Latest NewsAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
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Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
Read MoreExclusive: US spy agencies examine how Iran would react to Trump declaring victory
A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a building, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27,
Read MoreInternational intelligence agencies’ suspicions about Somalia
File Photo Somali Times/ former Somalia spy chief Abdullahi Mohamed Ali The former head of the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloshe, has
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By Anadolu Agency More than 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK, a record high that underscores growing pressure on the country’s health system, according to a new
Read MoreTrump safe after shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner, suspect in custody
Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026. Photographer Jonathan Ernst By Reuters President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House
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Featured ArticlesAt Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
At Beijing auto show, rising fuel costs boost China’s NEV opportunity
People visit the booth of Li Auto during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2026. Photographer Ju Huanzong By Xinhua News Agency Turmoil
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKUS officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks to reporters after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick
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Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (L) hands over medical equipment to Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Childcare Douglas Mombeshora after signing an agreement on carrying out the
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Chief Administration Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ababu Namwamba (right) and Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad on the sidelines of the Somali Partnership Forum in Mogadishu
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US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan speaks to reporters after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick
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Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (L) hands over medical equipment to Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Childcare Douglas Mombeshora after signing an agreement on carrying out the
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China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
China’s Tianwen-2 probe, atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 29, 2025. China launched
UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar
People queue for food in the financial district of Canary Wharf as it was announced that British consumer price inflation hit an annual rate of 9.0% in April in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.
EU to maintain Article 7 procedure over Hungary’s ‘rule of law breaches’
By Anadolu Agency European affairs ministers decided Tuesday to maintain the European Union’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary’s “rule of law breaches.” “Today’s
African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha, and Adebayor arrives in Somalia for the first time
Photo/Somali Times African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha and Adebayor arrived in Somalia for the first time today from FIFA and CAF and will conduct an evaluation at the stadiums
Top 10 African countries with the largest value of imported goods in 2025
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African Development Bank to pick new head to confront US funding cuts
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2020. Photographer Luc Gnago By Reuters The African Development Bank will meet in Ivory
ASEAN summit opens in Malaysia with key regional issues on agenda
By Anadolu Agency The 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur as leaders from the region converged to discuss key
UAE invites two Somalia regional administration leaders Deni and Ahmed Madobe–What are they discussing?
File Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Puntland and Jubaland, who received an invitation from the UAE, met in Abu Dhabi in the past few hours, where sensitive meetings on Somalia affairs are
Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the Indonesia-China Business Reception 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24, 2025. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also attended the event. Photographer
France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children
People enjoy the sun on a beach of the Croisette during the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 15, 2025. Photographer Stephane Mahe/File Photo By Reuters France will ban smoking on
China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
China’s Tianwen-2 probe, atop a Long March-3B carrier rocket, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, May 29, 2025. China launched
UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar
People queue for food in the financial district of Canary Wharf as it was announced that British consumer price inflation hit an annual rate of 9.0% in April in London, Britain, May 18, 2022.
EU to maintain Article 7 procedure over Hungary’s ‘rule of law breaches’
By Anadolu Agency European affairs ministers decided Tuesday to maintain the European Union’s Article 7 procedure against Hungary’s “rule of law breaches.” “Today’s
African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha, and Adebayor arrives in Somalia for the first time
Photo/Somali Times African football legends Eto’o, Jay Jay Okacha and Adebayor arrived in Somalia for the first time today from FIFA and CAF and will conduct an evaluation at the stadiums
Top 10 African countries with the largest value of imported goods in 2025
By The African Exponent In 2024, the total value of imported goods in Africa reached $719 billion, showing a modest growth of 2.4% compared to 2023. Meanwhile, exports saw a larger increase,
African Development Bank to pick new head to confront US funding cuts
The headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pictured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2020. Photographer Luc Gnago By Reuters The African Development Bank will meet in Ivory
ASEAN summit opens in Malaysia with key regional issues on agenda
By Anadolu Agency The 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur as leaders from the region converged to discuss key
UAE invites two Somalia regional administration leaders Deni and Ahmed Madobe–What are they discussing?
File Photo/Somali Times The presidents of Puntland and Jubaland, who received an invitation from the UAE, met in Abu Dhabi in the past few hours, where sensitive meetings on Somalia affairs are
Premier Li urges China, Indonesia to expand cooperation, safeguard free trade
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the Indonesia-China Business Reception 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24, 2025. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also attended the event. Photographer