White House says Trump could visit more countries during Middle East tour amid reports of Turkey stop

By Anadolu Agency The White House left the door open Friday to US President Donald Trump tacking on additional stops during his visit to the Middle East next month amid reports that the administration is mulling a potential visit to Turkey. “I don’t have any details about the president’s overseas trip, other than to say

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Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh failed in both domestic and international politics

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh failed in both domestic and international politics, Hassan Sheikh has invited the heads of the country’s regional states to attend the National Consultation Forum to discuss the general situation in Somalia. Read: Exclusive: Somalia airspace revenue collected by Hassan Sheikh and his family A statement from the

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6 dead after helicopter crashes in New York City

A New York Fire Department rescue boat is seen in Hoboken, New Jersey, after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10, 2025. Credit Photo AFP By Associated Press Six people died Thursday when a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near Manhattan, officials said. The fire department said it received a report

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U.S., Russia hold fresh talks in Istanbul on restoring diplomatic missions

A vehicle carrying U.S. delegates prepares to enter the Russian consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 10, 2025. U.S. and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on Thursday for a second round of talks aimed at restoring normal operations of diplomatic missions in each other’s country. Photographer Liu Lei By Xinhua News Agency U.S. and Russian delegations

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Oil retreats as US-China trade war escalates

The crude oil tanker Pink Stars is moored to a single point mooring (SPM) at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Marine Terminal in Yuzhnaya Ozereevka near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Russia, October 16, 2019. Caspian Pipeline Consortium/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices retreated on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up

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Global markets tumble as VIX hits 5-year high, gold surges on safe-haven demand

By Anadolu Agency Global markets reeled on Wednesday under intense selling pressure, with the Volatility Index (VIX) — often dubbed the “fear index” — surging to its highest level in five years, while gold prices jumped over 2% as investors rushed to safe havens. The turmoil followed heightened fears of a global recession, triggered by

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America’s first national online community college founded by a Nigerian has raised $100m to offer affordable higher education

Tade Oyerinde launched Campus in 2022. Photo: TechCrunch By Face2Face Africa Tade Oyerinde, founder and chancellor of Campus, has always believed that top-tier education shouldn’t come with crippling debt. His online learning platform, which partners with professors from elite universities, just secured $46 million in Series B funding to further its mission, according to Afro

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China moves swiftly to stabilize markets amid global financial turbulence

This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2024 shows the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. Photographer Liang Xu By Xinhua News Agency In the face of global financial turbulence, China has unveiled a series of swift and intensive measures aimed at stabilizing the capital markets and restoring investor confidence. Affected by sweeping

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Kremlin says Russia is ready to do all it can to help resolve US-Iran nuclear tensions

A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was ready to do all it could to help resolve tensions between the United States and Iran around Tehran’s nuclear programme,

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Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ amid market turmoil

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump described tariffs as “medicine” for addressing the country’s trade deficit with many countries. “I don’t want anything to go down, but sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters Sunday while flying on Air Force One from Florida to Washington, DC, saying he was

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