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The United States and Somalia reached an agreement on Tuesday for Washington to cancel more than US$1 billion in debt owed by the troubled Horn of Africa nation. The announcement came a day after the parliament in Somalia, which is heavily dependent on international aid, approved a US$1.36 billion national budget for 2025. Somalia is […]
The Philippine military chief has reiterated calls for Beijing to compensate for damages and return rifles seized during a violent confrontation in the disputed South China Sea that left a Filipino sailor with a severed thumb. General Romeo Brawner Jnr said his side was demanding payment for two inflatable boats damaged by Chinese forces in […]
Billionaire Elon Musk’s America PAC has been warned by the US Justice Department that its US$1 million daily giveaways to registered voters may violate federal law, US media reported on Wednesday. Musk, the world’s richest man, announced the contest on Saturday in Pennsylvania, one of the seven “swing states” that are likely to determine who […]