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    The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, held a key meeting in Mogadishu today with the Acting US Ambassador to Somalia, Davis Justin,

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  • Brent crude jumps about 5% to near $100 over tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions

    By Anadolu Agency Oil prices surged on Thursday, with Brent crude climbing toward the $100-per-barrel threshold, as fresh tanker attacks near Saudi Arabia and escalating US-Iran tensions

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  • U.S. and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia

    Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and

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  • Trump warns Iran will pay many times over for any US troops killed

    By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran will pay many times over” for any American troops killed amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East. “Every time Iran kills an

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  • New British premier Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

    Britain’s newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street after taking office, in London, Britain, July 20, 2026. Photographer Isabel Infantes By

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AU representative for Somalia meets with US ambassador to Mogadishu

The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, held a key meeting in Mogadishu today with the Acting US Ambassador to Somalia, Davis Justin,

Brent crude jumps about 5% to near $100 over tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions

U.S. and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia

Trump warns Iran will pay many times over for any US troops killed

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AU representative for Somalia meets with US ambassador to Mogadishu

The AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, held a key meeting in Mogadishu today with the Acting US Ambassador to Somalia, Davis Justin,

Brent crude jumps about 5% to near $100 over tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions

By Anadolu Agency Oil prices surged on Thursday, with Brent crude climbing toward the $100-per-barrel threshold, as fresh tanker attacks near Saudi Arabia and escalating US-Iran tensions

U.S. and Pakistan condemn Houthi Red Sea threats to shipping and Saudi Arabia

Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and

Trump warns Iran will pay many times over for any US troops killed

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran will pay many times over” for any American troops killed amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East. “Every time Iran kills an

New British premier Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability

Britain’s newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street after taking office, in London, Britain, July 20, 2026. Photographer Isabel Infantes By

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US embassy in Somalia reduce staff due to Mogadishu Airport security meltdown

File Photo/Somali Times By MP Dr Abdillahi Hashi Abib The most corrupt and treacherous former president Somalia has ever had, Hassan Sheikh, is now facing total collapse. Reliable sources from

Kenya President William Ruto’s official website hacked, hackers demand Ksh41 Million ransom

A photo collage of the official portrait of President William Ruto and the old State House The official website of the President has been hacked, and its homepage defaced with a message targeting

US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage

By The Associated Press Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key sources of drinking water in the small desert nation. It’s the latest