Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Michael Tewelde | AFP The Ethiopian government on Wednesday started restricting telephone and internet services to the troubled Tigray region, hours after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to an ambush on the military. Information access rights group Access Now indicated that the region had been closed to

Abiy Ahmed says rebel attack contained in the region with ‘more operations in the coming days’. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army has succeeded in containing a rebel attack in the northern Tigray region after it was deployed to quell an uprising by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that sparked fears of

Biden should win key swing states Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, his campaign said (AFP/File photo) Joe Biden delivered a short statement on Wednesday afternoon saying that his campaign is all but sure it will secure enough electoral votes to win the presidential election, making the former vice president the fourth candidate to unseat an incumbent

President Donald Trump speaks as he receives a briefing on the 2020 hurricane season in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) By Mayank Aggarwal As Donald Trump attempted to claim victory early on Wednesday morning, long before the final results had been given, Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar hit

Donald Trump attends a veterans event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Tom Brenner U.S. President Donald Trump early Wednesday claimed he had won the election, saying he was going to the Supreme Court to demand that all vote-counting stop while calling the election a “fraud

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By John Haltiwanger,Sonam Sheth,Lauren Frias President Donald Trump falsely said that he won the 2020 general election. No winner has been declared. “We were getting ready to win this election,” Trump said in

Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 ordered the military to confront the Tigray regional government after he said it attacked a military base overnight, citing months of “provocation and incitement” and declaring that “the last red line has been crossed.” (AP Photo, File) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister on

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden were increasingly focused early Wednesday on

Macron triggers world outcry by accusing Muslims of separatism A United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister on Monday called on Muslims to accept the stances of French President Emmanuel Macron on claim of “integration”. “[Muslims] have to listen carefully to what Macron said in his speech, he doesn’t want to isolate Muslims in the West, and

The Israeli Air Force F-35l seen in flight on 13 December 13, 2016 [Israeli Air Force / WikiMedia] Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has refused to make any political concessions including the signing of a formal normalisation agreement with Israel in return for the kingdom obtaining F-35 fighter jets from the US, informed sources