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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.

Shipping firms pause Red Sea journeys over attacks

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By Mattea Bubalo, BBC News Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. The decision comes after a spate of attacks on...

Obama hits campaign trail for Clinton in Philadelphia

Obama hitting campaign trail for Clinton in key swing state that has been Democratic firewall but is competitive this year   By KEVIN FREKING and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail Tuesday to rally support for Democratic presidential...

President Erdoğan urges Muslim countries to unite before its too late

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday urged Islamic nations to unite and show solidarity with each other. In an interview with the Saudi Arabia-based television channel, Rotana, Erdoğan said despicable developments are being formed against the Islamic world. "Turkey and Saudi Arabia are being targeted. We...

Kenya, US collaborate in fight against money laundering

President William Ruto and Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the United States Brian Nelson at State House in Mombasa on July 28, 2023 Image: PCS
By: TheStar Kenya President William Ruto has vowed to continue fighting money laundering and terrorism after announcing a collaboration with the United States on Friday. Speaking in Mombasa, the Head of State said...

New York police charge man with murder in shooting of imam and assistant

NEW YORK — Hours after 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for a Queens imam and his assistant, police announced Monday evening that they had charged a man with murder in the bold daylight killings of the two men.Police said that they have arrested Oscar...

Cuba’s Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, has died

HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. With a shaking voice, his younger brother,...

China says has defeated ‘conspiracy’ to stir up South China Sea trouble

China's success at turning around relations with the Philippines under its new president Rodrigo Duterte show the "conspiracies" of certain countries to stir up trouble in the South China Sea have been defeated, China's foreign minister said on Saturday. In July, the Philippines won a...

Burundi president to file a claim against AMISOM unpaid wages

BUJUMBURA  – The Burundi head of state, Pierre Nkurunziza, has announced that his government is to open judicial proceedings on the issue of unpaid wages of more than five thousand Burundi military personnel who are in the African Union Peace keeping Mission in Somalia,...

President Mugabe: Africa Is Prepared To Pull Out Of The United Nations

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has claimed that African countries are prepared to pull out of the United Nations after several attempts by the African Union to become permanent member of the United Nations Security Council have been unsuccessful. This comes as the continent intensifies its...

Chilcot: The verdict from the UK’s media

HornDiplomat-The long-awaited inquiry into Iraq war was more damning than anticipated, while Tony Blair insists he did right thing. Protesters dressed as Tony Blair hold a demonstration as they wait for the release of the Chilcot Inquiry in London, Britain by Rachel Shabi @rachshabi Rachel Shabi is a...