Former Somali President Farmajo says Hassan Sheikh violated the country’s transitional federal constitution

File Photo/Somali Times Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has accused President Hassan Sheikh of violating the Transitional Federal Constitution, warning of the danger of favouring factionalism over unity and the common good, putting the country in a dangerous situation that undermines unity and stability. Read: Exclusive: Somalia airspace revenue collected by Hassan Sheikh and

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Global airlines body says Chinese aircraft to boost aviation sector

Zhao Chunling, chief designer of China’s homegrown wide-body C929 aircraft at Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd, is pictured at a research institute of COMAC in Shanghai, east China, March 5, 2025. Photographer Liu Ying By Xinhua News Agency The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global trade association representing airlines, said on Tuesday that

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The ‘Freak Offs’ became my job – Diddy’s ex Cassie Ventura testifies in his sex trafficking trial

Cassie and Combs started dating in 2007 and had an on-and-off relationship for over 10 years — Left photo via cassie on Instagram | Right image via diddy on Instagram By Face2Face Africa Singer Cassie, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former girlfriend, took the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial on Tuesday and testified about being

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Trump secures $600 billion Saudi investment pledge on Gulf tour

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Photographer Brian Snyder By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to

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13 killed in Indonesian army ammunition disposal blast

Relatives of the victims of ammunition disposal blast wait for information at a hospital in Garut Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, May 12, 2025. At least 13 people were killed when the Indonesian army destroyed expired ammunition in West Java province on Monday, a military officer said. Photographer Claudio By Xinhua News Agency At least

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Algeria expels 2 French intelligence agents over fake diplomatic passports

By Anadolu Agency Algerian authorities expelled two French intelligence agents on Sunday for entering the country using fake diplomatic passports,” in a new sign of rising tensions between the two nations. According to Algeria International TV, a state-run news channel, the two individuals worked under the French Interior Ministry’s Directorate of Internal Security and had

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US secretary of state set for inaugural visit to Turkey

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on, during a meeting with Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (not pictured), the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. Credit Photo Reuters By Daily Sabah U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the informal NATO foreign ministers meeting in

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Putin proposes resumption of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 11, 2025. Photographer Liu Kai By Xinhua News Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Sunday the resumption of direct negotiations with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul. In a statement to journalists at the Kremlin, Putin said Russia remains

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Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

India’s air defence system intercepts objects in the sky, after India-Pakistan ceasefire announcement, in the city of Jammu, May 10, 2025. Photographer Adnan Abidi By Reuters Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after U.S. pressure and diplomacy, but within hours, blasts were reported from the main cities of Indian Kashmir,

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Mexican president sues Google for ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change

By Anadolu Agency Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday her government filed a lawsuit against Google for changing the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” on its US-based maps. Sheinbaum said at her media briefing at the National Palace in Mexico City that the government previously warned Google about the issue, but those

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