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By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
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By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
Read MoreIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Featured ArticlesUS warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
By The Associated Press U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week’s midterm
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKDjibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Read MoreSomalia President meets World Bank Vice President
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has held a welcoming meeting with World Bank officials who have come to the country to
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A man and child visit Tiananmen Gate near a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP By Vincent Ni Move follows data showing sharp decline in number of births in world’s most
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Djibouti has ‘no choice’ but China for infrastructure development
Aboubaker Omar Hadi, chairman of the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, speaks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development on Aug. 29 in Yokohama. (Photo by Akane Okutsu)
Read MoreSomalia President meets World Bank Vice President
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has held a welcoming meeting with World Bank officials who have come to the country to
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A man and child visit Tiananmen Gate near a portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP By Vincent Ni Move follows data showing sharp decline in number of births in world’s most
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Blog PostsIMF chief: trade conflicts fuel synchronized global slowdown
File photo the World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the forum Frontiers in Anticorruption at the World Bank/IMF annual spring meeting in Washington. Georgieva, the new head of the
Dubai ruler and princess set for legal battle in London next month
FILE PHOTO: Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Toby
Turkey says Syria attack plans complete, Trump delivers threat
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Turkey and Syria during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin
Germany announces additional $73 mln in aid to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times/Germany Ambassador Annett Gunther Support over next two years ‘complements positive trajectory Somalia has taken in recent years,’ says German ambassador Germany said
Ilhan Omar files for divorce, citing an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ in her marriage
Photo/Facebook Rep. Ilhan Omar and her alleged estranged husband, Ahmed Hirsi Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has filed for divorce from her husband, Ahmed Hirsi, claiming an “irretrievable breakdown”
Judge says New York prosecutors can see Trump’s tax returns
FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House in Washington. On Monday, Oct. 7 Judge Victor
Gold export strengthens Ugandan shilling
Since May, Uganda’s earnings from gold exports have been increasing from $78.7 million to $97.3 in July. Increased gold export in recent months has strengthened the Ugandan shilling, helping ease
China’s forex reserves stand at $3.09 trillion at September end, gold-buying continues
Photo/CGTN China’s foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.09 trillion U.S. dollars, and its gold reserves rose for a tenth straight month at the end of September, official data showed
US troops start pullout from along Turkey’s border in Syria
In this image provided by Hawar News Agency, ANHA, a line of U.S. military vehicles travel down a main road in northeast Syria, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria said
Abu Dhabi crown prince, top Saudi defense official discuss military, defense matters
FILE PHOTO: Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan attends a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June
IMF chief: trade conflicts fuel synchronized global slowdown
File photo the World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the forum Frontiers in Anticorruption at the World Bank/IMF annual spring meeting in Washington. Georgieva, the new head of the
Dubai ruler and princess set for legal battle in London next month
FILE PHOTO: Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, the wife of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Toby
Turkey says Syria attack plans complete, Trump delivers threat
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Turkey and Syria during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin
Germany announces additional $73 mln in aid to Somalia
Photo/Somali Times/Germany Ambassador Annett Gunther Support over next two years ‘complements positive trajectory Somalia has taken in recent years,’ says German ambassador Germany said
Ilhan Omar files for divorce, citing an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ in her marriage
Photo/Facebook Rep. Ilhan Omar and her alleged estranged husband, Ahmed Hirsi Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has filed for divorce from her husband, Ahmed Hirsi, claiming an “irretrievable breakdown”
Judge says New York prosecutors can see Trump’s tax returns
FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during the Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House in Washington. On Monday, Oct. 7 Judge Victor
Gold export strengthens Ugandan shilling
Since May, Uganda’s earnings from gold exports have been increasing from $78.7 million to $97.3 in July. Increased gold export in recent months has strengthened the Ugandan shilling, helping ease
China’s forex reserves stand at $3.09 trillion at September end, gold-buying continues
Photo/CGTN China’s foreign exchange reserves came in at 3.09 trillion U.S. dollars, and its gold reserves rose for a tenth straight month at the end of September, official data showed
US troops start pullout from along Turkey’s border in Syria
In this image provided by Hawar News Agency, ANHA, a line of U.S. military vehicles travel down a main road in northeast Syria, Monday, Oct. 7, 2019. U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria said
Abu Dhabi crown prince, top Saudi defense official discuss military, defense matters
FILE PHOTO: Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan attends a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June