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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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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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What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus 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
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Featured ArticlesWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
What Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSomali special forces seize new areas from Al-Shabaab terrorists
Photo/Somali Times The Somali National Army has taken over from Al-Shabaab terrorists several areas in the Middle Shabelle region of HirShabelle. The operation was led by the commander of the
Read MoreSpanish police say they nabbed leader of one of the world’s biggest hacking groups
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Read MoreLewis Hamilton supports protesters who tore down statue of slave trader in UK anti-racism protests
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Somali special forces seize new areas from Al-Shabaab terrorists
Photo/Somali Times The Somali National Army has taken over from Al-Shabaab terrorists several areas in the Middle Shabelle region of HirShabelle. The operation was led by the commander of the
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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday June 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn
The Top Ten Most Powerful Militaries in Africa, 2019
Photo/Military Times From fighting extreme insurgency and protecting dictators in power, African armed forces get up to it all. Global Firepower recently released its rankings for the
Kenya faces big cuts in US anti-Aids funding
Failure to provide essential data or to serve especially vulnerable groups will result in deep cuts in US anti-Aids funding for Kenya a global development NGO said on Wednesday. The
Kenya: Wajir East MP Rashid Amin should be suspended
Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of Parliament. • Gedi and the Budget committee did not allocate funds to Wajir East. • Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of
U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, oil prices rise
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. ISNA/Handout via REUTERS Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up
Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions
In this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz have been
US to send prosecutor to Kenya to boost war on graft, pledges support
DCI George Kinoti and DPP Noordin Haji when they met the head of Public Integrity Section at US Department of Justice, Ms. Annalou Tirol. The US has agreed to send to Kenya one of its top
Mogadishu Governor delivers speech development and security progress
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Speech Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman Mayor of Mogadishu & Governor of Benadir Regional Administration (SDRF) Meeting, 12 June 2019, Mogadishu Deputy Prime Minister,
Amisom equips Somalia’s security forces with specialised containers
Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has
Rouhani: Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a welcome ceremony in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2019. Official Iranian President website/Handout
Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks but calls for talks
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday June 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn
The Top Ten Most Powerful Militaries in Africa, 2019
Photo/Military Times From fighting extreme insurgency and protecting dictators in power, African armed forces get up to it all. Global Firepower recently released its rankings for the
Kenya faces big cuts in US anti-Aids funding
Failure to provide essential data or to serve especially vulnerable groups will result in deep cuts in US anti-Aids funding for Kenya a global development NGO said on Wednesday. The
Kenya: Wajir East MP Rashid Amin should be suspended
Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of Parliament. • Gedi and the Budget committee did not allocate funds to Wajir East. • Physical violence is unacceptable among Members of
U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, oil prices rise
An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019. ISNA/Handout via REUTERS Two oil tankers were attacked on Thursday and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman, driving up
Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions
In this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz have been
US to send prosecutor to Kenya to boost war on graft, pledges support
DCI George Kinoti and DPP Noordin Haji when they met the head of Public Integrity Section at US Department of Justice, Ms. Annalou Tirol. The US has agreed to send to Kenya one of its top
Mogadishu Governor delivers speech development and security progress
Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, Speech Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman Mayor of Mogadishu & Governor of Benadir Regional Administration (SDRF) Meeting, 12 June 2019, Mogadishu Deputy Prime Minister,
Amisom equips Somalia’s security forces with specialised containers
Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has
Rouhani: Japan wants to keep buying Iranian oil
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during a welcome ceremony in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2019. Official Iranian President website/Handout