Trump arrives in Biarritz for testing G7 summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in Biarritz for the G7 summit, France August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in France on Saturday for what promises to be a fraught meeting of major industrialised nations, with friction over trade, climate change and Iran likely to snarl the talks.

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Why Somali President Farmajo is busy dismantling the Federal States leadership?

Photo/Somali Times/Jubbaland State President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe Jubaland has one elected presidents Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe Presidents Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe was overwhelmingly voted in Wednesday garnering 56 out of the possible 74 votes by the newly elected Jubaland parliament. as an international community congratulated him and assured support. Jubbaland the joy of peaceful

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Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

FILE – In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 1 duty

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Maritime row: Somalia rejects AU commission invitation, sticks to ICJ hearing

This comes as the US on Tuesday backed Kenya’s push to have the matter solved through political negotiations rather than through the court The ICJ said the first round of hearings will take place on September 9, when Somalia will make its submissions, while Kenya will respond on September 11. Somalia will go first in

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China strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag on an embassy car is seen outside a hotel near a construction site in Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting an additional 10% on top of existing rates in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in

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US officials confirm Israeli strike in Iraq

FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was the result of a drone

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Qatar, Saudi Arabia rift in a new stage over Somalia

While Qatar declared it would build a new seaport in Somalia, Saudi Arabia has recognized the autonomous Somaliland’s passport, a move that may deepen instability in the country Saudi Arabia and Qatar engaged in a diplomatic war last year when the former imposed an embargo on the latter, attempting to cut its ties with the

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Former warlord became Mogadishu mayor but what went wrong?

Former warlord Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish) Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has appointed Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Filish), one of the faction leaders in Mogadishu. A statement from President Farmajo said: “Addressing the need for a governor for the Banadir Regional Administration, to move forward with development plans, and

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Jubaland re-elect President Sheikh Ahmed Islam Madobe

File/Photo/Somali Times Kismayo, Jubaland election re-elect President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Ahmed Madobe president of the Jubbaland regional administration. The three candidates – Ahmed Mohamed Islam, Anab Mohamed Dahir, and Mohamud Mohamed Omar – competed in the election without votes beginning. Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam came first with 56 votes and Anab Mohamed Dahir got 17

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China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan

FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central Taiwan. China said Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, that it will levy sanctions against U.S. firms linked to plans for an U.S.

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