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Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
Read MoreOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Read MoreUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
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A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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China’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
Read MoreOver 1,300 missing as death toll from flash floods on Nepal-China border rises to 180
By Anadolu Agency Search and rescue operations backed by helicopters and drones continued Thursday as the death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 180, while
Read MoreUK urges Somalia’s outgoing president Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election
File Photo/Somali Times UK urges Somalia’s outgoing President Hassan Sheikh to engage in inclusive political dialogue and election. Read: Jihadist turned Erdoğan asset in Speaker’s chair – poised
Read MoreKenyans in U.S. on high alert as Trump plans to revoke more visas
A photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump and a U.S. visa, March 20, 2026. Photo White House, Canva By Kenyans The U.S. government is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up
Read MoreIran warns that ships violating Hormuz transit rules risk detention, seizure
By Anadolu Agency Iran warned Sunday that vessels failing to comply with its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention or seizure during subsequent crossings. The warning
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Featured ArticlesChina’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
China’s tech city inspires youth discussions on Asia-Pacific’s green future
Guests visit the Chunhui Substation in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Aug. 21, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency Young experts and scholars from the Asia-Pacific region
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEK‘If China does not respond to US, principle of respecting sovereignty will be dead’
By Anadolu Agency In an indication of further escalation in the Taiwan Strait, China on Thursday warned it will take steps to respond US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip this week to Taiwan. “If
Read MoreWhy are Turkey and Hungary against Sweden joining NATO?
By Reuters Sweden’s path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified
Read MoreFinland Minister: Somalis spread like weeds and hijabis should be banned
Pic: kuvapankki.valtioneuvosto By 5Pillars (RMS) Finnish media has revealed private conversations in which the country’s economy minister said Somalis spread like weeds and that women who wear
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‘If China does not respond to US, principle of respecting sovereignty will be dead’
By Anadolu Agency In an indication of further escalation in the Taiwan Strait, China on Thursday warned it will take steps to respond US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip this week to Taiwan. “If
Read MoreWhy are Turkey and Hungary against Sweden joining NATO?
By Reuters Sweden’s path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified
Read MoreFinland Minister: Somalis spread like weeds and hijabis should be banned
Pic: kuvapankki.valtioneuvosto By 5Pillars (RMS) Finnish media has revealed private conversations in which the country’s economy minister said Somalis spread like weeds and that women who wear
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Blog Posts‘Get off my neck’: London police officer suspended after arrest incident
Photo: Credit Evening Standard A Metropolitan police officer has been suspended after a video appeared to show him briefly apply pressure with his knee to a suspect’s neck area during an arrest
Princess Beatrice marries in private ceremony at Windsor
FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Princess Beatrice with her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, attend the wedding of Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling, in York, England.
Report: Saudi Arabia oil exports drop 41.2% in May
A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 27 September 2016 [REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File Photo] Saudi Arabia’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products
President Farmajo is travelling to Dhusamareb for talks about the federal member state leaders to re-elect 2021
Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Farmajo is expected to travel to Dhusamareb today ahead of a meeting with regional presidents who have been in the town for a week now. Advisers of President
Shilling hits historic low against the dollar after reopening
The shilling slumped to a record low against the dollar on Thursday on stronger demand for the greenback, pointing to a rise in the cost of importing goods into the country in the short term.
US says Europe not doing enough to stop Libya fighting
European nations are not doing enough to check Russian and allied activities in Libya, the US’s senior diplomat for the Middle East said Thursday. Addressing the German Marshall Fund during
In ‘historic’ verdict Saudi court allows women to live, travel without guardian
A Saudi court has issued an “historic” ruling in a legal case that will give women the right to live and travel freely within the kingdom without the permission of their guardian. The judgement,
Shamima Begum: UK must allow return to fight for citizenship, judges rule
Shamima Begum argued she could not effectively appeal against Javid’s decision from detention in Syria (Screenshot) British judges ruled on Thursday that Shamima Begum, who joined the
Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program
This Sunday, July 5, 2020 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the substantial damage done by an explosion and a fire at an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at Iran’s Natanz
Top Saudi diplomat who served in Turkey during Khashoggi murder promoted
Waleed A. Elkhereiji Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Turkey during the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was appointed as the kingdom’s deputy foreign minister on
‘Get off my neck’: London police officer suspended after arrest incident
Photo: Credit Evening Standard A Metropolitan police officer has been suspended after a video appeared to show him briefly apply pressure with his knee to a suspect’s neck area during an arrest
Princess Beatrice marries in private ceremony at Windsor
FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Princess Beatrice with her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, attend the wedding of Ellie Goulding and Caspar Jopling, in York, England.
Report: Saudi Arabia oil exports drop 41.2% in May
A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 27 September 2016 [REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File Photo] Saudi Arabia’s exports of crude oil and petroleum products
President Farmajo is travelling to Dhusamareb for talks about the federal member state leaders to re-elect 2021
Photo/Somali Times President Mohamed Farmajo is expected to travel to Dhusamareb today ahead of a meeting with regional presidents who have been in the town for a week now. Advisers of President
Shilling hits historic low against the dollar after reopening
The shilling slumped to a record low against the dollar on Thursday on stronger demand for the greenback, pointing to a rise in the cost of importing goods into the country in the short term.
US says Europe not doing enough to stop Libya fighting
European nations are not doing enough to check Russian and allied activities in Libya, the US’s senior diplomat for the Middle East said Thursday. Addressing the German Marshall Fund during
In ‘historic’ verdict Saudi court allows women to live, travel without guardian
A Saudi court has issued an “historic” ruling in a legal case that will give women the right to live and travel freely within the kingdom without the permission of their guardian. The judgement,
Shamima Begum: UK must allow return to fight for citizenship, judges rule
Shamima Begum argued she could not effectively appeal against Javid’s decision from detention in Syria (Screenshot) British judges ruled on Thursday that Shamima Begum, who joined the
Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program
This Sunday, July 5, 2020 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the substantial damage done by an explosion and a fire at an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at Iran’s Natanz
Top Saudi diplomat who served in Turkey during Khashoggi murder promoted
Waleed A. Elkhereiji Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Turkey during the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was appointed as the kingdom’s deputy foreign minister on