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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
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The Horn Of Africa States: The Changes Over The Horizon – OpEd
File Photo/Somali Times Eurasia Review By Dr. Suleiman Walhad The world works in cycles. Political systems, economics and markets, financial systems, wars and peace, and climate all change and
Read MoreStatues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth toppled in Canada
A defaced statue of Queen Victoria lies after being toppled during a rally, following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the
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Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, opens airspace and land border
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UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England
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UK scientists worry vaccines may not protect against S.African coronavirus variant
People queue as they wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at London Bridge vaccination centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain December 30, 2020.
Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling
Photo/Somali Times Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling in Somalia today at Villa Somalia, with a meeting to be held at the Somali presidential palace, according to
Iraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
US keeps aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran threat
US acting defense secretary says he ordered USS Nimitz to halt its routine redeployment The US has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to remain in the Middle East, citing Iranian threats
UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
82-year-old Brian Pinker receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Pinker, a retired
Kenya: Debt pain as payment of Sh162bn Naivasha SGR loan starts
Kenya will from January 21 start repaying the Sh162 billion Chinese loan used to build the Nairobi-Naivasha standard gauge railway (SGR) line, adding to the taxpayers’ burden of settling the
Turkey’s exports top $169.5B in 2020
Turkey’s exports reached $169.5 billion in 2020, the trade minister announced Tuesday, citing preliminary data. The headline figure, despite the severe economic contraction and shrinking in
Somali electoral commission clarifies its position on the conflict in Gedo region
Photo/Somali Times The chairman of Somalia’s Indirect Electoral Commission, Mohamed Hassan Irro, spoke for the first time about the crisis in the Gedo region and the position of the
Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, opens airspace and land border
Kuwait’s Emir called his Qatari counterpart Tamim al-Thani (L) as well as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) on Monday (AFP/File photos) Kuwait’s foreign minister announces
UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England
In this image taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Jan. 4, 2021, setting out new emergency
UK scientists worry vaccines may not protect against S.African coronavirus variant
People queue as they wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at London Bridge vaccination centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain December 30, 2020.
Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling
Photo/Somali Times Somalia companies are expected to sign an agreement on oil drilling in Somalia today at Villa Somalia, with a meeting to be held at the Somali presidential palace, according to
Iraq arrests parents selling their 5-year-old son for $7,000
Photo: Credit Associated Press Iraqi security authorities arrested a man and his wife as they tried to sell their five-year-old son in the Karrada district in the capital, Baghdad, the Ministry
US keeps aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran threat
US acting defense secretary says he ordered USS Nimitz to halt its routine redeployment The US has ordered the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to remain in the Middle East, citing Iranian threats
UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
82-year-old Brian Pinker receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Pinker, a retired