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By: Simple Flying Since the start of the year, tensions between Somalia and Somaliland (an independent but internationally unrecognized state) have been high. While the two territories have been going at it for years, tensions have...

Government hopes two-year social experiment will cut red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment Finland has become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to €560 (£477/US$587), in a unique social experiment that is hoped to cut...

The US is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a "sonic attack". Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a decision whether to shut to the mission in Havana was "under evaluation". More than 20 staff suffered...

Horndiplomat-U.S. President Donald Trump nominates veteran diplomat Donald Y. Yamamoto to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia .   THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2018 *President Donald J. Trump...

by Ben Dalton President Donald Trump has announced that the US formally recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will begin the process of moving its embassy to the city, breaking with decades of US policy. In a much anticipated speech in Washington on...

Deutsche Bank AG’s signal that it may sell a $3.5 billion stake in Huaxia Bank Co. shows the fading appetite among global lenders for tie-ups with their Chinese counterparts. That’s a turnaround from before the global financial crisis, when Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc....

Dahabshil Bank International (DBI) is committed to implementing apt suggestions made by its customers. This was revealed during a dinner that DBI hosted for its clients in Hargeisa during which the inaugural Customer Service week was also officially brought to a close. The weekly even,t which...

Saudi Arabia and Israel have been cooperating seriously since at least 2013. The Saudis cut off Qatar just days after demanding it stop funding Hamas. Hurting Hamas helps Israel the most. On the surface, it's perfectly accurate to say the stunning rift between Saudi...

JILL LAWLESS and GREGORY KATZ, Friday, June 9, 2017 LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May's gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign. The shock result throws British...

A 6-year-old South Carolina boy wounded in a schoolyard shooting died on Saturday, a coroner said, a day after a teenage suspect was charged with murdering his own father and wounding the boy, a teacher and another student. The boy, Jacob Hall, was shot on...