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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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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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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
Read MoreUkraine’s anticorruption agencies uncover criminal network in presidential office, parliament
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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By Anadolu Agency The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a strong response from the Congolese army to the armed attacks by M23 rebels, accusing Rwanda of supporting the
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Almost 6 million people on waiting lists for NHS surgery in England
The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people
Read MoreTaiwan says WHO has ‘forgotten’ neutrality by barring island
Taiwanese Vice President Chen Chien-jen attends an event to campaign for Taiwan to be recognised as a participant in the United Nations and World Health Organization, in Taipei, Taiwan March 10,
Read MoreDR Congo president vows strong response to M23 rebels, Rwanda
By Anadolu Agency The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced a strong response from the Congolese army to the armed attacks by M23 rebels, accusing Rwanda of supporting the
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Photo (AFP) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte drew outrage Sunday after saying he “touched” his maid when he was a teenager, with women’s rights groups accusing him of attempted
Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. (AP
Mosque in western Germany vandalized with racist slurs
Unknown attackers write racist slogans, draw star of David on a mosque wall in western Duisburg city, An under-construction mosque in western Germany’s Duisburg city was attacked by
Puntland Governor Abdiwali Gaas started fixing to be reelected Jan 2019
Bosaso-Puntland elections looming and security and economic woes likely to continue. Governor of the Puntland region Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas recently announced that he would seek reelection
China’s African debt-trap: Beijing prepares to seize Kenya’s port of Mombasa
Photo (AP) China may be preparing to seize some major assets in the African nation of Kenya, as a result of debt-trap diplomacy. African media reports that Kenya may soon be forced to relinquish
Protesters demand Sudan’s leader step down
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has rejected calls for him to resign. Security forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Sudanese who took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum,
Somali special forces kill 34 al-Shabaab terrorist including foreign Arab fighters
Somalia’s special forces, forces with the United States launched a planned operation in Jilib district of Middle Juba region. The operation was carried out at a training center for
Egypt police kill 40 ‘terrorists’ after Giza bus attack: ministry
Photo (AFP) Egyptian police killed 40 “terrorists” in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their
Kenyan major port not mortgaged to China, Uhuru says
President Uhuru Kenyatta says his government will continue to borrow loans from China and the rest of the world despite criticism from different quarters that the national debt is unsustainable.
Strong quake strikes off Philippines, tsunami warning withdrawn
A tsunami warning was triggered following the earthquake (Pic: Google Maps) A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears
Philippines’ Duterte under fire for saying he ’touched’ maid
Photo (AFP) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte drew outrage Sunday after saying he “touched” his maid when he was a teenager, with women’s rights groups accusing him of attempted
Senator: Trump slowing down troop pullout from Syria
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. (AP
Mosque in western Germany vandalized with racist slurs
Unknown attackers write racist slogans, draw star of David on a mosque wall in western Duisburg city, An under-construction mosque in western Germany’s Duisburg city was attacked by
Puntland Governor Abdiwali Gaas started fixing to be reelected Jan 2019
Bosaso-Puntland elections looming and security and economic woes likely to continue. Governor of the Puntland region Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas recently announced that he would seek reelection
China’s African debt-trap: Beijing prepares to seize Kenya’s port of Mombasa
Photo (AP) China may be preparing to seize some major assets in the African nation of Kenya, as a result of debt-trap diplomacy. African media reports that Kenya may soon be forced to relinquish
Protesters demand Sudan’s leader step down
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has rejected calls for him to resign. Security forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Sudanese who took to the streets in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum,
Somali special forces kill 34 al-Shabaab terrorist including foreign Arab fighters
Somalia’s special forces, forces with the United States launched a planned operation in Jilib district of Middle Juba region. The operation was carried out at a training center for
Egypt police kill 40 ‘terrorists’ after Giza bus attack: ministry
Photo (AFP) Egyptian police killed 40 “terrorists” in separate raids early Saturday, a day after a roadside bomb near the Giza pyramids killed three Vietnamese tourists and their
Kenyan major port not mortgaged to China, Uhuru says
President Uhuru Kenyatta says his government will continue to borrow loans from China and the rest of the world despite criticism from different quarters that the national debt is unsustainable.
Strong quake strikes off Philippines, tsunami warning withdrawn
A tsunami warning was triggered following the earthquake (Pic: Google Maps) A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears