The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously renewed the mandate of the panel monitoring sanctions on Somalia-based Al-Shabab, according to Anadolu Agency reported. All 15 members voted in favour of the measure, which extends authorization for naval inspections to enforce an arms embargo on Somalia, as well as a ban on charcoal exports and controls

A view shows the Kremlin’s towers, the Grand Kremlin Palace and cathedrals behind the wall in central Moscow, Russia, August 7, 2025. Photographer Evgenia Novozhenina By Reuters Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday that Moscow has not seen revised U.S. proposals made after the most recent talks with Ukraine, but that it

Kenyan President William Ruto with President Donald Trump and other African leaders at the Donald J. Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. By Kenyans The High Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the health cooperation agreement between Kenya and the United States, signed last week. Justice Bahati Mwamuye

People shop at a grocery market, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. Photographer Emilie Madi/File Photo By Reuters British grocery inflation held steady at 4.7% in the four weeks to November 30, industry data showed on Tuesday, keeping the pressure on households who are facing higher bills as they head into the Christmas holiday period.

By Anadolu Agency Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday hailed Turkey’s regional role and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s diplomatic efforts, saying the Turkic world is emerging as a dynamic and strengthening force. Speaking alongside the Turkish president at a press conference in Istanbul, Orban said Erdogan had told him that a different world

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as

By Kenyans Police have recovered over 100 assorted vehicle registration number plates after raiding a residential house in Nairobi’s Kariobangi South area believed to have been used for the illegal processing and storage of vehicle identification materials. The operation conducted on December 5, 2025, was carried out by police officers from Buruburu and Dandora police

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2025. Xi held talks with Macron, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday. Photographer Xie

By Anadolu Agency The US is considering expanding the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30 countries, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday. “I won’t be specific on the number, but it’s over 30, and the President (Donald Trump) is continuing to evaluate countries,” Noem told Fox News. She

By Reuters Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the U.S. president had spoken unpalatable truths. In comments made during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump described Somalis as “garbage” and said “we don’t want them in our country”. Abdisalan Omar,