The outside of the London Stock Exchange building is seen in the City of London, March 7, 2005. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters London stocks fell on Friday, tracking weakness in global markets after U.S. Federal Reserve officials indicated interest rates may stay high for longer, while GSK slipped after selling is remaining stake

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting with the ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia The

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced James Swan will be his special envoy for Somalia and head of the UN Mission in Somalia, abbreviated as UNSOM. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia Ambassador James Swan’s tenure is temporary. The American, who previously held this position, replaces Catriona

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China May 16, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to “rejuvenate” their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would “always

Security officers move Slovak PM Robert Fico in a car after a shooting incident, after a Slovak government meeting in Handlova, Slovakia, May 15, 2024. Reuters/Radovan Stoklasa By Reuters Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination on Wednesday, the government office said. Fico, 59,

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corruption virtually runs throughout Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s regime. From its judicial system, to public services, administration, police, tax and customs administration, legislation, natural resources, public procurement, and the civil society, the scourge remains unabated. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves federal

James Swan United Nations envoy to Somalia The Secretary General of the United Nations has appointed James Swan from the United States as the Acting Special Envoy to Somalia and the Head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOM). Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves

This photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a BMW electric vehicle displayed at the signing ceremony for deepening strategic cooperation between BMW and Shenyang, in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Photographer Pan Yulong By Xinhua News Agency The Beijing China-Germany economic and technological cooperation demonstration zone has attracted more than 100 German enterprises, reaching

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on May 13, 2024. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua) By Xinhua News Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday underscored the significance of maintaining the recent

File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia President Hassan Sheikh took over a country with a single constitution. For two years, the country has two constitutions. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh dissolves federal government 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥an𝐝 has the legal one under the agreement (2012). The Federal Government has a new