Tens of thousands of US law enforcement personnel have been deployed to the border with Mexico, officials said Wednesday, as waiting migrants voiced confusion and anger over a looming change to entry rules Migrants gather along the border fence in San Diego, as the United States prepares to lift Title 42, as seen from Tijuana, […]
Continue reading …Analysts say the crisis, which has displaced more than 200,000, is damaging foreign perception of Somaliland, long seen as relatively more stable than Somalia. Two Ethiopian children outside their home in a shantytown in Burco, Somaliland 250km away from the disputed city of Las Anod where fighting has been ongoing since February 6 [Al […]
Continue reading …Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, while Israel pressed ahead with a series of airstrikes that have killed 21 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians. Rockets are fired from Gaza City toward Israel, on May 10, 2023. (AFP) Palestinian Israeli conflict As the […]
Continue reading …China and Canada are engaged in a rare, high-profile diplomatic row as Beijing declared a consul of the Consulate General of Canada in Shanghai as “persona non grata” on Tuesday and asked the Canadian diplomat to leave China before May 13, a necessary and legitimate countermeasure in response to the unreasonable move by the Canadian […]
Continue reading …Mogadishu – Jafar Ahmed, the Director of Revenue at Somalia’s Ministry of Finance, has tendered his resignation, amid concerns over alleged corruption practices and favoritism in the Ministry’s staff recruitment process. While Mr. Ahmed officially stated personal reasons for his departure, however, credible sources told Horn Examiner that his resignation is directly linked to the recent […]
Continue reading …Jury awards Carroll about $5m in damages in civil lawsuit accusing former president of sexual abuse and defamation. E Jean Carroll reacts as she exits a Manhattan federal court following the verdict in the civil case against former US President Donald Trump, in New York City, May 9 [Brendan McDermid/Reuters] Correction An earlier version of […]
Continue reading …Reports suggest the UK could be about to provide the first long-range strike capability that Kyiv needs – the Storm Shadow cruise missile. Storm Shadow cruise missile .Photo: Wikipedi President Zelensky has long-requested the provision of long-range weapons that would allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian-occupied territory and a new report suggests those demands […]
Continue reading …Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a combative speech Tuesday attacking the West and claiming that Russia’s future depended on the outcome of the war in Ukraine as he attended a slimmed-down military parade on Red Square to mark Victory Day. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Victory Day parade in Moscow.Gavriil Grigorov / TASS “Civilization again […]
Continue reading …May 8, 2023 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Army’s Commander-in-Chief has expressed his support for a political resolution to the ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on the condition that it includes the withdrawal of the militiamen from residential areas and public facilities in Khartoum. Al-Burhan speaks to the Sudanese troops in Ad-Damazin on […]
Continue reading …Recent attacks on mosques in Minneapolis, in the Midwest U.S. state of Minnesota, have increased concerns by Somali American imams, mosque administrators and community activists about the safety of their congregations. FILE – Yusuf Abdulle, standing, director of the Islamic Association of North America, prays with fellow Muslims at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center in […]
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