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Kamala Harris named Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, elevating a Midwestern governor, veteran and former schoolteacher to help shore up support among blue-collar, white voters in the Rust Belt. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to reporters after a meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House,on July 3, 2024. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan renewed his criticism of the Israeli administration and its accomplices in the West on Monday, singling out the US which gave a platform to Benjamin Netanyahu at its Congress President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at his party’s event, in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Aug. 5, 2024. (AA Photo) Addressing an event […]

More than 60 people also wounded, some of them critically, in attack on popular seaside spot frequented by Somalis on weekends. People carry the dead body of an unidentified woman killed in an explosion that occurred while revellers were swimming at the Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia [Feisal Omar/Reuters At least 32 people have been […]

 Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the U.S. and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo Purchase […]

Somali authorities are warning the public not to go near a sealed barrel that has washed up on the shores of Puntland, amid suspicions that it may contain hazardous materials. Container sited at Ilfoocshe (Ilfohshe) beach near Jariban town about 900 km northeast of the Somali capital Mogadishu on July 27, 2024. POOL | PUNTLAND […]

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Thursday that the group was bound to respond to Israel’s killing of its top military commander, saying his death and that of the Hamas leader “crossed” red lines. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses mourners at the funeral of top military commander Fuad Shukr by television from an […]

Salaam Somali Bank has announced its partnership with Mastercard in order to launch the Waafi Card, a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card. Following this announcement, the collaboration between Salaam Somali Bank and Mastercard is expected to launch a digital-first multi-currency prepaid card, which was developed in order to optimise digital payment solutions. In addition, both financial institutions will […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, calling it “perfidious” and sending his condolences to Palestine and Haniyeh’s family. The Gaza Strip’s Hamas Prime minister Ismail Haniya (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan salute together the lawmakers of Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party […]

Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Supreme leader says avenging Haniyeh’s assassination is Tehran’s duty as Iran announces three days of mourning. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has promised “harsh punishment” for Israel in retaliation for the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in […]

Flights were canceled, diplomats scrambled to lower tensions as Lebanon was on edge Monday over Israel’s likely response to Saturday’s rocket strike on occupied Golan Heights. Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in the village of Chihine, southern Lebanon, July 28, 2024. (AFP Photo) Mourners gathered in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams for […]