This Saturday, May 4, 2019, file booking photo provided by the Alexandria, Va. Sheriff’s Office shows Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie, of Burke, Va. Wehelie of Burke, Virginia, pleaded guilty in November to making false statements. He will be sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria. (Alexandria Sheriff’s Office via AP) A former FBI translator will

A Turkish smuggling network has been fuelling a conflict between farmers and nomadic herders in Nigeria’s northern and central regions, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday. The criminal gang has smuggled thousands of weapons to the west African country, fuelling one of the region’s deadliest conflicts that has killed 3,600 people and displaced more than

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2018 in Washington, US [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council/Anadolu Agency] The Saudi Kingdom announced on Wednesday its support for the US president, Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, as announced in the White House and endorsed

An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against a new citizenship law outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui An unidentified man fired at a protest against India’s new citizenship law near a university in Delhi on Thursday, wounding one person, witnesses said, the first

France is unconditionally supporting Khalifa Haftar to have its say on natural resources in Libya, says Foreign Ministry Turkey on Wednesday urged France to stop supporting Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar.”If France wants to contribute to the implementation of decisions taken at the [Berlin] Conference, it should first stop supporting Haftar,” Hami Aksoy, the Foreign

Convenes urgent meeting to discuss so-called ‘Deal of the Century’ The Arab League on Wednesday censured the U.S. peace plan for Palestine, saying the so-called “Deal of the Century” violates Palestinian rights. Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, in a news conference at the White House on Tuesday, unveiled the

U.S. President Donald Trump applauds Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint remarks to discuss a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed creating a Palestinian state as part of a Middle

Afghan National Army forces go towards the site of an airplane crash in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mustafa Andaleb A plane which U.S. officials described as a small U.S. military aircraft crashed in a Taliban-controlled area of central Afghanistan on Monday, and the insurgent group claimed to have brought

Photo/ Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his delegation has arrived in Asmara. The leaders of Somalia, Eritrea Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali will hold bilateral talks in Asmara. ‘During these meetings, the leaders are evaluating the effectiveness of the measures to ensure

No casualties or material damage reported so far from attacks on heavily fortified Green Zone At least five katyusha rockets landed in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital, some of which directly struck the U.S. embassy, caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said early Monday. “This hostile attack on a foreign mission was repeated