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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
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By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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Featured ArticlesWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKIlwad Elman awarded German Africa Prize 2020
Photo: Credit Pinterest Ilwad Elman Somali-Canadian peace activist Ilwad Elman has been awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize. The German Africa Foundation has confirmed she will be honored later
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Ilwad Elman awarded German Africa Prize 2020
Photo: Credit Pinterest Ilwad Elman Somali-Canadian peace activist Ilwad Elman has been awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize. The German Africa Foundation has confirmed she will be honored later
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Blog PostsUK estimates cost of deporting each asylum seeker to Rwanda will be 169,000 pounds
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame meet at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, Thursday May 4, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By
Kenya president says Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda troops will remain in Somalia
Credit to Photo Twitter Kenya president William Ruto Kenya president William Ruto said Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda troops will remain in Somalia, who is going to pay their salaries. The President
Putin thanks nation for unity after aborted rebellion
In this handout photo released by Russian Presidential Press Service on Monday, June 26, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin Video address to the participants and guests of the 11th
Envoy told Moscow that US had nothing to do with Wagner mutiny: Lavrov
By Anadolu Agency The US envoy to Russia contacted the diplomatic service amid reports of the Wagner Group mutiny over the weekend to say that Washington had nothing to do with it, said Russian
Indian minister scoffs at Obama comment on protecting Muslims
Credit to Photo Reuters Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman By Reuters India’s finance minister has derided comments by former U.S. President
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
In this photo taken from video released on Monday, June 26, 2023 by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is on board of a military helicopter on his way
Somalia Ali Jeyte has been elected president of the Hiran state administration
In a meeting held today in Baledweyne, the capital of Hiran region, Ali Jeyte Osman has been elected as the interim president of Hiraan State administration. The meeting was attended by various
IMF and World Bank show their hand in East Africa budgets
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Hargeisa SNM militia attacks Las Anod heavy bombardments on civilians
File Photo/Somali Times Why the United Kingdom, United States, EU so-called powerful human rights protectors, are not interfering in Hargeisa SNM militia leader Muse Bihi Abdi committing genocide
Rebel Russian mercenaries halt advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24. Reuters/Stringer By
UK estimates cost of deporting each asylum seeker to Rwanda will be 169,000 pounds
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and visiting Rwandan President Paul Kagame meet at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, Thursday May 4, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By
Kenya president says Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda troops will remain in Somalia
Credit to Photo Twitter Kenya president William Ruto Kenya president William Ruto said Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda troops will remain in Somalia, who is going to pay their salaries. The President
Putin thanks nation for unity after aborted rebellion
In this handout photo released by Russian Presidential Press Service on Monday, June 26, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin Video address to the participants and guests of the 11th
Envoy told Moscow that US had nothing to do with Wagner mutiny: Lavrov
By Anadolu Agency The US envoy to Russia contacted the diplomatic service amid reports of the Wagner Group mutiny over the weekend to say that Washington had nothing to do with it, said Russian
Indian minister scoffs at Obama comment on protecting Muslims
Credit to Photo Reuters Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman By Reuters India’s finance minister has derided comments by former U.S. President
Russian defense minister makes first public appearance since mercenary revolt as uncertainty swirls
In this photo taken from video released on Monday, June 26, 2023 by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is on board of a military helicopter on his way
Somalia Ali Jeyte has been elected president of the Hiran state administration
In a meeting held today in Baledweyne, the capital of Hiran region, Ali Jeyte Osman has been elected as the interim president of Hiraan State administration. The meeting was attended by various
IMF and World Bank show their hand in East Africa budgets
EAC Budget Day (L-R): Finance ministers Njuguna Ndung’u of Kenya, Tanzania’s Mwigulu Nchemba, Matia Kasaija of Uganda and Uzziel Ndagijimana of Rwanda display budget briefcase on June
Hargeisa SNM militia attacks Las Anod heavy bombardments on civilians
File Photo/Somali Times Why the United Kingdom, United States, EU so-called powerful human rights protectors, are not interfering in Hargeisa SNM militia leader Muse Bihi Abdi committing genocide
Rebel Russian mercenaries halt advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24. Reuters/Stringer By