Trump disavows ‘send her back’ cry, Omar stands defiant

President Donald Trump speaks during a photo opportunity with members of the 2019 U.S. Special Olympics athletes and staff, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump has chided his supporters who chanted “send her back” when he questioned the loyalty of a

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American warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump calls to the media as he waits to greet Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump

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Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio

Firefighters respond to a building fire of Kyoto Animation in Kyoto, western Japan, Thursday, July 18, 2019. The fire broke out in the three-story building in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, after a suspect sprayed an unidentified liquid to accelerate the blaze, Kyoto prefectural police and fire department officials said.(Kyodo News via AP) A man

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Iran state TV: Iranian forces seize foreign oil tanker, crew

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting during his provincial tour to the North Khorasan, Iran, Sunday, July 14, 2019. Rouhani said his country is ready to negotiate with the United States if Washington lifts its economic sanctions. (Iranian Presidency

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Ethiopian city braces for protests as activists promise to declare new region

Photo/Reuters Activists in Ethiopia were set to declare a new region for their Sidama ethnic group on Thursday in defiance of the central government, with some residents of the southern city of Hawassa worried that it could lead to violence. The declaration will be a litmus test of whether Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal government

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Duale denies links to firm at centre of Sh2bn tender scandal

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale. A firm believed to him has been awarded government tenders worth Sh2.6 billion over the last ten years, a Nation investigation has revealed. A firm believed to be associated with Garissa Township MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has been awarded government tenders worth Sh2.6 billion over

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Defying Trump, US House votes to block Saudi arms sales

Photo/Reuters Measures related to $8bn in arms sales to Saudi Arabia now go to Trump, who is expected to veto the resolutions. Washington, DC – The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday approved three resolutions aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s planned sale of guided missiles and other weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United

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Manchester Arena bomber’s brother Hashem Abedi has arrived in UK and will be charged with murdering 22 people

Hashem Abedi (Image: PA) A plane from Libya with the 22-year-old on board landed back on UK soil at a London airport on Wednesday afternoon Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of the Manchester Arena mass murderer Salman Abedi, has been arrested ‘for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life’

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Jordan appoints new Qatar envoy, two years after downgrading ties

Jordan’s King Abdullah II, right, receives Qatar’s deputy PM Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, centre, in Jordan Amman moves to restore normal ties with Qatar more than two years after withdrawing its ambassador over Gulf crisis. Jordan has appointed a new ambassador to Qatar, a step towards restoring normal relations two years after Amman withdrew

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‘You must be stupid’: Duterte says he won’t be tried by international court

Photo/Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared he will never be tried by an international court for mass killings in his war on drugs, and vowed no let up in a crackdown that he said he was winning and would see through “to the very end”. In a television interview with a celebrity pastor, the

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