali Times A new contingent of troops deployed by the Somali government at Dolow airport in Gedo region on Monday has been distributed weapons and deployed to the Beled-Hawo district on the Somali-Kenyan border. The soldiers, dressed in different uniforms and dressed in green uniforms, are said to be Somalians, Eritrean-trained undercover soldiers, and there

US President Donald J. Trump addresses the crowd in Valdosta, GA United States on December 5, 2020 [Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency] US President Donald Trump criticised a draft resolution approved by Congress that includes aid to foreign countries while accusing the Egyptian army of using US aid to buy military equipment from Russia. This came within

Photo: Credit Reuters By John Sibley DOVER, England (Reuters) -Angry truck drivers briefly scuffled with police in the streets of Dover on Wednesday as a partial blockade by France designed to stop the spread of a new highly infectious coronavirus variant left thousands stranded before Christmas. Paris and London agreed late on Tuesday that drivers

French daily says TB2 armed drones play key role in Turkey’s foreign policy, weakening of PKK terrorist organization Drones have become a symbol of Turkey’s rising power and its growing independence, according to a French daily. “Inexpensive, reliable, and used by an experienced army, it is one of the key factors in Ankara’s success,” the

President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he leaves to listen to a reporter’s shouted question at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on

Photo: Credit Wikipedia dictator Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh has announced that he will run in the country’s April 2021 presidential election. Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh has announced his candidacy for the presidency. Speaking live on Djibouti’s state television, Guelleh said he had been asked to run for office,

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs with the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in the Indian Ocean, Dec. 18, 2020. PATRICK CROSLEY/U.S. NAVY By JOHN VANDIVER STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S. aircraft carrier group and a Marine expeditionary unit have joined a