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  • Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor

    Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British

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  • Ethiopia election: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself

    Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed elected himself, has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election, with his party retaining a majority in parliament. The election was

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  • Israel plans to deploy submarines Berbera northern Somalia

    A new report from Germany says Israel is seeking a naval and military presence in the Somaliland port of Berbera, a move that could give the Israeli navy a strategic access to the Gulf of Aden

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  • Somalia: Puntland forces plan to arrest Gen Jimale

    File Photo/Somali Times There is currently a sense of security tension and conflicting military activities in the regions of Puntland, which are based on the political conflict between the

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  • Top 10 African Universities shaping the strongest talent pipelines in 2026

    By The African Exponent According to the 2026–2027 Best Global Universities rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Africa’s top 10 universities are concentrated within a narrow set of higher

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Keir Starmer announces he’ll resign as UK prime minister, launching contest for successor

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, June 22, 2026. Photographer Kin Cheung By The Associated Press British

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Erdogan to Macron: ‘You cannot lecture us on humanity’

Turkish president recalls France’s massacres in Algeria, Rwanda, says Macron doesn’t have knowledge of history. Recalling France’s massacres in Algeria and Rwanda, the Turkish president said the

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The latest in Mogadishu: Car bomb targets three Turkish nationals in Afgooye

Photo/ Somali Times Three people were killed and about 20 others injured Saturday following a car bomb explosion in Afgooye area. An explosives-laden car blew up near a food café in Afgooye with

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Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia,

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