Trudeau condemns Chinese death sentence for Canadian

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced the death sentence given to a Canadian in a Chinese court Monday. He said other nations should be concerned about the verdict handed out to Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who was found guilty of drug smuggling. “It is of extreme concern to us as a government, as it should be

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Trump says he never worked for Russia, rejects media reports

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media before boarding Marine One to depart for travel to New Orleans from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he never worked for Russia, his first direct denial after a media

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Somali MPs Debate Foreigner’s Hiring for Central Bank of Somalia Top Job

Mogadishu-The parliament of the Federal Republic of Somalia has waded in the murky waters of the government move to hire a Briton to head the Central Bank of Somali. The MPs are to debate on a review on the constitution in a bid to review conditions on who takes over at the helm of the

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Somalia seeks to invest in COMESA region

Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Somalia in Lusaka, Mr Ahmed Abdirahman Sheikh Nur has revealed that the his country is looking for areas to invest in within the COMESA region. Mr Ahmed said this in Lusaka when he paid a courtesy call on Secretary General Ms Chileshe Kapwepwe at the COMESA Secretariat. The two-discussed

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U.S.’s Pompeo meets Saudi leaders, cancels Kuwait visit

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 14, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince in Riyadh on Monday, but will cut short the rest of his Middle East trip to

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UK leader mounts last-ditch bid to win Brexit deal backing

Photo (AP) British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to tell lawmakers she has received further assurances about her Brexit deal from the European Union, in a last-ditch attempt to win support for the unpopular agreement. May is due to make a statement in the House of Commons Monday afternoon, a day before lawmakers are due

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US’ Pompeo to seek new answers from Saudis on Khashoggi

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday Washington will seek to get new answers from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Speaking during a press conference with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani following the

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Somali Minister, Fisheries and Marine resources admitted fishing license has been given 31 Chinese Companies

The Minister of Fisheries & Water Resources of the Republic of Somalia, Abdullahi Bidhaan Warsame has admitted today 13, Jan , 2019 the recent developments in the Ministry of Fisheries. A press conference in Mogadishu today addressed the ministry’s commitment to improving the operations. “The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Federal Government

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White House asked for options to strike Iran – WSJ

Photo Reuters The White House’s national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran fired mortars into an area in Baghdad that is home to the U.S. Embassy, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The request by the National Security

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Secretary of State Pompeo urges Gulf states to heal rift

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks with Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Sheraton Grand in the Qatari capital Doha, Qatar January 13, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that a rift between

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