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Head of UN Guterres says discussed with the Somali president cooperation between regional states

File Photo Somali Times/Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, who arrived on Tuesday Somalia in Mogadishu, announced that President Hassan Sheikh discussed cooperation between the states “danger” of conflict between the authorities. Guterres, who spoke to the press, said that the talks he had

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Visa liberalization with EU continues to be one of Turkey’s priorities: Foreign minister

By Anadolu Agency Emphasizing Turkey’s desire to continue negotiations with the European Union, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday that visa liberalization with the bloc continues to be one of Ankara’s priorities. In a televised interview, Cavusoglu touched on a variety of topics concerning his country’s foreign policy, saying: “We want to continue negotiations

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FBI arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for ‘criminal’ US intelligence leaks

FBI agents arrest Jack Teixeira, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, in connection with an investigation into the leaks online of classified U.S. documents, outside a residence in this still image taken from video in North Dighton, Massachusetts, U.S., April 13, 2023. WCVB-TV via ABC via Reuters By Reuters The FBI on

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Russia says Su-27 fighter jet intercepted German aircraft over Baltic Sea

By Anadolu Agency Russia said late Wednesday that one of its Su-27 fighter jets intercepted a German aircraft approaching Russian airspace over the Baltic Sea. “An Su-27 fighter jet of the Western Military District scrambled to identify the air target and prevent a violation of the state border of the Russian Federation,” the country’s National

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Taiwan says China’s no-fly zone will affect around 33 flights

A Shenzhen airline flight is seen taking off at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 12, 2023. Photographer Ann Wang By Reuters China’s plan to set up a no-fly zone to the north of Taiwan on April 16 will affect about 33 flights, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA) reported, citing the island’s

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‘Democratic values pretext for selfish interests’: China puts US on notice over Pentagon documents

By Anadolu Agency China on Wednesday asked the US to provide “an explanation” to the international community over the documents leaked from Pentagon. “Leaked Pentagon documents suggest the US is not only deeply involved in the Ukraine crisis but also has been long eavesdropping on allies,” Wang Wenbin, the spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry, told

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Germany scales back cannabis liberalization after EU talks

The leaves of a growing cannabis or hemp plant stand in a box at the Cannabis Museum in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The German government on Wednesday presented scaled-back plans to liberalize the country’s rules on cannabis, which would decriminalize possessing and growing limited amounts of the substance and allow its sale for

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China says Taiwan encirclement drills a ‘serious warning’

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a fighter takes off during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island carried out by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from Nanjing in eastern China on April 8, 2023. Recent Chinese air and sea drills simulating an

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Macron comments leave senior Taiwanese official ‘puzzled’

French President Emmanuel Macron poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. Reuters/Ng Han Guan By Reuters Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan are puzzling, a senior Taiwanese politician said, wondering whether France’s founding

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Shady President meets UN chief Guterres to discuss genocide northern Somalia in Las Anod

Photo/Somali Times Somalia shady President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu to discuss genocide northern Somalia committed by warlord Muse Bihi Abdi. Read: UN Human Rights Committee has called for an investigation into the killings in Las Anod Read: Why is Somalia an

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