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The United Nations Security Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could not be adopted despite 14 other Council members supporting it. The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise...

The US has vetoed, as expected, a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and his plans to move the American embassy in Israel to the city. However, the proposed measure was backed on Monday by the 14 other Security...

PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday that he was optimistic about improving Somali accountability concerning the distribution of American aid to Somali armed forces, much of which was suspended because of corruption concerns. "I'm sure we can get this thing under control,...

Undocumented immigrants who were being deported to Somalia on Thursday made it to Senegal before they all returned on a flight back to the U.S., according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Somali citizens, some of whom had lived in the U.S. for...

There were at least four people from Minnesota on the returned flight. By Mila Koumpilova Star Tribune A plane with deportees to Somalia, including at least four from Minnesota, returned to the United States on Friday after a stop in Senegal that authorities said did not go according...

Here is the full text of US President Donald Trump's Wednesday speech on Jerusalem, in which he recognised the disputed city as Israel's capital: When I came into office, I promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We...

The United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit cleared Dahabshiil, a Somali-owned international money transfer firm on Friday of allegations raised by one Harbi Hussein in an attempt to link the reputed remittance company to terror financing. The case was filed in April 2016 against Dahabshiil...

No obvious "Group of Death" emerged when the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw was announced Friday morning. In the draw, the 32 countries were divided into four "pots." The top seeds were all placed in Pot 1 and were the first to be assigned to...

It has been a week of tough talk and miscommunication by the White House. Donald Trump promised to handle the situation in North Korea after its latest missile test. But he was silent on exactly what that meant. Several hours later, Trump faced backlash...

A ceremony in New York is honouring journalists around the world who've faced intimidation, harassment and imprisonment. The ceremony celebrating press freedom recognised journalists from a variety of nations, such as Cameroon, Thailand and Mexico, including an award for Afrah Nasser, a Yemeni reporter...