Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 after reporting millions in losses, report claims

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Griffin Connolly Donald Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the past 15 years and only $750 in the year he was elected following a presidential campaign in which

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Saudi Arabia: G-20 gathering of world leaders, Rights groups and others had called to boycott the summit due to Khashoggi’s killing,

A woman walks past a banner showing Saudi King Salman, right, and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, outside a mall in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 15, 2020. This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders. Instead, due to the coronavirus pandemic,

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Turkey dazzles young Somali inventor at Teknofest

17-year-old Guled Abdi has passion for developing electronic toys and model planes. A talented 17-year-old Somali boy is being hosted by the Turkish Foreign Ministry to attend Teknofest, the country’s largest aerospace and technology event. Guled Abdi makes unmanned aerial vehicle models, or drones, as an amateur and with limited resources. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut

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Qatar Airways got $1.95bn government lifeline after losses widened

Qatar Airways [GlynLowe/Flickr] Qatar Airways received a 7.3 billion riyal ($1.95 billion) lifeline from the Qatar government after losing 7 billion riyal in the year to March 31, the state-owned group disclosed on Sunday, Reuters reports. Several countries, including the United States, have stepped in to help airlines hammered by the coronavirus crisis that brought

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EU companies warned of 700,000 job losses in no-deal Brexit

Photo: Credit The Financial Times By Martin Arnold in Frankfurt More than 700,000 jobs would be at risk for EU companies exporting to Britain if the UK and Brussels fail to agree a trade deal this year, according to a leading German economic research institute. In total, including companies outside the EU that export to

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France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing

From the left, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, France Prime Minister Jean Castex, and Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrive on the scene after a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Friday Sept. 25, 2020 in Paris. French terrorism authorities are investigating a knife attack that wounded at least two people Friday

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Somali, Kenyan troops exchange gunfire in border firefight

The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bulo Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera, close to where the border meets Ethiopia to the north Somali and Kenyan troops engaged in a minutes-long firefight on Saturday at the two countries’ shared border, local officials and witnesses said after the Kenyan side fired shots to

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SIXTEEN dead in a week, including seven in a single day, as horror of coronavirus surge hits Birmingham

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (Image: BPM Media) By Jane Haynes Health and hospital chiefs have been sounding the alarm for weeks – coronavirus is deadly, and has not gone away. Now Birmingham is feeling its shocking force again. Sixteen people have lost their lives in Birmingham hospitals this week – one only in their 30s

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The end of Farmajo and parliament Members of both Houses approves the election agreement.

Photo/Somali Times Members of both houses of parliament have ratified the election agreement reached in Mogadishu between the central government, regional administrations and the Benadir region. The session was attended by 255 lawmakers, including 40 senators from the upper house and was approved by a majority vote. Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, a former speaker

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Brexit: EU citizens in UK could be shut out of vital services

Elisabeth Dodds has settled status, but was turned down for a £50,000 bank loan. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian By Anna Tims Fears that shift from paper to digital permits could prevent those with settled status accessing jobs, banking and healthcare. Thousands of EU nationals could face problems accessing essential services because the government is refusing

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