North Korea launches first ballistic missile of 2025

By Anadolu Agency North Korea on Monday fired its first ballistic missile of the year into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, just two weeks ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The launch was confirmed by South Korean and Japanese authorities, though Pyongyang has yet to provide details. South Korea’s

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Chinese medical team provides free cataract surgeries in Ethiopia

By Xinhua News Agency A Chinese medical team from Tianjin Eye Hospital on Friday officially launched a free cataract surgery campaign at Tirunesh Beijing Hospital in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Under the name of China-Ethiopia Brightness Journey, the Chinese medical team consisting of 10 senior ophthalmologists and nurses is set to conduct cataract

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Somalia opposition politicians warn of Hassan Sheikh’s looting and extortion on government land

File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame have issued a strong warning about the auction of public land. Read: US paid $3 billion in aid to Somalia-where did it go? Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man in Africa for corruption Hassan

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US paid $3 billion in aid to Somalia-where did it go?

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia government lead by Hassan Sheikh is corrupted they looted Somalia assets they looted aid and sold the food donated by the US to the black market so what is the point of US taxpayers to pay Hassan Sheikh and his family to be wealthy. Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man

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Trump must be sentenced in hush money case, judge signals no jail

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., December 22, 2024. Photographer Cheney Orr/File Photo By Reuters President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on Jan. 10 in the criminal case in which he was convicted on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, but is unlikely to face

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Turkey’s defence exports hit record $7.2B in 2024

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s defence and aerospace industry achieved a significant milestone in 2024, recording $7.2 billion in exports, a 29% surge from the previous year, head of the Turkish Defense Industries Secretariat said on Friday. This achievement surpasses the year’s defence export target of $6.5 billion by 11%, Haluk Gorgun announced on X platform.

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man in Africa for corruption

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia President Hassan Sheikh before he become president for the first time he was a teacher and one of his wives used to sell petrol Km4 on the road in Mogadishu. Now Hassan and his family own properties in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Turkey, UAE and the EU. Hassan and his family are

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Somalia is reviewing Ethiopia’s role in African Union Mission

Somalia is reviewing its decision to withdraw Ethiopian troops from the African Union Mission, peacekeeping mission which shows a major change in diplomacy between the two countries. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country Read: Somali warlord Hassan Sheikh and militia lost war of Raskamboni Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Ethiopia’s

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1 dead, 7 injured after Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas

An area is sealed off outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, on Jan. 1, 2025. One person was killed and seven others were injured on Wednesday after a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, local media reported, citing the police. Photographer Tan Jingjing By Xinhua

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At least 10 killed, 30 injured in New Orleans as car plows into New Year’s crowd

By Anadolu Agency At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured when a man plowed his truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans’ popular French Quarter, local officials said Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 3.15 a.m. (0915GMT) at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Street, according

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