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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
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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
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 WEEKTurkish lira slips but traders doubt Trump’s sanctions threat
Photo/Reuters Turkey’s lira slipped 0.6% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “powerful” sanctions over the country’s offensive into Syria, a somewhat muted response that
Read MoreKenya monopoly of Uganda oil imports to end
Trucks transporting petroleum products to Uganda By The East African Uganda will start importing fuel directly from next month in a deal with Vitol Bahrain which the country hopes will supply
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, Ethiopia, which the country announced it will fill for the fourth time without seeking anyone’s permission. Photographer Amanuel Sileshi/AFP By
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Turkish lira slips but traders doubt Trump’s sanctions threat
Photo/Reuters Turkey’s lira slipped 0.6% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “powerful” sanctions over the country’s offensive into Syria, a somewhat muted response that
Read MoreKenya monopoly of Uganda oil imports to end
Trucks transporting petroleum products to Uganda By The East African Uganda will start importing fuel directly from next month in a deal with Vitol Bahrain which the country hopes will supply
Read MoreEgypt says Ethiopia delaying talks so as to ‘buy time’ to fill Nile dam
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Blog PostsSomali Islamic Leader Accused of Sexually Assaulting Four U.S. Children
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office A Somali national who serves as an Islamic religious leader in Houston, Texas, has been accused of sexually assaulting four children in the United States
Iran most likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, U.S. officials believe
A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday, and President Donald
Ethiopia passes gun control law to tackle surge in violence
Photo Credit Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in
European, Egyptian ministers reject Turkish deals with Libya
The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France and Egypt rejected two deals signed by Ankara and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj’s U.N.-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli, calling them null
Locusts now in Meru, Isiolo counties
Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern
Turkey, Russia launch TurkStream pipeline carrying gas to Europe
The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow’s efforts to
Trumps says Iran likely ‘standing down’ after strikes
‘Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned,’ says US president Iran “appears to be standing down” after it launched a barrage of
63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) SHAHEDSHAHR, IRAN
The latest in Mogadishu: A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament 7 killed 20 injured
Photo/Somali Times A vehicle loaded with explosives went bust at a checkpoint in Sayidka area near parliament killing at least seven people in an attack claimed by the militant group Al-Shabaab.
A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament in Mogadishu
A bomb explosion has gone off at a checkpoint near the Lower House building in Mogadishu. The latest in Mogadishu the blast happened at a checkpoint in Sayidka area adjacent to the Ministry of
Somali Islamic Leader Accused of Sexually Assaulting Four U.S. Children
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office A Somali national who serves as an Islamic religious leader in Houston, Texas, has been accused of sexually assaulting four children in the United States
Iran most likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, U.S. officials believe
A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday, and President Donald
Ethiopia passes gun control law to tackle surge in violence
Photo Credit Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing gun ownership after a surge in regional ethnic violence blamed on a proliferation of small arms in
European, Egyptian ministers reject Turkish deals with Libya
The foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France and Egypt rejected two deals signed by Ankara and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj’s U.N.-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli, calling them null
Locusts now in Meru, Isiolo counties
Photo Credit Daily Nation Some of the desert locusts which have invaded Gurar in Wajir North. The insects have been spotted in Meru and Isiolo. Desert locusts that have ravaged north-eastern
Turkey, Russia launch TurkStream pipeline carrying gas to Europe
The presidents of Turkey and Russia on Wednesday formally launched the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, part of Moscow’s efforts to
Trumps says Iran likely ‘standing down’ after strikes
‘Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned,’ says US president Iran “appears to be standing down” after it launched a barrage of
63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran: Ukrainian official
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) SHAHEDSHAHR, IRAN
The latest in Mogadishu: A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament 7 killed 20 injured
Photo/Somali Times A vehicle loaded with explosives went bust at a checkpoint in Sayidka area near parliament killing at least seven people in an attack claimed by the militant group Al-Shabaab.
A car bomb exploded checkpoint near parliament in Mogadishu
A bomb explosion has gone off at a checkpoint near the Lower House building in Mogadishu. The latest in Mogadishu the blast happened at a checkpoint in Sayidka area adjacent to the Ministry of