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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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
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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.
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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.
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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 WEEK5 reasons why Ethiopia’s Abiy attempt to reach the Red Sea isn’t a walk in the park
File Photo/Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad 1- Egypt will strongly reject, simply because Ethiopia presence in the Red Sea will touch Cairo national security. Read: Why is
Read MoreSomalia MPs submit motion to remove prime minister
File Photo/Somali Times After Saturday’s meeting of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, which was filled with noise, there is increasing noise among the members of the Assembly that there is
Read MoreTigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopian-led troops are on the run
Credit Associated Press Photo Ben Curtis/Fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) greet each other on the street in the town of Hawzen, then-controlled by the group, in
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5 reasons why Ethiopia’s Abiy attempt to reach the Red Sea isn’t a walk in the park
File Photo/Somali Times By Professor Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad 1- Egypt will strongly reject, simply because Ethiopia presence in the Red Sea will touch Cairo national security. Read: Why is
Read MoreSomalia MPs submit motion to remove prime minister
File Photo/Somali Times After Saturday’s meeting of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, which was filled with noise, there is increasing noise among the members of the Assembly that there is
Read MoreTigray forces seize regional capital, say Ethiopian-led troops are on the run
Credit Associated Press Photo Ben Curtis/Fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) greet each other on the street in the town of Hawzen, then-controlled by the group, in
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni shows the ink mark on the thumb after he voted in Kiruhura district which is Museveni’s home area, Uganda, Deadly violence and repressive measures
Roadside blast kills 7 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia
At least seven Kenyan military personnel serving under African Union peacekeeping mission forces in Somalia (AMISOM) were killed when a bomb targeted military vehicles in southern Somalia on
Mandera County Governor Ali Roba says Mandera is on the verge falling under Al-Shabaab control
Mandera County Governor Ali Roba has said the town of Mandera in Kenya is on the verge falling into the hands of Al-Shabaab. In an interview with The Standard in Nairobi, the governor said
Farmajo wants to start with eight cities in the election
File Photo/Somali Times As the dispute over Somalia’s 2021 elections continues, information is emerging about eight cities that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo intends to launch in the
Uganda’s opposition cites ‘untold violence’ before election
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figures in Uganda are criticizing widespread violence by security forces ahead of Thursday’s presidential election, while main challenger Bobi
Lafta-Gareen Upper House elections begin in Baidoa
Photo/Somali Times The President of the South West State of Somalia, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Lafta-Gareen has today returned to Baidoa, after attending meetings in Mogadishu. Reports said that
First Saudi plane arrives in Qatar after reconciliation deal
Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier landed at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport late Monday for the first time since 2017 after the two neighbors signed a reconciliation deal. “Following the
Uganda accuses Facebook of ‘interfering’ in tense polls
FILE – In this Friday, March 27, 2020 file photo, Ugandan musician, lawmaker and presidential aspirant Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, speaks to The Associated Press in
Pfizer’s Scandal in Nigeria – How An Experimental Vaccine Killed 11 Children in 1996
Vaccine By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. Western medical and scientific companies have always used Africa as their testing ground for new medicines, and in the process, they have decimated innocent
Kenyan dealer loses Porsche franchise
Porsche Centre Nairobi at Sameer Business Park. By VICTOR JUMA Porsche Centre Nairobi, the Kenyan dealer which has been selling the high-performance German sports cars, has had its contract
Uganda’s leader says social media shut down ahead of polls
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni shows the ink mark on the thumb after he voted in Kiruhura district which is Museveni’s home area, Uganda, Deadly violence and repressive measures
Roadside blast kills 7 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia
At least seven Kenyan military personnel serving under African Union peacekeeping mission forces in Somalia (AMISOM) were killed when a bomb targeted military vehicles in southern Somalia on
Mandera County Governor Ali Roba says Mandera is on the verge falling under Al-Shabaab control
Mandera County Governor Ali Roba has said the town of Mandera in Kenya is on the verge falling into the hands of Al-Shabaab. In an interview with The Standard in Nairobi, the governor said
Farmajo wants to start with eight cities in the election
File Photo/Somali Times As the dispute over Somalia’s 2021 elections continues, information is emerging about eight cities that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo intends to launch in the
Uganda’s opposition cites ‘untold violence’ before election
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figures in Uganda are criticizing widespread violence by security forces ahead of Thursday’s presidential election, while main challenger Bobi
Lafta-Gareen Upper House elections begin in Baidoa
Photo/Somali Times The President of the South West State of Somalia, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Lafta-Gareen has today returned to Baidoa, after attending meetings in Mogadishu. Reports said that
First Saudi plane arrives in Qatar after reconciliation deal
Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier landed at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport late Monday for the first time since 2017 after the two neighbors signed a reconciliation deal. “Following the
Uganda accuses Facebook of ‘interfering’ in tense polls
FILE – In this Friday, March 27, 2020 file photo, Ugandan musician, lawmaker and presidential aspirant Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, speaks to The Associated Press in
Pfizer’s Scandal in Nigeria – How An Experimental Vaccine Killed 11 Children in 1996
Vaccine By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. Western medical and scientific companies have always used Africa as their testing ground for new medicines, and in the process, they have decimated innocent
Kenyan dealer loses Porsche franchise
Porsche Centre Nairobi at Sameer Business Park. By VICTOR JUMA Porsche Centre Nairobi, the Kenyan dealer which has been selling the high-performance German sports cars, has had its contract