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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump's senior team after less than one...

Virginia Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate’s sentence

Virginia Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate’s sentence
By: AP A federal judge in Virginia has refused to vacate the life sentence handed down to a Somali man convicted in a 2010 attack on a U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Africa. A judge in Norfolk issued a ruling Friday rejecting Mohamed Abdi...

Full text of President Tsai Ing-wen’s Taiwan National Day address

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. CNA photo Oct. 10, 2020
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivered her National Day address Saturday, in which she stressed her administration's determination to safeguard Taiwan's national security and outlined the country's post-pandemic economic strategies. The following is the full text of her speech, titled "2020 Proud of Taiwan": National Day Celebration...

Trump-Putin summit brings end to frosty US-Russia relations

Two leaders praise 'very fruitful' round of closed-door talks held in the Finnish capital Helsinki. President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have committed to improving relations between the United States and Russia, with Putin saying there was no longer any reason for tensions between the superpowers. The...

Somalia: UN envoy calls for better protection of children affected by armed conflict

Horndiplomat-22 July 2016 – Concluding a six-day visit to Somalia, a United Nations child rights envoy has called for better protection of children caught up in armed conflict, urging the country's authorities to treat former child soldiers as victims in need of protection rather...

Clarkston City, Georgia, USA recognizes Somaliland’s Sovereignty

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Horndiplomat-Clarkston City, Georgia, USA recognizes Somaliland’s Sovereignty becoming the first city in the US to recognize Somaliland. This is the first American City Council passing this motion and truthfully despite the Council sagacious and perceptive consideration; the success and the achievement is the result of...

Pakistan celebrates Independence Day

During his speech, President Mamnoon Hussain said the country will continue to support Kashmiris in their bid for the right to self-determination. Pakistan on Sunday commemorated its Independence Day with national zeal and fervour. The day dawned with 31 gun salute in the federal and 21...

Why Africa’s mobile money revolution can reduce poverty

When farmer Isaac Tondo fell on lean times in Liberia's long rainy season, his brother in the capital sent 8,000 Liberian dollars (US$87) to his Lonestar mobile money account, ensuring his children's school fees would still be paid. Across Africa more and more people —...

May 28 elections will herald ‘Century of Türkiye’: Erdoğan

Supporters wave flags and banners as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan makes an address at the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) headquarters, in Ankara, Türkiye, May 15, 2023. (EPA Photo) RECOMMENDED A woman casts her ballot at a polling station, in Ordu, northern Türkiye, May 14, 2023. (AA Photo)
By: Daily Sabah The second round of presidential elections on May 28 will herald the "Century of Türkiye," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday. "We will utilize the coming days in the best...