A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian president and the UN Secretary-General to urgently begin negotiations for his release. The pilot, Olejnik Aleksandr, said he was the captain of a

This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows Jose Antonio Kast, candidate of Chilean far-right Republican Party, speaking after confirming his entry into the second round of the presidential election, in Santiago, Chile. Jose Antonio Kast won the Chilean presidential runoff election, becoming the country’s new president, said the electoral authorities on Sunday By

President Donald Trump – Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore By Face2Face Africa Seven years after images of crying toddlers at the southern border provoked worldwide outrage, family separation tied to U.S. immigration enforcement has returned in a quieter but equally wrenching form. This time, it is occurring largely inside the country, as deportation efforts tear apart

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously renewed the mandate of the panel monitoring sanctions on Somalia-based Al-Shabab, according to Anadolu Agency reported. All 15 members voted in favour of the measure, which extends authorization for naval inspections to enforce an arms embargo on Somalia, as well as a ban on charcoal exports and controls

A view shows the Kremlin’s towers, the Grand Kremlin Palace and cathedrals behind the wall in central Moscow, Russia, August 7, 2025. Photographer Evgenia Novozhenina By Reuters Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday that Moscow has not seen revised U.S. proposals made after the most recent talks with Ukraine, but that it

Kenyan President William Ruto with President Donald Trump and other African leaders at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. By Kenyans The High Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the health cooperation agreement between Kenya and the United States, signed last week. Justice Bahati Mwamuye

This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a view of China Changan Automobile Group’s digital and intelligent factory for the new energy vehicle AVATR in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Photographer Chen Cheng By Xinhua News Agency China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd., on Wednesday saw its 30 millionth vehicle roll off the production line,

People shop at a grocery market, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. Photographer Emilie Madi/File Photo By Reuters British grocery inflation held steady at 4.7% in the four weeks to November 30, industry data showed on Tuesday, keeping the pressure on households who are facing higher bills as they head into the Christmas holiday period.

By Anadolu Agency Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday hailed Turkey’s regional role and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s diplomatic efforts, saying the Turkic world is emerging as a dynamic and strengthening force. Speaking alongside the Turkish president at a press conference in Istanbul, Orban said Erdogan had told him that a different world

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as