Latest NewsWhat 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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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 WEEKLibyan army seizes weapons supplied by UAE
Government forces liberated capital Tripoli, strategic city of Tarhuna from Haftar militias over last 3 days Libyan army seized on Friday weapons, ammunition, and vehicles purchased by the UAE
Read MoreUS says whoever is responsible for the genocide of Las Anod people will be held accountable
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM leaders massacring women and children The United States government has said that those responsible for the killing of civilians in the city of Las Anod will
Read MoreZambia commends Chinese medical team for enhancing healthcare delivery
Members of the 26th Chinese medical team to Zambia pose for a group photo with Zambian representatives during a farewell ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia, June 26, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency The
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Libyan army seizes weapons supplied by UAE
Government forces liberated capital Tripoli, strategic city of Tarhuna from Haftar militias over last 3 days Libyan army seized on Friday weapons, ammunition, and vehicles purchased by the UAE
Read MoreUS says whoever is responsible for the genocide of Las Anod people will be held accountable
File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM leaders massacring women and children The United States government has said that those responsible for the killing of civilians in the city of Las Anod will
Read MoreZambia commends Chinese medical team for enhancing healthcare delivery
Members of the 26th Chinese medical team to Zambia pose for a group photo with Zambian representatives during a farewell ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia, June 26, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency The
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Blog PostsNorth Korea asks U.N. chief to address ship seizure by ‘gangster’ U.S.
An undated image provided in a U.S. Department of Justice complaint for forfeiture released May 9, 2019 shows the North Korean vessel Wise Honest. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) recalls meat and pet food products because they may be unsafe
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) is recalling sheep and lamb meat and pet food products because they may contain meat which is unfit for human and pet consumption. Meat and pet food from four
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4, injure 48 in Yemen
Airstrikes carried out in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, says Doctors Without Borders The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces on Thursday carried out airstrikes, killing four people and injuring 48 others
Sudan faces massacre if AU doesn’t take action – civil society organisations
Photo Reuters Seventeen African and Sudanese civil society organisations have sent a joint letter of appeal to the African Union urging urgent action be taken following the attacks on peaceful
Exclusive: U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks
Photo Reuters Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters, as they mount more frequent and deadly attacks. The findings are
Ilhan Omar Complains Trump Is Droning Jihadis in Somalia ‘to Death’
Photo (AP) WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), during a House panel hearing on Thursday, complained that U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified American airstrikes in her
Kenya to finalise IMF deal within two months, rate cap “no issue” -Finance Minister
Kenya expects to finalise a deal with the International Monetary Fund within two months and the lender is not insisting on a removal of the interest rate cap as a precondition for a new deal,
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was
Germany Ambassador to Uganda applauds UPDF role in Somalia
In a meeting between the Germany Ambassador to Uganda HE Dr Albrecht Conze and Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige, Dr. Conze applauded the continued role of the Uganda
North Korea asks U.N. chief to address ship seizure by ‘gangster’ U.S.
An undated image provided in a U.S. Department of Justice complaint for forfeiture released May 9, 2019 shows the North Korean vessel Wise Honest. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you’re
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) recalls meat and pet food products because they may be unsafe
Birmingham Halal Abattoir (UK 4496) is recalling sheep and lamb meat and pet food products because they may contain meat which is unfit for human and pet consumption. Meat and pet food from four
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 4, injure 48 in Yemen
Airstrikes carried out in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, says Doctors Without Borders The Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces on Thursday carried out airstrikes, killing four people and injuring 48 others
Sudan faces massacre if AU doesn’t take action – civil society organisations
Photo Reuters Seventeen African and Sudanese civil society organisations have sent a joint letter of appeal to the African Union urging urgent action be taken following the attacks on peaceful
Exclusive: U.N. says Somali militants using home-made explosives to step up attacks
Photo Reuters Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters, as they mount more frequent and deadly attacks. The findings are
Ilhan Omar Complains Trump Is Droning Jihadis in Somalia ‘to Death’
Photo (AP) WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), during a House panel hearing on Thursday, complained that U.S. President Donald Trump has dramatically intensified American airstrikes in her
Kenya to finalise IMF deal within two months, rate cap “no issue” -Finance Minister
Kenya expects to finalise a deal with the International Monetary Fund within two months and the lender is not insisting on a removal of the interest rate cap as a precondition for a new deal,
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday apparently aimed at banning its equipment from U.S. networks and said it was
Germany Ambassador to Uganda applauds UPDF role in Somalia
In a meeting between the Germany Ambassador to Uganda HE Dr Albrecht Conze and Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige, Dr. Conze applauded the continued role of the Uganda