Latest NewsUS bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
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By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would end all financial aid to Colombia and impose tariffs on the South American country, accusing its government
Read MoreSomalia Puntland government sentences Iranians illegally fishing arrested off Bari coast
File Photo/Somali Times Puntland government has sentenced 15 Iranian fishermen to $500 each and deported them after they were caught fishing illegally off Puntland’s coast. Read: Somalia is the
Read MoreCambodia deports 64 South Korean online scam suspects
By Xinhua News Agency Cambodia deported 64 South Korean online scam suspects, including five women, to their birth country on Friday night, said a news release from Cambodia’s Ad-Hoc
Read MoreTrump says he plans to meet with Putin in Hungary within 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to sit down with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Hungary within two weeks. Trump alluded to next week’s
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US bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
Read MoreTrump announces end to US aid for Colombia, calls president ‘a lunatic’
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration would end all financial aid to Colombia and impose tariffs on the South American country, accusing its government
Read MoreSomalia Puntland government sentences Iranians illegally fishing arrested off Bari coast
File Photo/Somali Times Puntland government has sentenced 15 Iranian fishermen to $500 each and deported them after they were caught fishing illegally off Puntland’s coast. Read: Somalia is the
Read MoreCambodia deports 64 South Korean online scam suspects
By Xinhua News Agency Cambodia deported 64 South Korean online scam suspects, including five women, to their birth country on Friday night, said a news release from Cambodia’s Ad-Hoc
Read MoreTrump says he plans to meet with Putin in Hungary within 2 weeks
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to sit down with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Hungary within two weeks. Trump alluded to next week’s
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Featured ArticlesUS bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
US bank rout prompts deal speculation as credit worries loom
By Reuters Jitters around U.S. banks’ exposure to loan losses have fueled expectations for more mergers and acquisitions as big buyers may be spurred to look to absorb smaller or weaker
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television,
Read MoreTurkey-Africa Partnership Summit kicks off in Istanbul
By Anadolu Agency The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement.
Read MoreFrance to pull troops out of Niger following coup
A person holds a paper that reads ‘We no longer want France’ as Nigerien women demonstrate by hitting and carrying kitchen utensils in support of the putschists in front of French
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Sudan’s Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest
Photo Reuters President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan in autocratic style for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown and arrested in a coup by the armed forces. In an address on state television,
Read MoreTurkey-Africa Partnership Summit kicks off in Istanbul
By Anadolu Agency The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement.
Read MoreFrance to pull troops out of Niger following coup
A person holds a paper that reads ‘We no longer want France’ as Nigerien women demonstrate by hitting and carrying kitchen utensils in support of the putschists in front of French
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Blog PostsDeath toll in Graz school shooting rises to 10, as Austria declares 3 days of national mourning
By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Tuesday’s school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has risen to 10, including seven students, one teacher, and the suspected gunman, according to
US-China trade talks to resume for a second day
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese vice premier He Lifeng pose for a photo with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Chinese
China-Kenya culture, tourism cooperation showcased at gala night
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British soldier arrested in Kenya over alleged rape near BATUK Camp in Nanyuki
An undated image of the British soldiers and their Kenyan counterparts during a drill at the British Training Unit in Nanyuki. Photo BATUK By Kenyans A British soldier stationed at the British
Elon Musk proposes forming new political party amid tensions with Trump
By Anadolu Agency US billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of launching a new political party this week, potentially intensifying his ongoing feud with former ally President Donald Trump. Amid
Jubaland announces independent state from Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times The Vice President of the Jubaland State, Abdikadir Haji Mohamoud, has strongly criticized the Federal Government of Somalia lead by corrupt president Hassan Sheikh after
Trump ‘disappointed’ by Elon Musk’s criticism of ‘big beautiful bill’
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Tesla’s UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows
Tesla Model 3 on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024. Photographer Peter
Death toll in Graz school shooting rises to 10, as Austria declares 3 days of national mourning
By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Tuesday’s school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has risen to 10, including seven students, one teacher, and the suspected gunman, according to
US-China trade talks to resume for a second day
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese vice premier He Lifeng pose for a photo with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Chinese
China-Kenya culture, tourism cooperation showcased at gala night
Guests and performers pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of the 2025 China-Kenya Culture and Tourism Season and the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of China-Kenya acrobatic
British soldier arrested in Kenya over alleged rape near BATUK Camp in Nanyuki
An undated image of the British soldiers and their Kenyan counterparts during a drill at the British Training Unit in Nanyuki. Photo BATUK By Kenyans A British soldier stationed at the British
Elon Musk proposes forming new political party amid tensions with Trump
By Anadolu Agency US billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of launching a new political party this week, potentially intensifying his ongoing feud with former ally President Donald Trump. Amid
Jubaland announces independent state from Somalia
File Photo/Somali Times The Vice President of the Jubaland State, Abdikadir Haji Mohamoud, has strongly criticized the Federal Government of Somalia lead by corrupt president Hassan Sheikh after
Trump ‘disappointed’ by Elon Musk’s criticism of ‘big beautiful bill’
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Reuters/File Photo By Reuters President Trump
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a “Summer Soiree” held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2025. Photographer Leah Millis By
Top 10 African countries with the best English proficiency and speakers in 2025
By The African Exponent English is used in South Africa not only because many people can speak it but mainly because it is used well in law, government, education, and media compared to anywhere
Tesla’s UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows
Tesla Model 3 on display at the Everything Electric exhibition at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, March 28, 2024. Photographer Peter