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By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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File Photo Somali Times/Former Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh and one of his wives By The Associated Press After nearly two weeks on the road with her five children, Luul Mohamed finally
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
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By Anadolu Agency Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said Thursday they uncovered an alleged criminal organization
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Featured ArticlesIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
Iran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Two charged with stripping Kenyan woman naked, taking videos
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Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond arrested
Photo (Reuters) Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested, a source told Reuters on Thursday. “We can confirm a 64-year-old man has been arrested and charged and a report has
Kenya Airways launches flights to Rome, Geneva
Kenya Airways will launch new routes to Rome and Geneva starting June this year as the airline seeks to expand its base and cash in more revenue in the wake of heightened competition from other
Gunman surrenders after killing 5 in US bank
Photo (AP) A former prison guard trainee who recently moved to Florida from Indiana killed five people during a standoff at a small town bank before surrendering to a SWAT team that stormed the
China sees low birth rates despite 1-child policy lift
China faced a significant drop in births last year despite the lifting of its one-child policy in 2016, official data showed Monday. The National Bureau of Statistics published the population
Venezuela’s Guaido declares himself president amid protests
Photo (AP) Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in a defiant speech Wednesday before masses of anti-government demonstrators who took to the streets to
Russia takes wraps off new missile to try to save U.S. nuclear pact
Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23,
Natural gas fields give Israel a regional political boost
Photo (AP) A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the geopolitical boost. Its newfound riches have fostered economic bonds with its
Wetang’ula renews call for Kenyan troops to leave Somalia
Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula has reiterated his call for Kenyan Defence Forces troops to be recalled from Somalia. Addressing the press in his office on Tuesday, Wetang’ula said
US stops touting how many al-Shabaab terrorists it’s killed in Somalia
America’s shadowy war in Somalia just got a little more shadowy. For more than a year, the U.S. Africa Command has been issuing regular press releases after each U.S. airstrike in Somalia
Two charged with stripping Kenyan woman naked, taking videos
Ukrainian national Wectabe Shestavetskyi (left) and German Zerbin Sascha Marius Waldermar appear before a Shanzu court on January 25, 2019. They have been accused of forcefully undressing a
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond arrested
Photo (Reuters) Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested, a source told Reuters on Thursday. “We can confirm a 64-year-old man has been arrested and charged and a report has
Kenya Airways launches flights to Rome, Geneva
Kenya Airways will launch new routes to Rome and Geneva starting June this year as the airline seeks to expand its base and cash in more revenue in the wake of heightened competition from other
Gunman surrenders after killing 5 in US bank
Photo (AP) A former prison guard trainee who recently moved to Florida from Indiana killed five people during a standoff at a small town bank before surrendering to a SWAT team that stormed the
China sees low birth rates despite 1-child policy lift
China faced a significant drop in births last year despite the lifting of its one-child policy in 2016, official data showed Monday. The National Bureau of Statistics published the population
Venezuela’s Guaido declares himself president amid protests
Photo (AP) Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president in a defiant speech Wednesday before masses of anti-government demonstrators who took to the streets to
Russia takes wraps off new missile to try to save U.S. nuclear pact
Components of SSC-8/9M729 cruise missile system are on display during a news briefing, organized by Russian defence and foreign ministries, at Patriot Expocentre near Moscow, Russia January 23,
Natural gas fields give Israel a regional political boost
Photo (AP) A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the geopolitical boost. Its newfound riches have fostered economic bonds with its
Wetang’ula renews call for Kenyan troops to leave Somalia
Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula has reiterated his call for Kenyan Defence Forces troops to be recalled from Somalia. Addressing the press in his office on Tuesday, Wetang’ula said