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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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 WEEKJournalist Abdiaziz Gurbiye was arrested because of posting on his Facebook page a ventilator at Digfer Hospital in Mogadishu. was taken by President Mohamed Farmajo’s office
Deputy Director of the local Media Present Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye’s in custody in Mogadishu. Local Media Director Hassan Mohamed Mohamud confirmed the arrest of Abdiasis Gurbiye, which
Read MoreTurkey set to purchase drones, helicopters and air defence systems by year-end
Turkey is slated to pursue an ambitious procurement plan for 2020 as the country recovers entatively from an economic crisis in 2018 and the government spends money fighting wars on multiple
Read MoreKillings, Corruption and Censorship Besiege Media Freedom in Somalia
Photo/ Somali Times A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist,
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Journalist Abdiaziz Gurbiye was arrested because of posting on his Facebook page a ventilator at Digfer Hospital in Mogadishu. was taken by President Mohamed Farmajo’s office
Deputy Director of the local Media Present Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye’s in custody in Mogadishu. Local Media Director Hassan Mohamed Mohamud confirmed the arrest of Abdiasis Gurbiye, which
Read MoreTurkey set to purchase drones, helicopters and air defence systems by year-end
Turkey is slated to pursue an ambitious procurement plan for 2020 as the country recovers entatively from an economic crisis in 2018 and the government spends money fighting wars on multiple
Read MoreKillings, Corruption and Censorship Besiege Media Freedom in Somalia
Photo/ Somali Times A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist,
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Blog PostsExclusive: Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security
Photo: Credit Amisom. Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to fight
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled organizing the 2021 elections process based on looting and corruption.
Photo/Somali Times “The 2021 elections will be similar to those in the South West, Galmudug and Hirshabelle.” Said Mahdi Guled. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against
Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again campaign rally at the Erie International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Erie, PA [Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency] President
Ethiopia pushes for Tigray capital, denies ‘ethnic bias’
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian forces pushed towards the capital of the rebel Tigray region on Wednesday, ignoring international appeals for talks to end the conflict
Trump fires Homeland Security cyber chief
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been terminated effective immediately, president tweets US President Donald Trump fired the country’s top cybersecurity official
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, arrives for the opening session of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis
Boris Johnson hit by backlash as foreign aid faces cut to pay for Covid crisis
FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) By Nicholas Cecil Boris Johnson was today hit
Suicide bomber strikes restaurant next to the police academy in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The blast, which was reportedly carried out by a man wearing an explosives vest, took place at a tea shop near the General Kahiye Police Academy in Hamar Jajab district.
Factbox: Which countries have stakes in Ethiopia’s war?
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian troops are battling rebellious forces from the country’s northern Tigray region. Fallout from the conflict in Africa’s second
Exclusive: Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security
Photo: Credit Amisom. Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to fight
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Guled organizing the 2021 elections process based on looting and corruption.
Photo/Somali Times “The 2021 elections will be similar to those in the South West, Galmudug and Hirshabelle.” Said Mahdi Guled. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled Khadar
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against
Trump may withdraw troops from Somalia as part of global pullback
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again campaign rally at the Erie International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 in Erie, PA [Noah Riffe/Anadolu Agency] President
Ethiopia pushes for Tigray capital, denies ‘ethnic bias’
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian forces pushed towards the capital of the rebel Tigray region on Wednesday, ignoring international appeals for talks to end the conflict
Trump fires Homeland Security cyber chief
Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been terminated effective immediately, president tweets US President Donald Trump fired the country’s top cybersecurity official
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, file photo, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, arrives for the opening session of the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit at the AU headquarters in Addis
Boris Johnson hit by backlash as foreign aid faces cut to pay for Covid crisis
FILE – In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File) By Nicholas Cecil Boris Johnson was today hit
Suicide bomber strikes restaurant next to the police academy in Mogadishu
Photo/Somali Times The blast, which was reportedly carried out by a man wearing an explosives vest, took place at a tea shop near the General Kahiye Police Academy in Hamar Jajab district.
Factbox: Which countries have stakes in Ethiopia’s war?
Capital city of Tigray Region in Ethiopia. Mekele Ethiopian troops are battling rebellious forces from the country’s northern Tigray region. Fallout from the conflict in Africa’s second