Somali president replaces security chiefs and Mogadishu mayor
Somalia’s president announced on Thursday a major shake-up of the country’s security chiefs as well as a replacement for the mayor of Mogadishu after Abdirahman...
U.S. transport chief names aviation safety advisory panel
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday named 22 people to a new panel that will advise the department on aviation safety oversight and certification...
Trump echoes NRA talking points on “background checks” – Vox.com
Trump echoes NRA talking points on “background checks” Vox.com Trump to release gun control proposals, including background check updates POLITICO Trump all over the place on gun...
Victims of ‘La Bestia,’ Mexico’s notorious migrant train, learn to walk again
Twelve hours after he scrambled atop a boxcar on a freight train that hurtled through Mexico towards the U.S. border, Roni Osorio could no longer...
Djokovic, Federer in same half of U.S. Open draw
Wimbledon finalists Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are on a semi-final collision course at the U.S. Open after they were placed in the same half...
S&P 500, Nasdaq fall after gloomy data; Fed officials dampen rate cut hopes
The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Thursday after weak U.S. manufacturing data raised concerns about the health of the economy, with comments...
Stena Bulk tanker seized by Iran could be released soon: Sweden’s SVT broadcaster
Sweden has received “very strong indications” that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released...
Breakingviews TV: Vier zwanzig
Aug 22 – Volkswagen scotched a report that it’s considering a stake in Elon Musk’s electric-car maker. That’s a shame, Liam Proud argues. If Tesla...
Tunisian PM delegates his powers to focus on presidential race
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will temporarily delegate his powers to Public Service Minister Kamal Morjane to focus on the presidential campaign and to ensure...
Bosnia-born Matrix co-writer foresees partition of America
Novelist and Matrix co-writer Aleksandar Hemon worries that growing U.S. social divisions could bring about the partition of the United States, saying present-day America reminds...