By Anadolu Agency At least 38,044 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Turkey on Feb. 6, the country’s disaster agency said early Friday. The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes were centered in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 other provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazig and Sanliurfa. More

File Photo/Somali Times The Prime Minister of the Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, has called for the troops occupying the city of Las Anod to withdraw SNM militia, so that the ceasefire announced can be implemented. Prime Minister Hamza also called for a dialogue and to satisfy the people of Las Anod about their

File Photo/Somali Times Somali warlord Muse Bihi Abdi Hargeisa SNM militia leader admitted killing women and children in Las Anod, in a speech he made today. The international community has declared that it strongly condemns genocide committed by warlord Muse Bihi Abdi and the continuation of the war in Las Anod, which has caused deaths,

File- The Ford F-150 Lightning displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia. Ford Motor Co. says it has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check. On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the automaker said in a statement it has

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before House Foreign Affairs Committee/Reuters By Reuters Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria following Reuters reports on an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of

File – Fuses for 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are prepared to be loaded on a C-17 flight, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It’s learning lessons — with an eye toward a

Mohammed Al Amoudi. Photo credit: olatorera.com By Face2Face Africa Ethiopia‘s richest man Mohammed Al Amoudi has added $111 million to his net worth since the beginning of the year. His net worth is now estimated at $5.57 billion from $5.46 billion on January 1. In 2022, his net worth dropped by $1.25-billion. According to Bloomberg

Gunman Payton Gendron reads an apology to the court at sentencing for charges, including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate, before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Buffalo, N.Y. Gendron, a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has been sentenced to life in prison

The Grayzone By Ann Garrison As Somalia struggled to hold its first real national elections since the country collapsed in 1991, the US and its allies pushed separatism and undermined democracy so as to plunder the country’s rich resources. An armed conflict is underway between secessionists and unionists in the city of Lasanod, where Somaliland

Bank of England (BoE) building in London, Britain/Reuters By Reuters British inflation fell by more than expected in January and there were signs of cooling price pressure in parts of the economy watched closely by the Bank of England, adding to signs that further hefty interest rate hikes are unlikely. Annual consumer price inflation (CPI)