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European airlines have not been able to compete on a “level playing field” with Chinese counterparts, who are permitted to use Russian airspace. Earlier this year, Air France-KLM spoke out about the challenges the airline faced in reinstating flights between Europe and China to what they were pre-pandemic   Here’s how restrictions on flying over […]

Partially endorsed by the opposition, a new presidential motion that authorizes sending Turkish troops to Somalia for two years is passed by Parliament Turkish marine forces stand guard aboard the Turkish Navy Ship F514 after it docked at the Mogadishu Sea Port, Mogadishu, Somalia, April 23, 2024. (Reuters Photo) Türkiye’s unwavering support for Somalia was […]

Donald Trump on Saturday sought to release an endorsement for Missouri’s gubernatorial race, but it did not go as planned. Former President Donald Trump used Saturday to test out a slew of attack lines, hitting Vice President Kamala Harris on everything from the border to inflation to abortion and crime — even taking a swipe […]

Israeli military targeted several towns and villages in Southern Lebanon on Sunday, a day after an alleged Hezbollah attack killed 12 in the occupied Golan Heights. Local residents comfort each other as they gather at a site where a reported strike from Lebanon fell in Majdal Shams village in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, July 27, […]

Lop-sided constitutional reform processes pushed by one party and opposed by the rest, political out-maneuverings by some parties as opposed to others, blame games of parties against each other and all based on ethnicity and clans, governing infrastructures based on clan-based regions, inability to rely on local resources and continuous begging, and aid from others, […]

Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the scars of war in Gaza. Copyright Abdel Kareem Hana/Copyright 2023, The AP. All rights reserved Humanitarian workers welcome the gesture but say it is a “drop in the ocean” as children continue to bear the […]

Dozens of al-Shabab militants have been killed in new clashes in the southern Jubaland state, officials said. Ju FILE – Somali security forces hold their positions near the mayor’s office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 22, 2023. The government claimed that new clashes in southern Jubaland state have killed 135 al-Shabab militants. The […]

At least 39,000 people have now been confirmed killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the Palestinian territory’s Health Ministry announced Monday. Palestinians flee from Khan Younis after an evacuation order by the Israeli army, southern Gaza Strip, July 22, 2024. (EPA Photo) The toll includes 23 deaths in 24 hours, according to ministry figures, […]

Amran Osman, founder of the mental health and substance abuse prevention group Generational Noor, in Lewiston. She wants community members and city officials to work together to break cycles of violence   Members of Lewiston’s Somali community are mourning the death of 17-year-old Sahal Muridi, whose body was found Sunday night by police who were […]

Te London-based human rights organization Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of mistreating and torturing Palestinian prisoners. Israeli soldiers take positions during military operations in the Gaza Strip, July 18, 2024. (AFP Photo) Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Israel systematically detains Palestinians “incommunicado,” the group said, with the detainees being denied access to lawyers or […]