Latest NewsFacing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
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By Anadolu Agency Iran said Monday that no negotiations” with the US are scheduled at any level in the coming days, stressing that its priority remains the implementation of their memorandum of
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Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026.
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Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
Read MoreChina-Europe Railway Express spurs trade, logistics development in Poland
A cargo train runs along a freight rail line in Lodz, Poland, June 25, 2026. Photographer Yue Yuanyuan By Xinhua News Agency More than a decade ago, Filip Grzelak spent Christmas night at a
Read MoreIran says no planned negotiations with US in coming days
By Anadolu Agency Iran said Monday that no negotiations” with the US are scheduled at any level in the coming days, stressing that its priority remains the implementation of their memorandum of
Read MorePhilippines leads the world in rush to solar as power prices soar
Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Kawit, Philippines, June 26, 2026. Photographer Noel Celis By Reuters People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power on
Read MoreIran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain in response to US strikes
Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026.
Read More
Featured ArticlesFacing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSterling sinks to new low as ‘mini budget’ shatters investor faith in UK markets
By Reuters The pound plunged to a record low against the dollar early on Monday and British bond prices collapsed as fears mounted over the new government’s fiscal plan, unleashing calls
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File Photo/Somali Times The Jubaland administration has issued orders to strengthen the security of the upcoming elections” of the administration. Read: CIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt
Read MoreEgypt journalists: We are harassed by security forces and censored
Freedom of press in Egypt – Cartoon [Latuff/Middle East Monitor] Egyptian journalists have criticised the conditions of their imprisonment without trial or investigation in political cases during
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Sterling sinks to new low as ‘mini budget’ shatters investor faith in UK markets
By Reuters The pound plunged to a record low against the dollar early on Monday and British bond prices collapsed as fears mounted over the new government’s fiscal plan, unleashing calls
Read MoreSomalia Jubaland administration headed for indirect elections
File Photo/Somali Times The Jubaland administration has issued orders to strengthen the security of the upcoming elections” of the administration. Read: CIA spy chief meets Somali corrupt
Read MoreEgypt journalists: We are harassed by security forces and censored
Freedom of press in Egypt – Cartoon [Latuff/Middle East Monitor] Egyptian journalists have criticised the conditions of their imprisonment without trial or investigation in political cases during
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Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights
Afghan women chant and hold signs of protest during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board
EU summit ends with no solution to high energy prices
By Anadolu Agency EU leaders were unable to agree on a way to tackle rising energy prices despite marathon talks on the second day of the EU summit on Friday. Today, we discussed energy-related
Africa’s richest man opens continent’s biggest fertilizer plant at the cost of $2.5 billion
Aliko Dangote during a visit to the fertilizer plant under construction in Lagos State. Photographer Andrew Esiebo for Bloomberg Businessweek By Face2Face Africa Africa’s richest man, Aliko
Dubai ruler’s ex-wife gets custody of children after ‘exorbitant’ domestic abuse
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (left) stands next to his former wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein during the presentation of a UN report on funding for humanitarian aid on Jan
F1 in Saudi Arabia shifts from human rights to rebel attacks
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‘1,300 Wagner mercenaries sent from Libya to help Russian forces in Ukraine’
By Anadolu Agency Some 1,300 mercenaries of the Russian private contractor Wagner Group have been moved from Libya to Ukraine to fight alongside Russian forces, according to a Libyan security
Biden plans gas shipments to Europe to cut Russian leverage
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, speaks with from left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and European Council President Charles Michel during a
Kenyattas, Equity CEO, Ndegwas get Sh1.6bn dividend
President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), James Ndegwa (centre) and Equity Group chief-executive James Mwangi. By Business Daily Africa The families of Jomo Kenyatta, former Central Bank of Kenya Governor
Extraordinary NATO leaders’ summit on war in Ukraine begins in Brussels
By Anadolu Agency An extraordinary meeting of NATO heads of state and government began Thursday in Brussels to discuss the alliance’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The leaders of
Farmajo summons army commanders
Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, met with the Governor of Benadir Region, Commanders of the Armed Forces, Police, Security Services and instructed them to
Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights
Afghan women chant and hold signs of protest during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board
EU summit ends with no solution to high energy prices
By Anadolu Agency EU leaders were unable to agree on a way to tackle rising energy prices despite marathon talks on the second day of the EU summit on Friday. Today, we discussed energy-related
Africa’s richest man opens continent’s biggest fertilizer plant at the cost of $2.5 billion
Aliko Dangote during a visit to the fertilizer plant under construction in Lagos State. Photographer Andrew Esiebo for Bloomberg Businessweek By Face2Face Africa Africa’s richest man, Aliko
Dubai ruler’s ex-wife gets custody of children after ‘exorbitant’ domestic abuse
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (left) stands next to his former wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein during the presentation of a UN report on funding for humanitarian aid on Jan
F1 in Saudi Arabia shifts from human rights to rebel attacks
A cloud of smoke rises from a burning oil depot in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) By Associated Press Hours after Formula One drivers voiced concerns about
‘1,300 Wagner mercenaries sent from Libya to help Russian forces in Ukraine’
By Anadolu Agency Some 1,300 mercenaries of the Russian private contractor Wagner Group have been moved from Libya to Ukraine to fight alongside Russian forces, according to a Libyan security
Biden plans gas shipments to Europe to cut Russian leverage
U.S. President Joe Biden, center, speaks with from left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and European Council President Charles Michel during a
Kenyattas, Equity CEO, Ndegwas get Sh1.6bn dividend
President Uhuru Kenyatta (left), James Ndegwa (centre) and Equity Group chief-executive James Mwangi. By Business Daily Africa The families of Jomo Kenyatta, former Central Bank of Kenya Governor
Extraordinary NATO leaders’ summit on war in Ukraine begins in Brussels
By Anadolu Agency An extraordinary meeting of NATO heads of state and government began Thursday in Brussels to discuss the alliance’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The leaders of