Latest NewsWhite House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
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White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
Read MoreChina desire UN Security Council to avoid backing unauthorized military operations in Middle East
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged the UN Security Council not to support unauthorized military operations in the Middle East, warning that continued conflict could lead to
Read MoreDjibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh campaigning for re-election
Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national
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Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society work at the site of a reported strike amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, near Hosseinieh Azam Zanjan Mosque in Zanjan, Iran, in this screen grab
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Photo by Tobias Doering / Unsplash By The African Exponent According to the Africa Visa Openness Index 2025, Rwanda is ranked the most visa‑open country in Africa, maintaining this position since
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Featured ArticlesWhite House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
White House seeks 1.5 trillion USD in defence spending in 2027 budget proposal
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives in Split, Croatia, on March 28, 2026. Photographer Zvonimir Barisin By Xinhua News Agency The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday
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In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Collier, Pa., on March 6, 2018, and President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
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In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Collier, Pa., on March 6, 2018, and President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
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In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill boarded a stateless dhow off the coast of Somalia and interdicted an illicit
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Saudi Arabia arrests female scholar for teaching Qur’an at home
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life
FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, appears at the
Somali Health Minister warns of the Covid-19 spread
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Fowsio Abikar Nur, has issued a stern warning against the risk of resurgence of Covid-19. Somalia’s
Kenya lists Sh1.2bn for UN Security Council job
A past UN Security Council meeting in New York. The Treasury has set aside Sh1.2 billion to fund Kenya’s activities on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) where the country is serving the
Turkish lira hits highest value against US dollar in 6 months
US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate falls below 7 for first time since Aug. 5 last year The Turkish lira has continued its rally against the US dollar on Monday, hitting the highest value in the
Somali-Kenyan Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji dies
Photo: Credit Twitter Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji President Uhuru Kenyatta is among Kenyans who have condoled with the family and the people of Garissa County following the death of their senator,
US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia
In this Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill boarded a stateless dhow off the coast of Somalia and interdicted an illicit
What is wrong with Hassan Sheikh organizing demonstrations and civil war?
Photo/Somali Times Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud is organizing demonstrations in Mogadishu and civil war. A statement was released from Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s office. What
What did Beyle discuss with the Minister of Defense?
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Finance Government of Somalia, Abdirahman Duale Beyle, held separate meetings with the officials of the army, which discussed sensitive issues. The meeting,
Saudi Arabia arrests female scholar for teaching Qur’an at home
A Holy Quran on display at Istanbul’s Camlica Mosque courtyard in Istanbul, Turkey on 1 June, 2019 [İsa Terli/Anadolu Agency] The authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested well-known
Lavrov accuses EU of breaking ties with Russia
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow,
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life
FILE – In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, appears at the
Somali Health Minister warns of the Covid-19 spread
Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Health of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Fowsio Abikar Nur, has issued a stern warning against the risk of resurgence of Covid-19. Somalia’s
Kenya lists Sh1.2bn for UN Security Council job
A past UN Security Council meeting in New York. The Treasury has set aside Sh1.2 billion to fund Kenya’s activities on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) where the country is serving the
Turkish lira hits highest value against US dollar in 6 months
US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate falls below 7 for first time since Aug. 5 last year The Turkish lira has continued its rally against the US dollar on Monday, hitting the highest value in the
Somali-Kenyan Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji dies
Photo: Credit Twitter Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji President Uhuru Kenyatta is among Kenyans who have condoled with the family and the people of Garissa County following the death of their senator,