Latest NewsChina’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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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 WEEKBlair’s defense secretary says he was told to burn memo saying Iraq war may be illegal
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush, May 28, 2002, Italy, Rome (ANADOLU AGENCY-CHRIS WARDE-JONES) By Anadolu Agency Revelation comes as over 700,000 sign petition to
Read MoreSomali President says he is ready to talk with Al-Shabab
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who gave an interview to Al Jazeera International Television, said that he is ready to enter into dialogue with Al-Shabab
Read MoreTurkey issues new Navtex for East Med drills until Sept. 11
Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2020. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish navy late
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Blair’s defense secretary says he was told to burn memo saying Iraq war may be illegal
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U.S. President George W. Bush, May 28, 2002, Italy, Rome (ANADOLU AGENCY-CHRIS WARDE-JONES) By Anadolu Agency Revelation comes as over 700,000 sign petition to
Read MoreSomali President says he is ready to talk with Al-Shabab
File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who gave an interview to Al Jazeera International Television, said that he is ready to enter into dialogue with Al-Shabab
Read MoreTurkey issues new Navtex for East Med drills until Sept. 11
Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya, Turkey, Aug. 10, 2020. (Reuters Photo) The Turkish navy late
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Blog PostsOutgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi
France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry
Air France: Photo Credit (Associated Press/Francois Mori) PARIS (AP) — France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace
Minister Awad says Qatar’s relationship with Somalia is good, but with UAE, it is down.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Issa Awad in an exclusive 25-minute interview with Al-Araby Television spoke on a number of issues concerning the country’s foreign policy,
Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani
Photo: Credit Yeni Şafak An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran’s slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani
London’s statues from ‘bygone’ imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seen outside Downing Street, as the coronavirus outbreak continues, in London, Britain March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls London mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered a
Speaker of Ethiopia’s upper house resigns after polls postponed
Keria Ibrahim’s resignation came in protest against the postponement of elections in the country over the coronavirus. Ethiopia’s upper house speaker has resigned in apparent protest
Turkey, US nearing new era in ties in handling of Libya
Turkey stands by Libya’s UN-recognized government against putschist Haftar and those supporting him, says President Erdogan Turkey and the US are approaching a new era in ties over the
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Dover, Del., Friday, June 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Joe Biden diverged Monday from activists
Lewis Hamilton supports protesters who tore down statue of slave trader in UK anti-racism protests
Lewis Hamilton Photo: Credit ( Associated Press/Chuck Burton) By Ben Church, CNN Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has backed anti-racism demonstrators who tore down a statue of 17th-century
First UK airport arrivals enter two weeks of quarantine
© Nick Ansell Passengers arriving at Stansted Airport indicated they would follow the new two-week quarantine rule but some said the measure is ‘too much’ (Nick Ansell/PA) By Sam Russell, PA
Outgoing Burundi president Nkurunziza, famed for soccer and violence, dies
Photo: Credit Reuters President Pierre Nkurunziza, a fitness enthusiast who increasingly relied on religion and repression to rule the impoverished and unstable central African nation of Burundi
France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry
Air France: Photo Credit (Associated Press/Francois Mori) PARIS (AP) — France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace
Minister Awad says Qatar’s relationship with Somalia is good, but with UAE, it is down.
Photo/Somali Times Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Issa Awad in an exclusive 25-minute interview with Al-Araby Television spoke on a number of issues concerning the country’s foreign policy,
Iran says it will execute informant who led CIA to Soleimani
Photo: Credit Yeni Şafak An Iranian citizen who provided information to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran’s slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani
London’s statues from ‘bygone’ imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is seen outside Downing Street, as the coronavirus outbreak continues, in London, Britain March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls London mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered a
Speaker of Ethiopia’s upper house resigns after polls postponed
Keria Ibrahim’s resignation came in protest against the postponement of elections in the country over the coronavirus. Ethiopia’s upper house speaker has resigned in apparent protest
Turkey, US nearing new era in ties in handling of Libya
Turkey stands by Libya’s UN-recognized government against putschist Haftar and those supporting him, says President Erdogan Turkey and the US are approaching a new era in ties over the
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Dover, Del., Friday, June 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Joe Biden diverged Monday from activists
Lewis Hamilton supports protesters who tore down statue of slave trader in UK anti-racism protests
Lewis Hamilton Photo: Credit ( Associated Press/Chuck Burton) By Ben Church, CNN Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has backed anti-racism demonstrators who tore down a statue of 17th-century
First UK airport arrivals enter two weeks of quarantine
© Nick Ansell Passengers arriving at Stansted Airport indicated they would follow the new two-week quarantine rule but some said the measure is ‘too much’ (Nick Ansell/PA) By Sam Russell, PA