British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori arrive in Muscat, Oman, March 16, 2022. Oman News Agency/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anoosheh Ashoori arrived in Britain from Iran on Thursday, ending an ordeal during which they became a bargaining chip in Iran’s talks with

A British-Iranian aid worker, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, poses for a photo after she was released from house arrest in Tehran, Iran March 7, 2021. Zaghari family/WANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anousheh Ashouri left Iran on Wednesday, ending years of detention, after the UK government paid its $530

Firefighters extinguish fires in an apartment building after being hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) By The Associated Press Russia escalated its bombardment of the Ukrainian capital and launched new assaults on the port city of Mariupol, making bloody advances on the ground as Ukraine’s president prepared Wednesday

An Air Force CV-22 Osprey lands in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz on Dec.18, 2020. (Air Force) Navy Times By Meghann Myers It’s been about 14 months since the Trump administration announced its decision to pull about 700 troops out of Somalia. The head of U.S. Africa Command has now assessed that strategy:

By Anadolu Agency Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take over from his father as the leader of Turkmenistan after being declared the winner of the Central Asian country’s presidential election on Tuesday. Berdimuhamedov, 40, secured 72.97% of the votes, far ahead of the nearest of his nine rivals Khyrdyr Nunnayev, who won 11%, according to results announced

At least nine Kenya Defence Forces troops were killed when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive in Gherille in Gedo in Somalia. Officials said five others were injured in the incident that happened Monday afternoon. According to The Star, Kenya reported. This was after the lorry carrying the troops ran

Ayesha Imtiaz, an Indian Muslim student barred from school for wearing hijab sits for an interview with the Associated Press at a cafe in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Muslim students in this southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools. Imtiaz, said

Britain’s Minister without Portfolio Amanda Milling walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain said on Monday it was shocked by the execution of 81 men in Saudi Arabia last week, stressing that it strongly opposed the death penalty in all circumstances. We are shocked by the execution

More than 200 Shabaab militants, including several top officials, have been killed at their base in Central Somalia in targeted US drone strikes, the federal government announced on Sunday. According to The East African reported. The official Somali government statement indicated that the airstrikes targeted a settlement known as Hareri Gubadle, near Wabho Township in

Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister, David J. Francis speaks during an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency within the Antalya Diplomacy Forum at Nest Congress Center in Antalya, Turkiye on March 12, 2022. ( Muhammed Selim Korkutata – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency Sierra Leone’s foreign minister on Saturday said the fact that Africa is not