By Anadolu Agency The Iranian army threatened Thursday to widen the scope of war with the US beyond the Middle East and disrupt global oil and gas exports if Washington launches further attacks against the country, shortly before US President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of planned strikes on Iran tonight. “We warn that if

A fire burns in bins as anti-immigrant protesters clash with police at Antrim road, following a knife attack on June 8, which left a man seriously injured and prompted police to declare a critical incident, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a phone. Isabel Infantes By Reuters Two days of anti-immigration

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Mindanao in southern Philippines earlier this week rose to 45, while rescue teams continue searching for 17 missing people, disaster officials said on Wednesday. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council announced that 487 people have

By The African Exponent Economic growth projections remain a central reference point in global capital allocation because they signal where production, consumption demand, and investment activity are likely to expand ahead of realized market performance. This ranking is based on real GDP growth projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook (April 2026).

The Ugandan government has said its troops in Somalia will not interfere in Somalia’s internal affairs, insisting that their mandate is limited to security operations under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). Read: The latest war between Somali warlord Hassan Sheikh and opposition in Mogadishu Read: Clashes erupt in Somalia’s capital

The Bank of England building in London, Britain, May 19, 2026. Photographer Corey Rudy By Reuters Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said interest ​rates at their current level ‌were restrictive for the economy and he did not see the ​need for an increase ​to tackle inflationary pressures that ⁠have grown as a result ​of

By Anadolu Agency The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest possible level on concerns about increasingly aggressive Israeli espionage targeting US officials, NBC News reported Friday. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) issued the new assessment in recent weeks, elevating Israel’s threat designation to “critical,” according to two current and

File Photo/Somali Times Israel deployed special forces to Somaliland is Northern Somalia State during its war with Iran, according to a report published Friday by CNN, which included Somaliland among several locations in a secret network Israel has established in the region. The report, which CNN said cited four sources familiar with the matter, said

A calm situation is felt today in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after two days of clashes and security tensions between the Somali warlord Hassan Sheikh forces and forces loyal to some of the opposition. Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh kills demonstrators Read: Turkey approves $30 million in aid to support Hassan Sheikh and

By Associated Press Somalia’s opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration. No official casualty figures were immediately available from the clashes that prompted calls for restraint from the United Nations and the United States as the government and opposition traded