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Horndiplomat-The Philippines denied Friday that piracy in its waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia had reached Somalian levels following a recent spate of kidnappings of Southeast Asian sailors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said the situation in the southern Philippines is much more stable than in...

Horndiplomat-More than a decade after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the country continues to become increasingly unstable. On Sunday, nearly 300 people were killed in the worst bombing since the invasion began. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XS2zIUDlGI SOURCE:ALJAZEERA

HornDiplomat-Edmonton’s Somali community is celebrating its latest group of promising high school graduates. “Because of the displacements and civil war in Somalia, a lot of (people in the community) ended up in refugee camps,” he said. When students have moved from Somalia to Canada, they...

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...

Horndiplomat-The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would block US aircraft sales to Iran, potentially undercutting a Boeing deal with Tehran worth up to $25bn. Two approved amendments to an appropriations bill from Representative Peter Roskam would ban sales from Boeing and European...

The current crisis in Iraq explained in under 5 minutes. There is war in Iraq? Again? And the US and Iran are talking about working together? And who is this ISIS Terrorist group that is all over the news? And Religion? Oh dear... When exactly...