Donald Trump expected to consider recognizing Somaliland independence, former UK defense minister says
LONDON (Tribune News Service) — Donald Trump is expected to consider recognizing Somaliland as an independent country once he assumes office, according to the former U.K. defense secretary,…
US embassy in Kyiv shutters after ‘significant’ air attack threat By Tamsin Paternoster
Warnings of a large air attack threat on the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday come a day after Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS to strike Russian territory. Copyright AP Photo…
Opposition leader wins Somaliland presidential contest
The Somaliland electoral commission announced Tuesday that opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” defeated incumbent Muse Bihi Abdi for the presidency of the breakaway region located on the…
Israeli strikes rattle Beirut, as peace talks begin to take shape
Israeli airstrikes hit a central neighborhood in Beirut early Tuesday, near the Parliament, several embassies and the United Nations headquarters, killing at least five and injuring 31, according…
Zelenskyy says ‘missiles will speak for themselves’ as Biden OKs long-range use
The weapons are expected to be used in response to North Korea’s decision to send thousands of troops to Russia in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion…
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters…
Two Somali Pirates Get 30 Years in Prison for Kidnapping a Journalist
Two Somali pirate leaders have been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for their role in kidnapping and holding an American journalist for ransom. File imagePublished Nov…
UN finds Israel’s actions in Gaza meet genocide criteria
Tel Aviv is using starvation as a method of war in Gaza, U.N. says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special U.N.…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and…
Vote counting underway in Somaliland after peaceful election By Mohamed Olad Hassan
washington — Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday’s voting across the breakaway region has gone smoothly. People queue to cast their votes…
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of forced displacement, amounting to war crimes By Emma De Ruiter
Israeli authorities have caused massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to…
Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, center, casts his…
Israeli strikes rock Beirut suburbs, kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including 11 casualties at a makeshift cafeteria within an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics…
Russian forces advance on Kurakhove and Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Russian troops have intensified attacks in multiple sectors of the eastern front, trying to break through Ukraine’s defences in the Donetsk region toward the towns of Kurakhove and…
Somaliland prepares for presidential polls amid regional tension
According to the Somaliland National Electoral Commission, more than 1 million registered and eligible voters head to the polls Wednesday to elect their president for the next five…
Wave of Israeli strikes hit south Beirut after evacuation warning
Israel launched at least 10 air strikes on south Beirut Tuesday morning, Lebanese state media said, shortly after Israel’s army urged residents of several neighborhoods to evacuate the…
Donald Trump’s New York hush money sentencing in jeopardy as case deadlines paused
A New York court suspended all the current deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump‘s New York hush money case, including a scheduled Nov. 26 sentencing on his 34 felony convictions. Judge Juan Merchan…
Lebanon says 20 killed in Israeli strike north of Beirut
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed 20 people including three children in the village of Almat, north of the capital Beirut. Rescuers use an…
‘70% of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza are women and children’
Around 70% of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza consist of women and children, the U.N.’s human rights body said Friday, as it condemned the country’s systematic…
UN warns famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israeli siege continues
With virtually no food allowed into northern Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of Palestinians under Israeli siege are rationing their last lentils and flour to…
Donald Trump expected to consider recognizing Somaliland independence, former UK defense minister says
LONDON (Tribune News Service) — Donald Trump is expected to consider recognizing Somaliland as an…
US embassy in Kyiv shutters after ‘significant’ air attack threat By Tamsin Paternoster
Warnings of a large air attack threat on the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday come a…
Opposition leader wins Somaliland presidential contest
The Somaliland electoral commission announced Tuesday that opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” defeated incumbent…
Israeli strikes rattle Beirut, as peace talks begin to take shape
Israeli airstrikes hit a central neighborhood in Beirut early Tuesday, near the Parliament, several embassies…
Zelenskyy says ‘missiles will speak for themselves’ as Biden OKs long-range use
The weapons are expected to be used in response to North Korea’s decision to send…
AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds…
Two Somali Pirates Get 30 Years in Prison for Kidnapping a Journalist
Two Somali pirate leaders have been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for their…
UN finds Israel’s actions in Gaza meet genocide criteria
Tel Aviv is using starvation as a method of war in Gaza, U.N. says Israel’s…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and…
Vote counting underway in Somaliland after peaceful election By Mohamed Olad Hassan
washington — Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday’s voting…
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of forced displacement, amounting to war crimes By Emma De Ruiter
Israeli authorities have caused massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October…
Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Voting was underway Wednesday in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that…
Israeli strikes rock Beirut suburbs, kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 31 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours,…
Russian forces advance on Kurakhove and Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
Russian troops have intensified attacks in multiple sectors of the eastern front, trying to break…
Somaliland prepares for presidential polls amid regional tension
According to the Somaliland National Electoral Commission, more than 1 million registered and eligible voters…
Wave of Israeli strikes hit south Beirut after evacuation warning
Israel launched at least 10 air strikes on south Beirut Tuesday morning, Lebanese state media…
Donald Trump’s New York hush money sentencing in jeopardy as case deadlines paused
A New York court suspended all the current deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump‘s New York hush…
Lebanon says 20 killed in Israeli strike north of Beirut
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed 20 people including three children…
‘70% of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza are women and children’
Around 70% of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza consist of women and children,…
UN warns famine is ‘imminent’ in northern Gaza as Israeli siege continues
With virtually no food allowed into northern Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands…