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Horn of Africa diplomacy will fail without serious investment
Last weekend, diplomats, presidents, and prime ministers gathered in the tiny East African nation of Djibouti. The meeting was apparently initiated by the State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs, or maybe Donald Yamamoto (the U.S. ambassador to Somalia), or perhaps it was Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Participants receiving the invitations said they were not quite sure. Nor did those invited initially know the agenda. Evidently, the State Department forgot to include it. Or perhaps it was not ready until the dignitaries arrived.
Navy upholds decision to terminate Roosevelt Capt. Brett Crozier over coronavirus warning
The Navy is sticking with its firing of Capt. Brett Crozier as commander of the Pacific carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt after he warned of the threat the coronavirus posed to sailors.
Balkan showdown coming to the White House
President Trump has invited the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to the White House on June 27 to resolve their long-standing dispute over Kosovo’s final status. The minisummit will be presided over by Richard Grenell, Trump’s special envoy for the dialogue. Grenell has urged an accelerated resolution to the conflict, thus setting the stage for a dramatic Balkan summer.Northam outlines phase 3 reopening guidelines, says Virginia at least a week away from entering it
The soonest Virginia could enter into phase three of reopening is June 26, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday, but he declined to set any date in stone.Rank and file pressure House Democratic leadership on renewables amid infrastructure push
June 19, 2020 02:23 PM Time for New York's Jews to take their fight against Bill de Blasio to court
June 19, 2020 02:17 PM Australian prime minister reveals nation targeted by 'sophisticated' state-sponsored cyberattack
June 19, 2020 01:34 PM Guyana election battle matters to the US
June 19, 2020 01:17 PM Apple to close 11 stores in response to rising coronavirus cases in several states
Apple will close 11 stores again in response to the surge in coronavirus cases.
Daily on Energy: Pandemic threatens effort to save 700 homes in Norfolk from increased flooding
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Fauci says reluctance to follow health guidelines is ‘frustrating’
Top government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that it was “frustrating” that the public was ignoring health guidelines to prevent further coronavirus spread.New Hampshire official sees state's economy as 90 percent reopened
A New Hampshire employment official is optimistic that nearly 90 percent of the state’s economy is now open and working, and the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force plans to help other struggling businesses reopen as the nation approaches 100 days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.North Korea blew up the liaison office because diplomacy has stalled
June 19, 2020 10:52 AM John Kerry: Trump victory could provoke a revolution
June 19, 2020 10:52 AM Italy had coronavirus as far back as December, new analysis finds
June 19, 2020 09:03 AM US seizes advanced Russian military system in Libya
June 19, 2020 08:57 AM Berkeley Law professor: Trump saving the Constitution, 'his greatest service'
Berkeley Law professor John Yoo is very comfortable around controversy. But voting for then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016 was a step too far.