Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, in London, Britain December 7, 2023. James Manning/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the biggest parliamentary test of his premiership on Tuesday when lawmakers vote on his divisive plan to send asylum seekers to

By Anadolu Agency Spanish police have said they arrested one of the alleged leaders of hacktivist group Kelvin Security in the coastal city of Alicante. Spanish police say Kelvin Security has hacked more than 300 organizations in over 90 countries over the last three years, extracting sensitive information and selling it on the dark web.

Somalia president Hassan Sheikh’s son Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has reportedly fled to Mogadishu following his involvement in a deadly car crash in Istanbul, a Somali diplomat in Turkey confirmed. According to sources presidential advisors told Somali Times, Mohamed Hassan Mohamoud was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine killing innocent Turkish national. Read: Somalia’s

Rescuers recovered 11 bodies after landslides at a Zambia mine. (AP photo) By The Associated Press Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies retrieved from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried them in tunnels they were digging last month. One survivor has been found but up to 26 others

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has secured a $4.5 billion debt write-off from global lenders, marking the culmination of a decade-long process of negotiations and reforms. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime The nation, which is just settling into the East African Community (EAC) after its admission two weeks ago, has been exempted from

By Reuters Sudan has declared 15 staff from the United Arab Emirates embassy persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country within 48 hours, the Sudanese state news agency said on Sunday. The news agency said Sudan’s foreign ministry summoned the acting UAE Chargé d’affaires and informed her of the decision. No further details

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia President Hassan Sheikh 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: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Then in 15 May

Burundi’s ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni. Photo/AFP By AFP Burundi’s Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday on charges including attempting to overthrow the government and threatening the life of the president, a judicial source said. Bunyoni, whose trial opened three months ago, was prime minister from mid-2020

Photo Somali Times/Left ruthless dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and shady Somalia President The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who is currently in the Republic of Djibouti, today held a special meeting with the oldest African dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh where they discussed sensitive issues. The two presidents discussed the general situation in the region,

Philippine Coast Guard/Reuters Chinese Coast Guard fires water cannon at Philippine fishing boats in South China Sea By Reuters The Philippines condemned China’s “illegal and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying its coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel conducting a regular resupply mission. The Philippine