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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
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Over 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
Read MoreWhy do Western travel bans keep treating African nations like security threats while our leaders just watch?
Photo Credit: File By The African Exponent A federal judge recently vacated a sweeping Trump administration policy that had suspended immigrant visa processing for citizens across 75 countries.
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Featured ArticlesOver 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
Over 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
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People pose for a photo in front of a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan
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Somali Foreign Minister and EU sign agreement with European training mission maritime security in Somalia.
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New oil law in Somalia tests uneasy peace
By Ed Reed Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire was appointed in early 2017. He had previously worked at Soma as an executive director and his departure effectively marked the end of the company’s
Kenya is selling residency permits and citizenship to offset massive national debt
Photo Credit Nairobi news President Uhuru Kenyatta with his deputy William Ruto Kenya’s domestic and foreign debt is at a crippling Kshs 50 trillion ($50 billion). To stall the economy’s, decline
Iran protesters take to the streets in third day of demos over plane
Protesters took to the streets of Iran for a third day on Monday, expressing outrage over the authorities’ admission that they had shot down a passenger plane by accident during a confrontation
Meeting for Libya peace starts in Moscow
Russian, Turkish top diplomats, defense chiefs, heads of Libya’s warring sides, gather in Moscow to address Libyan crisis Moscow is hosting a series of negotiations on Monday to find a
Shabaab kill three in Monday Garissa attack
Three civilians were killed in a suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kamuthe area, Garissa County in a pre-dawn strike on Monday. North Eastern Regional Police Commander Paul Soi confirmed the attack
US to send home some Saudi military students after shooting
This undated file photo provided by the FBI shows Mohammed Alshamrani. The United States is preparing to remove more than a dozen Saudi military students from a training program and return them
Somali Foreign Minister and EU sign agreement with European training mission maritime security in Somalia.
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu-The government of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the European Union on Sunday signed an agreement on the status of EU training mission in Somalia. The agreement
Hail democracy, but long live autocracy in the Horn
Photo/Somali Times By Peter Kagwanja Two years ago, the Horn of Africa was on the cusp of a democratic revolution. “There is a wind of hope blowing in the Horn of Africa,” said UN Secretary
If Uhuru doesn’t want the DP, he should ask him to resign — Abduba Dida said
DP Ruto William at a past function. [Source/Dr William Samoei Ruto PhD/Twitter] Former Presidential candidate Abduba Dida has weighed in on the perceived fallout between President Uhuru Kenyatta
Friends and foes gather in Oman to mourn Qaboos
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