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By James Loxton and Javier Corrales April 20 at 6:00 AM Anti-government protesters face tear gas in Venezuela   On April 19, opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held the largest protest so far that month in Caracas. Footage showed them crossing a river to avoid tear...

Hawaii judge rules grandparents are exempt from Trump's travel ban enforcement on six Muslim-majority countries. A federal judge in Hawaii has expanded the list of family relationships needed by people seeking new visas from six Muslim-majority countries to avoid President Donald Trump's travel ban. US District...

US news reports say Israel was the source of intelligence that President Donald Trump disclosed to the Russians during a White House meeting last week, igniting further controversy for the beleaguered administration. According to a New York Times report on Tuesday,Israel was the source that...

We don't have to vote for him to appreciate the realities exposed by the US' greatest reality TV star. The truth is, Trump is doing the US and the world a service by holding a giant mirror up to our collective soul, writes LeVine by Mark...

By HELENE COOPERAPRIL 23, 2017 CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Commercial ships must once again shore up their defenses against forced boardings at sea, United States Defense Department officials said on Sunday, warning that Somali pirates are returning to waters off East Africa after five years...

By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL R. GORDONFEB.    PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday, picking a widely respected military strategist known for challenging conventional thinking and helping to turn around the Iraq...

In early August, China became the latest country to open a military base in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the third smallest country on the continent’s mainland. Chinese officials said the facility had nothing to do with military expansion and will be a...

Community prepares for Somali family's arrival after executive order barred them last week. Workers with the resettlement group Della Lamb Community Services joined Country Club Christian Church volunteers Tuesday in preparing a northeast Kansas City house slated to be home for a family of nine...

THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW State representative-elect Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature, talks with Rachel Maddow about the demonizing of her community by Donald Trump and how her election is being received by the public. Duration: 7:3   SOURCE:MSNBC

In January, HBO is expected to decide whether to greenlight a new series, “Mogadishu, Minnesota,” about Muslim immigrants adjusting to life in the Midwest. The pilot was shot in the Twin Cities this fall, and a decision to base the show here would pump tens...