Latest NewsAfrica calls for fairer global governance
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) delivers a speech at the African Summit in Accra, Ghana on Dec. 16, 2025. The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New
Read MoreUK inflation slides to 3.2% before Bank of England rate decision
By Reuters British consumer price inflation fell unexpectedly sharply to 3.2% in November, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official figures showed on Wednesday, a day before the
Read MoreTrump seeks billions in defamation lawsuit against BBC over Jan. 6 speech edit
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against the BBC, seeking $5 billion for alleged defamation over an edit of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech by the British
Read MoreA video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab
A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian
Read MoreFar-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast elected Chile’s new president
This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows Jose Antonio Kast, candidate of Chilean far-right Republican Party, speaking after confirming his entry into the second round of the presidential
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Africa calls for fairer global governance
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) delivers a speech at the African Summit in Accra, Ghana on Dec. 16, 2025. The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New
Read MoreUK inflation slides to 3.2% before Bank of England rate decision
By Reuters British consumer price inflation fell unexpectedly sharply to 3.2% in November, its lowest since March, from 3.6% in October, official figures showed on Wednesday, a day before the
Read MoreTrump seeks billions in defamation lawsuit against BBC over Jan. 6 speech edit
By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against the BBC, seeking $5 billion for alleged defamation over an edit of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech by the British
Read MoreA video of a Ukrainian UN pilot asking for his release was released by Al-Shabab
A photograph appears on the Internet A Ukrainian helicopter captain, one of the UN staff members in Somalia, has appeared in a video released by the militant group Al-Shabab, asking the Ukrainian
Read MoreFar-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast elected Chile’s new president
This file photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025 shows Jose Antonio Kast, candidate of Chilean far-right Republican Party, speaking after confirming his entry into the second round of the presidential
Read More
Featured ArticlesAfrica calls for fairer global governance
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) delivers a speech at the African Summit in Accra, Ghana on Dec. 16, 2025. The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New
Africa calls for fairer global governance
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) delivers a speech at the African Summit in Accra, Ghana on Dec. 16, 2025. The inaugural African Summit, themed “Building a New
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSenegal’s president says he will step down on April 2
By Anadolu Agency Senegal’s president announced Thursday that his mandate as president will end on April 2 and consultations for the organization of the election of his successor will start next
Read MoreEast Med energy could be key to improving Turkey-Israel relations
By Murat Temizer Turkey is the closest and most logical market for Israel’s natural gas, says expert The change of administration in Israel has ushered in an opportunity to improve energy
Read MoreWhy Puntland opposition allowed Said Deni’s extension in office?
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Puntland Electoral Commission (PEC) has officially announced the schedule for the Puntland presidential election in 2024, which has been extended to
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Senegal’s president says he will step down on April 2
By Anadolu Agency Senegal’s president announced Thursday that his mandate as president will end on April 2 and consultations for the organization of the election of his successor will start next
Read MoreEast Med energy could be key to improving Turkey-Israel relations
By Murat Temizer Turkey is the closest and most logical market for Israel’s natural gas, says expert The change of administration in Israel has ushered in an opportunity to improve energy
Read MoreWhy Puntland opposition allowed Said Deni’s extension in office?
File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Puntland Electoral Commission (PEC) has officially announced the schedule for the Puntland presidential election in 2024, which has been extended to
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Blog PostsShukri Abdi’s family brand school inquiry into bullying a whitewash
Members of the UK Somalian community have called for an investigation into the death of Shukri Abdi. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Alamy Stock Photo Refugee, 12, from Somalia was found drowned in a
Ethiopia to hold national election next year
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
FILE – This undated file image provided by the FBI shows Patrick Crusius, whom authorities have identified as the gunman who killed multiple people at an El Paso, Texas, shopping area.
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown
A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The predominantly Muslim area has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and
No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, Johnson tells officials
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Fusion Energy Research Centre at the Fulham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, Britain August 8, 2019. Julian Simmonds/Pool via REUTERS British
The Latest: Police in N. Macedonia detain 161 migrants
In this photo released Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, some of the 80 migrants rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya are ferried to the Ocean Viking rescue ship run by the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Italian
Somalia says blind female suicide bomber killed Mogadishu mayor
The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24,
Understanding Jubbaland elections; what’s at stake?
Somalia’s federal state Jubbaland will hold elections on August 21. Not everyone will vote, but it appears the poll could affect both Somalis and neighbouring countries. Stretching from Gedo in
Somalia, U.S. army resolve to seize regions under al-Shabab control
Photo/Somali Times Somalia and U.S. army have resolved to put pressure on al-Shabab fighters to liberate the Somali people in remaining militants’ held areas. Stephen Townsend, commander of
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Turkey’s Denizli
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook western Turkey’s Denizli province, reports said Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake that took place at 2:25 p.m. is near Bozkurt district,
Shukri Abdi’s family brand school inquiry into bullying a whitewash
Members of the UK Somalian community have called for an investigation into the death of Shukri Abdi. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Alamy Stock Photo Refugee, 12, from Somalia was found drowned in a
Ethiopia to hold national election next year
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition said on Friday it will hold a national election next year, defying worries over security and displacement in the Horn of Africa country that had led some to speculate
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
FILE – This undated file image provided by the FBI shows Patrick Crusius, whom authorities have identified as the gunman who killed multiple people at an El Paso, Texas, shopping area.
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown
A Kashmiri prepares to catch a stone during an anti-India protest Srinagar, India, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. The predominantly Muslim area has been under an unprecedented security lockdown and
No-deal Brexit preparation is top priority, Johnson tells officials
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the Fusion Energy Research Centre at the Fulham Science Centre in Oxfordshire, Britain August 8, 2019. Julian Simmonds/Pool via REUTERS British
The Latest: Police in N. Macedonia detain 161 migrants
In this photo released Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, some of the 80 migrants rescued from a rubber dinghy off Libya are ferried to the Ocean Viking rescue ship run by the SOS Mediterranee NGO. Italian
Somalia says blind female suicide bomber killed Mogadishu mayor
The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24,
Understanding Jubbaland elections; what’s at stake?
Somalia’s federal state Jubbaland will hold elections on August 21. Not everyone will vote, but it appears the poll could affect both Somalis and neighbouring countries. Stretching from Gedo in
Somalia, U.S. army resolve to seize regions under al-Shabab control
Photo/Somali Times Somalia and U.S. army have resolved to put pressure on al-Shabab fighters to liberate the Somali people in remaining militants’ held areas. Stephen Townsend, commander of
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Turkey’s Denizli
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook western Turkey’s Denizli province, reports said Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake that took place at 2:25 p.m. is near Bozkurt district,