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The US secretary of homeland security MS Kirstjen Nielsen, who enforced some of President Donald Trump’s controversial border policies, has resigned. President Donald Trump said customs and border protection Commissioner Kevin Mcaleenan will replace her temporarily. MS Nielsen was responsible for the proposed border wall with Mexico and the separation …

Algerian police have used water cannon against protesters demonstrating against Abdelkader Bensalah’s appointment as interim president. Mr Bensalah, the speaker of parliament’s upper house, succeeds President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned last week following weeks of peaceful demonstrations. Reports say many citizens want more radical change. Mr Bensalah, who will be …

Wreckage from a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet has been found a day after it disappeared off the radar over the Pacific, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday. The country’s Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said there was no word yet on the fate of the one pilot on board …

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa’s son Andile has admitted that he was paid $140,000 by a company facing extensive corruption allegations, an admission that could embarrass his father ahead of polls. President Ramaphosa has sought, ahead of elections on May 8, to de-toxify the ruling African National Congress which has …

A summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report says US President Donald Trump’s campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election. The allegation clouded the first two years of Mr Trump’s presidency and his allies see the report’s finding as a boost to his re-election chances. But Attorney …

The death toll in a building collapse in a southern Indian town has risen to four, with more people still feared trapped, police said on Wednesday. The three-storey building in the town of Dharwad in southern India’s Karnataka state collapsed while under construction on Tuesday, burying dozens of people, most …

Amnesty international today accused us forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country.                    The US military however denied the deaths saying it had carried out 110 strikes by drones and manned aircraft in the past two years in …

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the christchurch mosque gunman. Minister Ardern, in an emotional address at New Zealand’s parliament said the attacker sought many things from his act of terror, and was notorious  Ms Ardern assured MPS that the attacker would …

Five members of the security forces were killed in roadside bomb attacks in eastern Burkina Faso at the weekend, officials said. A security official said, a policeman and a soldier were killed on Saturday when their vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kompienga. Late Sunday, three soldiers were …

British MPs have voted in favor of a delay to the UK’s March 29 departure date from the European Union with 412 votes to 202. Report has it that the government motion specifically states UK prime minister Theresa May will seek a technical extension to article 50, moving the deadline …