Rep. Ilhan Omar Questions Biden’s First Airstrike on Somalia

Credit: Associated Press Photo/Morry Gash, Rep. Ilhan Omar. By Ryan Grim, Sara Sirota In a letter to the White House, the Somali-born Democrat demands answers about the legality and purpose of the attack. REP. ILHAN OMAR is challenging the Biden administration’s justification for its Tuesday airstrike in Somalia, which the Pentagon claimed was targeted against

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Somali Prime Minister fires two spy officials for violating order

File Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has fired the Director of Staff Abdullahi Kulane and the Head of Security at Aden Adde International Airport Abdiwahab Sheikh Ali. The dismissal of the two officials was in response to today’s decision to deny the departure of Somali nationals, including former Gedo Governor Osman Nur

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As Tokyo Games open, can Olympic flame burn away the funk?

Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics views from Shibuya Sky observation deck Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) By FOSTER KLUG TOKYO (AP) — Disputed, locked down and running a year late, the Tokyo Games began at last Friday night, a multinational showcase

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Thousands aged over 65 failed to apply for EU settled status – report

Just 2% of applications for the UK settlement scheme were submitted by people aged over 65. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock By Amelia Gentleman Lords report calls on the government to ensure support remains in place to help late applicants secure their status Significant numbers of Europeans in the UK aged over 65 failed to apply to

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Cyber attack disrupts major South African port operations

Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port during a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo By Zandi Shabalala, Tanisha Heiberg A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town,

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France weighs cybersecurity moves after spyware reports

From left to right, France’s Interior minister Gerald Darmanin, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Prime Minister Jean Castex, President Emmanuel Macron and Defense Minister Florence Parly meet druing an emergency security meeting at the Elysee Palace, Thursday, July 22, 2021. French President Emmanuel Macron convened an emergency security meeting Thursday to discuss the government’s response

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PM Roble brings together Abdi Hashi and Mahdi Guled to resolve their differences, Somaliland Electoral Commission to split into two factions

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, today met with the Speaker of the Upper House and the Deputy Prime Minister in his office. The meeting with the Prime Minister and Mahdi Hashi Abdi Guled place atmosphere, speaking about the election between the seats in the North, according to a brief statement from

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Somali defense minister welcomes Irish counterpart in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times Somali Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji, accompanied by Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak, welcomed the Irish Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and other members to Mogadishu. The Somali Minister of Defense Hassan Hussein Haji, the Irish Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs jointly greeted units of the Armed Forces who

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‘Pingdemic’ grips Britain as fears of food shortages grow

A man stands next to shelves empty of fresh meat in a supermarket, as the number of worldwide coronavirus cases continues to grow, in London, Britain, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls By Guy Faulconbridge, James Davey Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official

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4 journalists at shut Hong Kong paper charged with collusion

File – In this June 23, 2021, file photo, Lam Man-chung, center, executive editor-in-chief of Apple Daily gestures at the headquarters before the newspaper stop publishing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, arrested Lam, weeks after the paper was forced to close after authorities froze its assets. (AP

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