Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage

Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News via AP) By The Associated Press An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went

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Hyundai recalls 239,000 cars for exploding seat belt parts

File – An unsold 2019 Accent sedan sits at a Hyundai dealership in Littleton, Colo. on Sunday, May 19, 2019. Korean automaker Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars because the seat belts can explode and injure vehicle occupants. The recall, which expands and replaces three previous recalls, includes 2019-2022 Accents, 2021-2023 Elantras and 2021-2022 Elantra HEVs,

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EU calls for Russia dialogue to unlock Ukraine food exports

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gestures during an interview with Reuters in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 24, 2022. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By Reuters European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday called for talks with Moscow on unlocking wheat exports that are trapped in Ukraine as a result

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Somali corrupt president Hassan Sheikh appoints national security adviser Hussein Maalim one of the most influential member-TPLF

The new security adviser of Somali corrupt president Hassan Sheikh, Hussein Maalim, is one of the most influential member of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front TPLF and an influential figure in the Horn of Africa, head of a security think tank. According to sources told Somali Times Hussein Maalim is member of Ethiopian

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Two European countries are illegally fishing in Somalia

Credit to Photo/Al Jazeera By Blue Marine Foundation A set of reports published by Blue Marine Foundation have revealed evidence of unauthorised fishing on the part of EU vessels in the waters of several developing Indian Ocean coastal states. The reports – one undertaken by OceanMind and the other by Blue Marine and Kroll –

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Russia’s ruble hits strongest level since April 2018

By Anadolu Agency Russia’s ruble hit its strongest level in four years against the US dollar on Monday, owing to Moscow’s steps to back the currency. Having sunk as low as 150 to the greenback in early March after the launch of the war on Ukraine, the Russian currency later gained ground with the dollar/ruble

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Only 329 Citizens decided Somalia new president Hassan Sheikh

Somalia has elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as its new president. But this statement is far from the truth because, in reality, the choice of Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as president was decided by 329 persons. According to African Exponent reported. Before the elections, the cities of Somalia were covered with posters of the over three dozen

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Germany is keen to pursue gas projects with Senegal, says Scholz on first African tour

Senegal’s president Macky Sall and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a press conference at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal May 22, 2022. Reuters/ Ngouda Dione By Reuters Germany wants to intensively pursue gas and renewable energy projects with Senegal, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday during his first trip to Africa, against the backdrop

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Somalia corrupt president takes over the office

Somalia corrupt president is starting his four-year term facing familiar top issues such as the country’s political divide and rising attacks by up al-Shabab terror network. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud faces a politically divided nation, U.N.-authorized African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. Its mandate includes reducing the threat posed by al-Shabab and conducting a phased

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Somali leader who met Netanyahu returns to power, and some see hope of normalization

The Times of Israel By Lazar Berman Somalia’s parliament selected a new president last week, bringing back a leader who met secretly with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2016. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was elected Sunday in an indirect vote that ran over a year late, the process mired in political infighting that turned violent at

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