File Photo/Somali Times By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory message to the 39th African Union (AU) Summit has resonated strongly across the African continent and the wider international community. In his message, Xi announced that China will fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China starting from

Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally – Photo credit: AP By Face2Face Africa The fight between the current U.S. government and Harvard has moved back into the courtroom. The administration of Donald Trump has filed suit against Harvard University, accusing the school of withholding admissions records that federal investigators say are

By Anadolu Agency The USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships, currently in the Caribbean, will be redeployed to the Middle East and are unlikely to return home until late April or early May, according to the New York Times. Four US officials, speaking to the newspaper on condition of anonymity, said the ship’s

By Xinhua News Agency Iran on Wednesday said a “wall of distrust” created by the West is hindering nuclear talks with the United States, reaffirming its readiness for diplomacy on its nuclear program while vowing not to compromise on its defense capabilities. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking at celebrations in Tehran for the 47th anniversary

Ten people, including the suspected gunman, were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge in Canada’s western province of British Columbia, the Canadian public broadcaster CBC reported, according to Anadolu Agency. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said nine victims and one suspect died in the incident, according to CBC. Six people

Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez speaks during a U.S. Trade and Development Agency Offshore Wind Grant Signing at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2022. Photographer Andrew Harnik By Reuters The Philippines’ ambassador to the United States on Tuesday underscored the need to “cool” the temperature with China, after both

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C), leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), places red flowers symbolizing success onto names of candidates at the headquarters of the LDP in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 8, 2026. Japan’s ruling coalition of the LDP and the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) won more than a two-thirds majority in the

A 3,500-year-old granodiorite head sculpture, believed to be originated from Luxor in southern Egypt, depicting a senior official from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC), which the Dutch officials returned to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022, in the Hague, Netherlands February 5, 2026. Photographer Milan

By Anadolu Agency Despite government restrictions on rallies, a pro-Palestinian group vowed to hold protest rallies against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, local media reported on Saturday. President Herzog is scheduled to visit Sydney on Monday as the Palestine Action Group plans to hold a protest at Town Hall on the same day,

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