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A Chinese warship is pictured while navigating at an undisclosed location in waters around Taiwan in this handout image taken on May 23, 2024, released on May 24, 2024. Taiwan Defence
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China conducts military joint drills around Taiwan
A Chinese warship is pictured while navigating at an undisclosed location in waters around Taiwan in this handout image taken on May 23, 2024, released on May 24, 2024. Taiwan Defence
Read MoreEgypt spearheads Gaza truce talks, aid efforts throughout 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) addresses the summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. By Xinhua News Agency As 2025 draws to a close, Egypt has
Read MoreThailand, Cambodia halt fighting which killed dozens over 20 days
Cambodian Defense Minister General Tea Seiha meets the press at the Ban Pakkad Border Checkpoint, following ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambodia, in Pailin Province, Cambodia, on
Read MoreTurkey says Russia gave it $9 billion in new financing for Akkuyu nuclear plant
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar speaks during a session of the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Photographer Ramil Sitdikov By Reuters
Read MoreSomalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections
Photo Somali Times, Thursday December 25th 2025. Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh and his family have become dictators through one-party elections. ead: Somalia corrupt president Hassan
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Featured ArticlesChina conducts military joint drills around Taiwan
A Chinese warship is pictured while navigating at an undisclosed location in waters around Taiwan in this handout image taken on May 23, 2024, released on May 24, 2024. Taiwan Defence
China conducts military joint drills around Taiwan
A Chinese warship is pictured while navigating at an undisclosed location in waters around Taiwan in this handout image taken on May 23, 2024, released on May 24, 2024. Taiwan Defence
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Ethiopia: Upper house of parliament elects new speaker
Aden Farah replaces Keria Ibrahim as speaker of House of Federation The upper house of Ethiopia’s parliament elected a new speaker on Wednesday. A majority of members of the House of Federation
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U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over ‘egregious’ abuses
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In this image provided by The White House, President Joe Biden speaks as he meets virtually via a secure video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the Situation Room at the
Turkey, Qatar sign 15 new agreements to develop bilateral ties
By Anadolu Agency Agreements cover various areas including trade, investment, development, culture, diplomacy, health Turkey and Qatar on Tuesday signed 15 new agreements to boost the cooperation
Kenyan “rogue” policeman kills six in rampage – police
A police officers fires tear gas at protesters during clashes that erupted after a Kenyan police officer shot dead several people and himself in a rampage attack in Nairobi, Kenya, December 7,
Somalia top list of most corrupt countries
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia is once again at the top of the list of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International. Transparency International has released a
Almost 6 million people on waiting lists for NHS surgery in England
The number of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery has from 5.83m to 5.98m. Photograph: Curtseyes/Alamy The Guardian By Denis Campbell and Pamela Duncan Record number of people
Why state actors want to bury Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah on 4 December 2021 (Bandar al-Jaloud/Saudi Royal Palace/AFP) By David Hearst editor-in-chief Middle East
Kenya paid China Sh29bn to ease debt repayment standoff
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Hanque Square, Beijing, China. By Business Daily Africa Kenya wired Sh29.86 billion to China in the quarter to September 2021 to
‘Amazing feeling.’ 1st Somali mayor in US shares her vision
Deqa Dhalac poses near her home Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in South Portland, Maine. On Monday Dhalac, who fled Mogadishu 31 years ago, became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.
U.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over ‘egregious’ abuses
Ugandan Military Intelligence (CMI) chief Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho. By Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence,
Top 8 Reasons Why Africa is Still Poor
Credit: Business Daily Africa Nairobi City skyline. By The African Exponent The reasons for poverty in Africa cannot be narrowed down to a single cause. Africa remains the poorest region in the
Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough in Ukraine tensions
In this image provided by The White House, President Joe Biden speaks as he meets virtually via a secure video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the Situation Room at the
Turkey, Qatar sign 15 new agreements to develop bilateral ties
By Anadolu Agency Agreements cover various areas including trade, investment, development, culture, diplomacy, health Turkey and Qatar on Tuesday signed 15 new agreements to boost the cooperation
Kenyan “rogue” policeman kills six in rampage – police
A police officers fires tear gas at protesters during clashes that erupted after a Kenyan police officer shot dead several people and himself in a rampage attack in Nairobi, Kenya, December 7,
Somalia top list of most corrupt countries
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia is once again at the top of the list of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International. Transparency International has released a