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US Secretary of State says the arms agreements will help Saudi Arabia deal with 'malign Iranian influence'. The US and Saudi Arabia signed arms deals worth almost $110bn on Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump's visit to the traditional US ally. US Secretary of State...

By:Sarah Barker   How My Daily Commute as a 20-Something White Woman Taught Me About the National Political Situation Most Twin Cities high school cross country and track teams have Somali students on the roster. Some of these prep runners have gone on to successful college and...

ADDIS ABABA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- 39,390 refugees have arrived from January 1 to May 15 from the war torn nations of Somalia and South Sudan fleeing drought, conflict and food insecurity. The statement was made on Friday by the United Nations High Commission for...

More than 30,000 Somali refugees have apparently returned to Somalia from Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency said, and an increasing number are seeking aid to return home. Babar Baloch, spokesperson at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), today told reporters...

Final results show incumbent president emphatically beating rival Ebrahim Raisi to extend his time in office. Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has decisively won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by principlist rival, Ebrahim Raisi. With all of votes in...

US president receives warm welcome by King Salman as he seeks to repair ties with Washington's closest Arab ally. US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his first foreign trip since taking office, in a crucial test abroad...

By Aaron Blake Notes by former FBI director James B. Comey show President Trump wanted the probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn dropped. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post) This post has been updated. Four days ago, President Trump threatened former FBI director James B. Comey....

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...

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. MAY 13, 2017 Monday May 15, 2017 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in 2016. He has been accused of covering up cholera outbreaks by an associate of a rival for World Health Organization director general. Credit Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A leading...

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and other members of the Trump administration have denied the accuracy of published reports that the president revealed highly classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office. The original story, first reported by the Washington...