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 WEEKThey left Somalia for Toronto, then their sons were killed in Canada. These west-end mothers say they’re now ‘not scared of anything’
The mothers of Mending a Crack in the Sky meet in a Weston Road classroom early on Nov. 30. MOE DOIRON / TORONTO STAR By Wendy Gillis The introductions are a formality meant for any newcomers to
Read MoreKenya: Pension crisis as 50,000 government staff retire
The retirement of about 50,000 civil servants is burdening taxpayers after the pension bill jumped by 63.03 percent or Sh10 billion in the first four months to October as the Treasury raised the
Read MoreOne dead, six missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily
Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024.
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They left Somalia for Toronto, then their sons were killed in Canada. These west-end mothers say they’re now ‘not scared of anything’
The mothers of Mending a Crack in the Sky meet in a Weston Road classroom early on Nov. 30. MOE DOIRON / TORONTO STAR By Wendy Gillis The introductions are a formality meant for any newcomers to
Read MoreKenya: Pension crisis as 50,000 government staff retire
The retirement of about 50,000 civil servants is burdening taxpayers after the pension bill jumped by 63.03 percent or Sh10 billion in the first four months to October as the Treasury raised the
Read MoreOne dead, six missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily
Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024.
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Blog PostsTurkey to send troops to Libya, upon invitation, Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will introduce a bill to send troops to Libya as soon as the Parliament resumes, in response to the country’s invitation. Erdoğan said
World shares mostly higher; China plans stimulus measures
Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Bejiing, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. (AP
Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge ahead of March election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 15, 2019. Gali Tibbon/Pool via REUTERS Israel’s embattled Prime
Kenya, Somalia To hold Cross-Border Meetings Over Increased Attacks
Photo/ Somali Times Kenya and Somalia are expected to hold a cross-border meeting following the increased terror attacks in Wajir County in the past three months. According to Wajir County
UAE: Rulers Sheikh Zayed’s family Punishes opposition politicians
Mohamed Sheikh Zayed The families of opposition politicians in the United Arab Emirates are at risk of losing citizenship and state-provided services after the government withdrew from the family
Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Erdogan
Turkey building defence area from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean – analysis
Turkey has been following a new geopolitical strategy by building a defence line from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and from Libya to Somalia, wrote foreign policy analyst Mehmet A.
Dozens of Israelis being arrested, some jailed in Europe for smuggling khat drug
Bundles of khat (photo credit: SS BY-SA 3.0, by Abalg, Wikimedia Commons) Criminals pay travelers to take suitcases full of leaves abroad, but European countries have increasingly been punishing
US lawmakers slam Saudi court rulings on Khashoggi
Senators condemn ‘sham’ trial of Saudi Kingdom, criticize handling of Khashoggi murder case Several U.S. lawmakers have condemned the “sham” Saudi trial and court verdicts
U.S. ready to deal with any North Korean ‘Christmas gift’: Trump
Credit: Reuters Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media his Mar-a-Lago resort. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea’s warning of a
Turkey to send troops to Libya, upon invitation, Erdoğan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Turkey will introduce a bill to send troops to Libya as soon as the Parliament resumes, in response to the country’s invitation. Erdoğan said
World shares mostly higher; China plans stimulus measures
Chinese investors monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Bejiing, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Shares are mostly higher in Asia with many world markets closed for Christmas holidays. (AP
Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge ahead of March election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 15, 2019. Gali Tibbon/Pool via REUTERS Israel’s embattled Prime
Kenya, Somalia To hold Cross-Border Meetings Over Increased Attacks
Photo/ Somali Times Kenya and Somalia are expected to hold a cross-border meeting following the increased terror attacks in Wajir County in the past three months. According to Wajir County
UAE: Rulers Sheikh Zayed’s family Punishes opposition politicians
Mohamed Sheikh Zayed The families of opposition politicians in the United Arab Emirates are at risk of losing citizenship and state-provided services after the government withdrew from the family
Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Erdogan
Turkey building defence area from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean – analysis
Turkey has been following a new geopolitical strategy by building a defence line from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, and from Libya to Somalia, wrote foreign policy analyst Mehmet A.
Dozens of Israelis being arrested, some jailed in Europe for smuggling khat drug
Bundles of khat (photo credit: SS BY-SA 3.0, by Abalg, Wikimedia Commons) Criminals pay travelers to take suitcases full of leaves abroad, but European countries have increasingly been punishing
US lawmakers slam Saudi court rulings on Khashoggi
Senators condemn ‘sham’ trial of Saudi Kingdom, criticize handling of Khashoggi murder case Several U.S. lawmakers have condemned the “sham” Saudi trial and court verdicts
U.S. ready to deal with any North Korean ‘Christmas gift’: Trump
Credit: Reuters Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media his Mar-a-Lago resort. U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed off North Korea’s warning of a