9-year-old makes history at Pennsylvania college, studying to become a pediatric neurosurgeon

Gifted child Aiden Wilkins. Credit Photo: ABC7 By Face2Face Africa t just 9 years old, Aiden Wilkins is sure of what he wants to do when he grows up. The gifted boy from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, said he wants to be a Pediatric Neurosurgeon, and he is already working towards that. Wilkins is currently a high

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U.S. raid on battery plant raises concerns over foreign investment

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) welcomes visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (C) at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Aug. 25, 2025. Photographer Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency U.S. immigration authorities detained more than 300 South Korean workers at a battery plant in Georgia last week during a criminal

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Who was Charlie Kirk, US conservative commentator shot dead at university event?

By Anadolu Agency Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, was one of the most influential figures in America’s conservative youth movement, with millions of followers on social media. Kirk, 31, in 2012 co-founded Turning Point USA, a nonprofit that mobilizes conservative students on high

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Sterling holds steady, propped up by rate outlook

Pound Sterling notes and change are seen inside a cash resgister in a coffee shop in Manchester, Britain, Septem,ber 21, 2018. Photographer Phil Noble/File Photo By Reuters The pound held steady on Wednesday, hemmed in by a firm dollar ahead of key U.S. inflation data this week, and by a degree of stasis ahead of

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Puntland rejects Somalia corrupt president and his family to raise funds for online visa system

File Photo/Somali Times Puntland has opposed the Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and his family recently to raise funds for implemented online visa system, which requires foreigners arriving in the country to apply for visas directly online. Read: Somalia at risk of reimposition of UN arms embargo Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for

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China’s first batch of earthquake relief assistance to Afghanistan arrives in Kabul

By Xinhua News Agency The first batch of emergency earthquake relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to Afghanistan arrived in Kabul on Sunday. The shipment, aboard two Y-20 aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force, included tents, blankets and other urgently needed items for quake-hit areas. A handover ceremony was attended by

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Sabalenka crowned queen of Queens with back-to-back US Open titles

Tennis – U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, United States – September 6, 2025 Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning the women’s singles final. Photographer Mike Segar By Reuters World number one Aryna Sabalenka retained her U.S. Open crown with a battling 6-3 7-6(3) win over American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova

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Qatar launches air bridge to send aid to Afghanistan after deadly earthquake

By Anadolu Agency Qatar announced the launch of an air bridge Saturday to deliver aid to Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake, one day after confirming that nine aircraft had already arrived in Kabul. The Foreign Ministry said on the US social media company X that “the Qatari Armed Forces have launched an air bridge of

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Botswana minister hails China ties for driving development

Botswana’s Minister of International Relations Phenyo Butale speaks at the reception for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Botswana, in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 4, 2025. China has made significant contributions to Botswana’s development over the past 50 years, Botswana’s Minister of International Relations Phenyo Butale said Thursday at a

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Putin says no need of foreign troops in Ukraine after peace agreement

By Anadolu Agency There will no longer be any need to deploy foreign troops in Ukraine once a peace agreement is signed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Commenting on Thursday’s meeting in Paris of the “coalition of the willing” — a group of countries providing military support to Ukraine and pledging troops after

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