Latest NewsAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
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Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
Read MoreExclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
Read MoreInternational intelligence agencies’ suspicions about Somalia
File Photo Somali Times/ former Somalia spy chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali The former head of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloshe, has
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By Anadolu Agency More than 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK, a record high that underscores growing pressure on the country’s health system, according to a new
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Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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Featured ArticlesAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUS delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
Photo/ (AP) The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that
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Photo Reuters The US continued to supply the bulk of arms, exporting 88 percent of all arms sold to Saudi Arabia in 2018. Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest arms importer from 2014 to
Read MoreHong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam drinks water during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Lam said that her government is “highly concerned” about the situation at a
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US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others
Photo/ (AP) The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: The world’s largest arms importer from 2014-2018
Photo Reuters The US continued to supply the bulk of arms, exporting 88 percent of all arms sold to Saudi Arabia in 2018. Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest arms importer from 2014 to
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam drinks water during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Lam said that her government is “highly concerned” about the situation at a
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Blog PostsAt 21, Sarah Mohamed Khalif is the first Somali woman to win an election in Belgium
In the elections that took place in Belgium on Sunday, a 21-year-old Somali woman made history for becoming the first of her kind to win a seat in the council. Sarah Mohamed Khalif, who is also
Khashoggi was beaten to death in front of Saudi consul general, then dismembered: sources
Washington Post journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi was drugged, murdered and his body was cut into pieces, several news outlets reported on Tuesday citing several Turkish officials
UN calls for immunity lift on Saudi Consulate officials
UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for lifting the immunity of the Saudi consul general and consulate workers in Istanbul to shed light on the case of a missing Saudi journalist. Jamal
Ethiopia’s PM names Ahmed Shide as finance minister
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday named Ahmed Shide as finance minister to replace Abraham Tekeste, the state broadcaster said. Shide was government spokesman before the
Turkish entrepreneurs group opens office in Somalia
The largest association of independent businesspeople in Turkey has opened an office in Somalia as part of its drive to expand into Africa. The Independent Industrialists’ and
British, Turkish foreign ministers meet in London
London-Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in London Monday and discussed a range of issues. Among the topics addressed in their closed-door
Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday became the latest company to drop out of a business conference in Saudi Arabia. Pressure has mounted on Saudi Arabia since prominent Saudi journalist Jamal
Top defense contractors keeping quiet amid Saudi Arabia uproar
Saudi Arabia has long been fertile territory for United States defense contractors, an oil-rich kingdom with an appetite for weapons. Since 1950, the country has spent nearly $90 billion on arms
Yemen on brink of world’s worst famine in the last century
Yemen could face the worst famine in the last century within the next three months if the Saudi-led coalition doesn’t halt airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels, the United Nations warned
EU Foreign Affairs Council to address Khashoggi case
The European Union Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the monthly meeting, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. Federica Mogherini
At 21, Sarah Mohamed Khalif is the first Somali woman to win an election in Belgium
In the elections that took place in Belgium on Sunday, a 21-year-old Somali woman made history for becoming the first of her kind to win a seat in the council. Sarah Mohamed Khalif, who is also
Khashoggi was beaten to death in front of Saudi consul general, then dismembered: sources
Washington Post journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi was drugged, murdered and his body was cut into pieces, several news outlets reported on Tuesday citing several Turkish officials
UN calls for immunity lift on Saudi Consulate officials
UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for lifting the immunity of the Saudi consul general and consulate workers in Istanbul to shed light on the case of a missing Saudi journalist. Jamal
Ethiopia’s PM names Ahmed Shide as finance minister
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday named Ahmed Shide as finance minister to replace Abraham Tekeste, the state broadcaster said. Shide was government spokesman before the
Turkish entrepreneurs group opens office in Somalia
The largest association of independent businesspeople in Turkey has opened an office in Somalia as part of its drive to expand into Africa. The Independent Industrialists’ and
British, Turkish foreign ministers meet in London
London-Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in London Monday and discussed a range of issues. Among the topics addressed in their closed-door
Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday became the latest company to drop out of a business conference in Saudi Arabia. Pressure has mounted on Saudi Arabia since prominent Saudi journalist Jamal
Top defense contractors keeping quiet amid Saudi Arabia uproar
Saudi Arabia has long been fertile territory for United States defense contractors, an oil-rich kingdom with an appetite for weapons. Since 1950, the country has spent nearly $90 billion on arms
Yemen on brink of world’s worst famine in the last century
Yemen could face the worst famine in the last century within the next three months if the Saudi-led coalition doesn’t halt airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels, the United Nations warned
EU Foreign Affairs Council to address Khashoggi case
The European Union Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the monthly meeting, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. Federica Mogherini