20,000 Seafarers, 15,000 Passengers Stuck in Gulf: UN Agency
Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s crude and considerable supplies of liquefied natural gas travel.
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Trump’s New Envoy Arrives in South Africa with Relations Frayed
A conservative media critic picked by President Donald Trump to be US ambassador to South Africa has arrived to take up his post, the US embassy said Tuesday, with bilateral relations fractured over a range of issues.
Fury after Trump Posts Video of Obamas as Monkeys
Near the end of the one-minute-long video promoting conspiracies about Republican Trump’s 2020 election loss, the Obamas are shown with their faces on the bodies of monkeys for about one second.
Marekani yarejesha msaada wa chakula Somalia
Mwanzoni mwa Januari, Washington ilisimamisha msaada huo kwa Somalia kufuatia taarifa za wizi na kuingiliwa kwa shughuli za misaada na Serikali ya Somalia. Marekani ilidai kuwa maofisa wa Somalia walikamata kinyume cha sheria tani 76 za chakula cha msaada kilichokuwa kimetolewa kwa ajili ya raia waliokuwa katika mazingira magumu.
Dollar halts descent, gold keeps climbing before Fed update
The dollar had seen a sharp sell-off Tuesday fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he was happy with the currency’s recent decline, which saw it fall to a four-year low against the euro.
Can the US Halt Jihadist Violence in Nigeria?
Violence has continued unabated despite US President Donald Trump’s stated goal of stemming the alleged mass killing of Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.
Trump Envoy Disinvited From Greenland Dog Race
Greenland’s dogsled federation said Monday that the new US special envoy to the Arctic island had been disinvited to its annual race, as Washington repeatedly threatens to take over the autonomous Danish territory.
Iran vows to Defend Itself as Trump Says Will ‘Watch it and see’
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” about military action over the crackdown on protesters.
Trump Weighs Military Option to Acquire Greenland
Denmark has warned any move to take Greenland by force would mean “everything would stop,” including NATO and 80 years of close transatlantic security links.
At least 8,000 new Epstein-linked documents released by US Justice Dept
The new files include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
