A view shows disused oil pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan April 2, 2025. Photographer Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices rose on Monday after the United States clinched a trade deal with the European Union and may extend a tariff pause with China,

By Anadolu Agency Thailand said Saturday it agreed “in principle” to a ceasefire with Cambodia following a call between Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and US President Donald Trump, according to a statement from the Thai Foreign Ministry. Phumtham thanked Trump for his concern about the conflict, which erupted earlier this week, and noted that

Activist Mwabili Mwagodi during a past anti-government demonstration in Kenya. Photo Mwabili Mwagodi By Kenyans Missing Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, who went missing in Tanzania on Wednesday, has finally been found dumped on the Kenyan coast. Confirming the news, human rights defender and Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid confirmed that Mwagodi was dropped in a

People rest inside a temporary shelter in Srisaket province, after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia’s leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down, Thailand, July 26, 2025. Photographer Athit Perawongmetha By Reuters Fighting

File Photo/Somali Times Officials of the Dervish army in the Ayn region have spoken out Puntland’s  that it pays the salaries of thousands of members of the SSC-Khatumo administration’s defence forces. Read: Somalia at risk of reimposition of UN arms embargo Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for corruption Read: Why is Somalia an

Photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a launch of SOUEAST’s new models in El Alamein, Egypt. SOUEAST, a Chinese auto brand, unveiled four new models in Egypt on Thursday, marking a significant expansion in the African market. Photographer Sui Xiankai By Xinhua News Agency A Chinese auto brand, unveiled four new models in Egypt

By Anadolu Agency A US federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, ruling the move is “very likely unconstitutional” and cannot be enforced while litigation is ongoing. In a 2–1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling and maintained a nationwide

File Photo/Somali Times Despite billions of dollars in international support, the Somalia army has failed in the face of months of attacks by the Al-Shabab group, and donors are growing impatient, according to the AFP news agency. Read: Somalia at risk of reimposition of UN arms embargo Read: Somalia is the number 1 country for

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh In late 2023, the United Nations Security Council officially lifted the arms embargo that had been in place on Somalia since 1992, allowing the federal government to directly import weapons and military equipment to support its fight against terrorist groups. Read: Somalia is the number 1 country

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. Photographer Chris J. Ratcliffe By Reuters Britain announced sanctions on Wednesday on 24 people and one company it said were involved in people-smuggling, as part of efforts to cut the number of migrants