Latest NewsBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
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By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
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By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
Read MoreEuro set for weekly drop, yen eyes biggest gain since early September
Japanese 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken October 20, 2026. Photographer Kim Kyung-Hoon/Illustration By Reuters The euro headed for a moderate weekly
Read MoreWhat to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries
By The Associated Press Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any
Read MoreFighting in Yemen continues as Britain plans to help defend Saudi Arabia
By Xinhua News Agency Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and government forces continued on Tuesday, while the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis traded fresh strikes and Britain announced
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Featured ArticlesBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Bus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKClashes erupt in Somalia’s capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally
By Associated Press Somalia’s opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration. No
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By Anadolu Agency The US has provided Ukraine with nearly $30 billion in military assistance since Russia began its war against its western neighbor one year ago, according to data reviewed by
Read MoreAfrican Leaders’ Insatiable Appetite for Foreign Medical Care
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Clashes erupt in Somalia’s capital ahead of a planned anti-government rally
By Associated Press Somalia’s opposition supporters and security forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday for a second day ahead of a planned anti-government demonstration. No
Read MoreIn year of war, US gives Ukraine $30B worth of weapons
By Anadolu Agency The US has provided Ukraine with nearly $30 billion in military assistance since Russia began its war against its western neighbor one year ago, according to data reviewed by
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Hospital Some of these countries billions and hundreds of millions of dollars from this brain drain of African doctors. The past few days have witnessed protests by some U.K. based Nigerians
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Deni says Puntland wants to have its own currency by 2025
File Photo/Somali Times Puntland leader Said Deni say that Puntland has been waiting for a long time for the corrupt Somalia government lead by Hassan Sheikh to create a new currency, and so far
In Germany, a terrorist driver who was a Saudi doctor killed two people and injured 60 others
Members of police work at a Christmas market after a car drove into a group of people, according to local media, in Magdeburg, Germany, December 20, 2024. Photographer Axel Schmidt By Reuters A
Trump threatens EU with tariffs over oil and gas imports
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UN chief urges Israel to stop violations of Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
Israeli troops are seen at a village near the administrative border between the provinces of Daraa and Quneitra, Syria, on Dec. 17, 2024. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua By Xinhua News Agency UN
Pound rocked by tough-talking Fed ahead of BoE decision
Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. Reuters Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters Sterling inched higher on Thursday as it recovered some
Pentagon says situation in Syria is ‘fragile,’ talks with Turkey continuing
By Anadolu Agency The situation in Syria is “fragile” and talks with Türkiye are continuing, the Pentagon said Tuesday, amid ongoing tensions over US support for the PKK/YPG-led SDF.
Chinese enterprises in Kenya drive green growth, modernization
A launching ceremony of the Chinese Enterprises in Kenya Social Responsibility Report is held in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 17, 2024. Kenya’s quest for green development, modernization and
Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam
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Erdogan’s trip to Africa aims to ensure that Ethiopia has both sea and land from Somalia territory
File Photo/Somali Times Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the Somalia early in the new year 2025. Erdogan will also visit the Ethiopia, after he recently brokered an agreement to