Latest NewsMandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside 10 Downing Street to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in London, Britain, April 22, 2026. Photographer Toby
Read MoreChina, Mozambique upgrade ties as Xi, Chapo hold talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo and his wife Gueta Chapo ahead of the talks
Read MoreContainer ship damaged by gunboat fire near Oman, crew safe
By Anadolu Agency The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Wednesday that it has received a report of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles
Read MoreMaersk largest shipping company suspends Berbera port operations
Credit Photo/Facebook The world’s largest shipping company Maersk said on Monday that it has temporarily suspended accepting new shipments to and from the port of Berbera in the Somaliland
Read MoreBritish universities paid security firm to spy on pro-Palestine students
Student protesters at the London School for Economics were among those monitored by private security firm Horus. Photographer Anealla Safdar By Al Jazeera Twelve British universities paid a
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Mandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside 10 Downing Street to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in London, Britain, April 22, 2026. Photographer Toby
Read MoreChina, Mozambique upgrade ties as Xi, Chapo hold talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with President of the Republic of Mozambique Daniel Francisco Chapo and his wife Gueta Chapo ahead of the talks
Read MoreContainer ship damaged by gunboat fire near Oman, crew safe
By Anadolu Agency The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Wednesday that it has received a report of an incident involving a commercial vessel approximately 15 nautical miles
Read MoreMaersk largest shipping company suspends Berbera port operations
Credit Photo/Facebook The world’s largest shipping company Maersk said on Monday that it has temporarily suspended accepting new shipments to and from the port of Berbera in the Somaliland
Read MoreBritish universities paid security firm to spy on pro-Palestine students
Student protesters at the London School for Economics were among those monitored by private security firm Horus. Photographer Anealla Safdar By Al Jazeera Twelve British universities paid a
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Featured ArticlesMandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside 10 Downing Street to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in London, Britain, April 22, 2026. Photographer Toby
Mandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer steps outside 10 Downing Street to welcome Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in London, Britain, April 22, 2026. Photographer Toby
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKTop 10 African countries by mineral reserves in 2025
By The African Exponent Africa is home to some of the world’s richest and most diverse mineral reserves, spanning critical metals, precious stones, and industrial minerals. In 2025, the continent
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth resting after first night in hospital in years
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attends a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via
Read MoreKenya has not “recalled” its ambassador to Somalia – Foreign PS Kamau
Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau on Sunday clarified that the government had not recalled Kenya’s ambassador to Somalia nor had it expelled Somalia’s envoy to Kenya. The PS said the
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Top 10 African countries by mineral reserves in 2025
By The African Exponent Africa is home to some of the world’s richest and most diverse mineral reserves, spanning critical metals, precious stones, and industrial minerals. In 2025, the continent
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth resting after first night in hospital in years
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth attends a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, London, Britain October 12, 2021. Frank Augstein/Pool via
Read MoreKenya has not “recalled” its ambassador to Somalia – Foreign PS Kamau
Foreign Affairs PS Macharia Kamau on Sunday clarified that the government had not recalled Kenya’s ambassador to Somalia nor had it expelled Somalia’s envoy to Kenya. The PS said the
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Blog PostsUS troops ‘commuting’ to Somalia is inefficient and risky, top Africa general says
An Air Force CV-22 Osprey lands in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz on Dec.18, 2020. (Air Force) Navy Times By Meghann Myers It’s been about 14 months since the Trump administration
Serdar Berdimuhamedov succeeds father as Turkmenistan’s new president
By Anadolu Agency Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take over from his father as the leader of Turkmenistan after being declared the winner of the Central Asian country’s presidential election on
Nine Kenya Defence Forces killed, five injured in IED attack in Somalia
At least nine Kenya Defence Forces troops were killed when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive in Gherille in Gedo in Somalia. Officials said five others were injured in the
Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
Ayesha Imtiaz, an Indian Muslim student barred from school for wearing hijab sits for an interview with the Associated Press at a cafe in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
Britain shocked by Saudi mass execution – minister
Britain’s Minister without Portfolio Amanda Milling walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain said on Monday it was
German chancellor arrives in Turkiye on official visit
By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday arrived in Turkiye for his first official visit since he took office. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Scholz with an
Germany to buy up to 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets – sources
A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo By Reuters Germany will purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S.
Somali Foreign Minister says to give license Bank of Egypt
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdisaid Muse, has said that his government is planning to grant a license to The Bank of Egypt. In
US drone strike kills 200 militants, top Shabab officials: Somali govt
More than 200 Shabaab militants, including several top officials, have been killed at their base in Central Somalia in targeted US drone strikes, the federal government announced on Sunday.
Leaders of Turkey, Greece hold talks in rare meeting
In this photo provided by Turkish Presidency, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday,
US troops ‘commuting’ to Somalia is inefficient and risky, top Africa general says
An Air Force CV-22 Osprey lands in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz on Dec.18, 2020. (Air Force) Navy Times By Meghann Myers It’s been about 14 months since the Trump administration
Serdar Berdimuhamedov succeeds father as Turkmenistan’s new president
By Anadolu Agency Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take over from his father as the leader of Turkmenistan after being declared the winner of the Central Asian country’s presidential election on
Nine Kenya Defence Forces killed, five injured in IED attack in Somalia
At least nine Kenya Defence Forces troops were killed when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive in Gherille in Gedo in Somalia. Officials said five others were injured in the
Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
Ayesha Imtiaz, an Indian Muslim student barred from school for wearing hijab sits for an interview with the Associated Press at a cafe in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
Britain shocked by Saudi mass execution – minister
Britain’s Minister without Portfolio Amanda Milling walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls By Reuters Britain said on Monday it was
German chancellor arrives in Turkiye on official visit
By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday arrived in Turkiye for his first official visit since he took office. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Scholz with an
Germany to buy up to 35 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets – sources
A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo By Reuters Germany will purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S.
Somali Foreign Minister says to give license Bank of Egypt
File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdisaid Muse, has said that his government is planning to grant a license to The Bank of Egypt. In
US drone strike kills 200 militants, top Shabab officials: Somali govt
More than 200 Shabaab militants, including several top officials, have been killed at their base in Central Somalia in targeted US drone strikes, the federal government announced on Sunday.
Leaders of Turkey, Greece hold talks in rare meeting
In this photo provided by Turkish Presidency, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday,