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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.
Read MoreThousands flee years long drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
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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Photo (AP) The British government is bringing its little-loved Brexit deal back to Parliament, a month after postponing a vote on the agreement to stave off near-certain defeat. Lawmakers are
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By Reuters Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the
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The Somali government closes Aden Adde International Airport terminal used by foreign actors
The Somali government has closed the Movcon Terminal used by the United Nations, Amisom’s and Western embassies until further notice. The decision was announced in an official letter from
Read MoreUK leader brings her ailing Brexit deal back to Parliament
Photo (AP) The British government is bringing its little-loved Brexit deal back to Parliament, a month after postponing a vote on the agreement to stave off near-certain defeat. Lawmakers are
Read MoreUganda’s military chief says missing opposition official is ‘in my basement’
By Reuters Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the
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US president refuses to hear Khashoggi death tape
‘I don’t want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape,’ US president tells Fox News U.S. President Donald Trump has no plans to listen to an audiotape of the Oct. 2
Djibouti welcomes integration of the Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa-Djiboutian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised the significant changes he achieved in Ethiopia and across the region and the integration of the Horn of Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
AU leaders applaud Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for reforms
Africa’s leaders applauded Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for making substantial reforms in his country as they met to consider improvements to the continent-wide body at the
Zverev ends Federer’s campaign for 100th title after defeating him to reach ATP Finals showpiece
Roger Federer will end the year tantalisingly short of his 100th career title after the king of men’s tennis was forced to bow to young prince Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on
Kenya central bank upholds fines against lenders for suspect transactions
Kenya’s central bank has upheld the fines it imposed in September against five top commercial lenders for a failure to report suspicious transactions in connection with the theft of funds at a
Saudi Crown Prince MbS ordered Khashoggi’s assassination, CIA concludes
CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince M. Bin Salman ordered the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported late Friday.”In reaching its
Trump: China wants to make a deal
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that China recently sent a list of compromises to reach a trade agreement. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that further tariffs on
Will the anti-Israel proclivities of new House Democrats affect others in the party?
One of the biggest storylines coming out of the recent midterm elections was the changing face of the newly elected members of Congress. The incoming 116th Congress will have its largest share of
How Kenyan police let in Somalia’s Shabaab bombers
Police officers at the Kenya-Somalia border let in five Al-Shabaab suicide bombers in February this year after receiving bribes, a new United Nations report says. The report lays bare how Kenyan
Egypt and Ethiopia to discuss Nile dam dispute: PM
Egypt said on Sunday it would hold talks with Ethiopia in the next two weeks to iron out differences over an Ethiopian dam on the River Nile that Cairo sees as a threat to its water supplies.The
US president refuses to hear Khashoggi death tape
‘I don’t want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape,’ US president tells Fox News U.S. President Donald Trump has no plans to listen to an audiotape of the Oct. 2
Djibouti welcomes integration of the Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa-Djiboutian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed praised the significant changes he achieved in Ethiopia and across the region and the integration of the Horn of Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
AU leaders applaud Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for reforms
Africa’s leaders applauded Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for making substantial reforms in his country as they met to consider improvements to the continent-wide body at the
Zverev ends Federer’s campaign for 100th title after defeating him to reach ATP Finals showpiece
Roger Federer will end the year tantalisingly short of his 100th career title after the king of men’s tennis was forced to bow to young prince Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on
Kenya central bank upholds fines against lenders for suspect transactions
Kenya’s central bank has upheld the fines it imposed in September against five top commercial lenders for a failure to report suspicious transactions in connection with the theft of funds at a
Saudi Crown Prince MbS ordered Khashoggi’s assassination, CIA concludes
CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince M. Bin Salman ordered the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported late Friday.”In reaching its
Trump: China wants to make a deal
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that China recently sent a list of compromises to reach a trade agreement. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that further tariffs on
Will the anti-Israel proclivities of new House Democrats affect others in the party?
One of the biggest storylines coming out of the recent midterm elections was the changing face of the newly elected members of Congress. The incoming 116th Congress will have its largest share of
How Kenyan police let in Somalia’s Shabaab bombers
Police officers at the Kenya-Somalia border let in five Al-Shabaab suicide bombers in February this year after receiving bribes, a new United Nations report says. The report lays bare how Kenyan