File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has paid $7.8 million, its full budget contribution dues for the financial year 2024/25, when the Somali people are dying of hunger and poverty, unemployment. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Read: Somalia Hassan Sheikh’s government is facing a widespread financial crisis and the causes Mogadishu beat the

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Sherman Middle School, in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. July 5, 2024. Photographer Nathan Howard By Reuters President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his re-election campaign after a poor debate performance, vowing that “I’m staying

Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s Labour party, reacts as he speaks at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. Photographer Suzanne Plunkett By Reuters Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a

Credit Photo: Twitter X By Anadolu Agency China’s President Xi Jinping Thursday called on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), to “consolidate unity” against interference in internal affairs by foreign forces. “Human society has come to another crossroads. It is crucial to the world that the SCO stands on the right side of history

Bassim Haidar, a Lebanese-Nigerian entrepreneur, says taxing money he’s earned abroad is a ‘no go’ Credit: Bassim Haidar The Telegraph By Mattie Brignal Wealthy foreigners are already fleeing Britain over fears Labour will send a Tory crackdown on “non-doms” into overdrive. Bassim Haidar, a Lebanese-Nigerian entrepreneur who has lived periodically in Britain since 2010, told

British leader of the Liberal Democrats party Ed Davey and his wife Emily Gasson leave a polling station after voting during the general election in London, Britain, July 4, 2024. Photographer Toby Melville By Reuters Britons were voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to power,

British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during a Labour general election campaign event, in Norton Canes, Britain July 2, 2024. Reuters/Claudia Greco/File Photo By The Associated Press Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is

A man gestures during a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against the imposition of tax hikes by the government, in Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2024. Photographer Monicah Mwangi By Reuters Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread

Azali Assoumani, President, Union of Comoros and African Union Chairperson, delivers a speech during the opening event of the African Union’s conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana on November 14, 2023. Photographer Francis Kokoroko/File Photo By Reuters Comoros President Azali Assoumani has put his son, Nour El Fath, in charge of coordinating government affairs as

By Anadolu Agency At least 39 people have been killed in anti-government protests over planned tax hikes, according to a report by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). In a statement late Monday, Roseline Adede, KNCHR’s chairperson, said the deaths were all due to violent clashes between demonstrators and police across the East