Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2026. Photographer Liu Bin By Xinhua News Agency China and Russia should increase high-level exchanges and strengthen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in

Photo Farhia Fiska and husband Mubarik Yusuf Popular Somali singer Farhia Ahmed Adawe, known as Farhia Fiska, has accused her husband of severely torturing her, saying he beat her and locked her in their home in Hargeisa for hours, putting her life in danger. In an interview with the outlet media on Tuesday, Farhia said

By The African Exponent The size and composition of a country’s military aircraft fleet directly influence its defensive reach, strategic mobility, and capacity to respond to crises across land, sea, and air. In the 2026 Global Firepower assessment, military aircraft including fighters, transport planes, helicopters, and special‑mission platforms are counted across all branches of uniformed

By Anadolu Agency UK police will review reports of alleged misconduct in public office after the latest release of files by the US Justice Department concerning convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggested that former minister Peter Mandelson leaked government information to him. In a statement Monday, Commander Ella Marriott of the Metropolitan Police Service in

File Photo/Somali Times The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puntland, Abdirisak Ahmed Said, together with the 2nd Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohamed Mahamoud Isse, chaired the 4th session of the Standing Committee. Read: Somalia dodgy president Hassan Sheikh to submit new constitutional amendments to parliament Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family are

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper delivers a statement on Arctic Security, at the House of Commons in London, Britain, January 19, 2026. House of Commons By Reuters Britain’s foreign minister said she would use a visit to Ethiopia on Monday to focus on measures to try to stem rising numbers of migrants from the Horn

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier (L) transits the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 19, 2019. Credit Photo AFP By The Associated Press The Strait of Hormuz, a vital and narrow passageway for global oil shipments in the Persian Gulf, is again drawing attention as Iran prepares for a military exercise that could involve live fire

This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows the cruise ship Adora Magic City docking at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal in east China’s Shanghai. Photographer Wang Xiang By Xinhua News Agency Shanghai Port registered a total of 544 inbound and outbound cruise ship voyages in 2025, a 17.5 percent increase compared to 2024,

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump is again weighing military action against Iran despite US and Israeli intelligence assessments indicating Tehran’s nuclear program poses no immediate threat, according to officials. American and European officials cited by The New York Times in a special report said that six months after US airstrikes in June, there

This file picture shows a Boeing 757-3E7 with the international call sign 4X-BAW of Israeli airliner Arkia taken over the Rhodes airport Diagoras on April 27, 2000. Reuters/Jorgos Tsambikakis The Federal Government of Somalia has denied Israeli airline Arkia permission to use its airspace, a move that Israeli media described as the first “diplomatic retaliation”