Aimee Bock, the executive director of the nonprofit Feeding program . (Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via AP) The United States government has announced charges against 48 Somalis who are accused of embezzling $250 million intended to feed needy children during the Corona Virus outbreak, according to The Associated Press reported. A statement from the US

By The Associated Press Turkey’s leader, overseeing a nation encircled by regional disputes, used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech comes as Turkey is beset by staggeringly high inflation — officially at

By Anadolu Agency The EU’s refusal to respond to Russia’s proposal to transfer 300,000 tons of fertilizers from the European ports to developing countries free of charge is the “height of cynicism,” the Russian president said on Tuesday. “It is clear that they do not want to let our companies earn. But we want to

Credit: Reuters Photographer Karen Toro/File Photo By The Associated Press Nigeria’s anti-drug agency seized a record 1.8 tons of cocaine valued at $278 million at a Lagos warehouse in what it described Monday as likely the country’s largest bust ever. Five people – the warehouse manager and four “drug barons” including one profiled as a

By Business Daily Africa President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta more than doubled the spending on local travel to Sh579 million in the three months to June as campaigns for the August elections picked up momentum. Although Dr Ruto was the incumbent Deputy President, Mr Kenyatta had thrown his weight behind opposition leader

President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) By The Associated Press China’s government on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a visit to open the Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant Sciences in the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden, in Cambridge, England, Britain, April 27, 2011. Reuters/Andrew Winning/File Photo By The Associated Press Britain and the world are laying Queen Elizabeth II to rest on Monday at a state funeral that

By Reuters Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is no longer expected to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday, a British foreign office source said on Sunday, contrary to Britain’s earlier expectations that he would. Saudi Arabia would be represented instead by Prince Turki bin Mohammed al Saud, the source said. Prince

Members of the public pay their respects as they pass the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, Lying in State inside Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (Adrian Dennis/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press Thousands of police, hundreds of troops and an army of officials made final

By Anadolu Agency US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Armenia visit is “against the interests” of Washington, a foreign policy and security analyst told Anadolu Agency on Saturday. The main reason for Pelosi’s appearance nearby Armenia, which is under the control of Russia and hosts Russian bases, is “to protect the interests of the Armenian lobby