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  The U.N. Security Council has renewed an arms embargo on Somalia and Eritrea citing a continuing threat from al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants. The 15-member council on Thursday approved the renewal of sanctions with 10 nations voting in favor and five abstaining. "The sanctions are preventing al-Shabab from...

As of November 9th, 2016 Donald Trump has officially been elected the 45th President of the United States of America. For some this is considered a great triumph, and for others, a great disappointment. Ever since the live streaming of the polls, millions of tweets...

Donald Trump isn’t the only president-elect sparking controversy this week. The International Criminal Police Organization elected a former Chinese paramilitary police force deputy as its president, and many human rights observers are up in arms about it. Interpol announced the election results for its new...

  Barack Obama and Donald Trump on Thursday put past animosity aside during a 90-minute White House meeting designed to quell fears about the health of the world's pre-eminent democracy. As protests against the Republican property mogul's shock election rumbled across US cities and world capitals...

The election of Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American lawmaker, has been hailed as historic and great achievement for Somali and immigrant community in the United States. Minnesota voters elected her in a state where the uneasy assimilation of large numbers of Somali refugees became an...

Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday night as the nation’s first Somali-American legislator, with a commanding win in a state House race. Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district, continues an unlikely political journey that began amid the Somali civil...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo Congratulations Message to the Elected President of United States. Somaliland Presidential Press Statement Dear Mr President-Elect, As the President of Somaliland Republic, I extend my sincere congratulations on your election as the 45th President of the United States of America. Today, it...

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to his supporters moments after being declared the winner in the 2016 presidential election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election, voicing hope that joint work will resolve the crisis in bilateral ties, the Kremlin said Wednesday.  President Putin sent a telegram to Donald Trump, congratulating him on his victory in the US presidential...

Up until the final results were announced, Israeli news media reported that whoever took this election, it would not be good for Israel. Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports from East Jerusalem.