Kasmaal  Independent Somali news and analysis website .

LONDON – A confidential United Nations report says North Korea has used cyberattacks to steal hundreds of millions of dollars to fund its nuclear program and ballistic missile capabilities, in violation of international law. The report, which was leaked to the media Tuesday, says North Korea managed to bolster both its nuclear and missile programs […]

House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment said on Thursday the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” and reflected his violent rhetoric when they set out to storm the building and stop the joint session of Congress that was certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s election. House impeachment manager Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., prepares […]

 Somalia’s city of Samareeb, commonly known as Dhusamareeb, hosted the fourth consultative meetings between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) leadership, which ended up being a failure.This demonstrates an elite failure. Nevertheless, the absence of political compromise and personal egoism coupled with personal political interest led to the meeting’s collapse. […]

More snow is on its way this weekend (Picture: SWNS, PA, Getty) However, winds of up to 40mph are expected for south-west Wales, dropping to 20mph further inland throughout the day. Mr Box said: ‘It’s going to be quite a windy day, which will add to the raw feel given the low maximum temperatures on […]

President Farmaajo’s term ended on Monday [Feisal Omar/Reuters] As the clock ticked towards 12am on Monday, young men counted the seconds to midnight before firing a hail of bullets into the calm dark skies over the Somali capital to celebrate the end of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term in office. Rewind four years, and young […]

Khartoum – Ahmed Younis A Sudanese military officer was killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces near the eastern borders. Forces from the Amhara region ambushed Monday a unit of the 17th Division of the Sudanese army in Jebel Halawa area between the Sennar and Qadarif states as it was patrolling the border, military sources […]

House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with shocking footage of the US Capitol riot.It struck a chord with Senate Jurors, some of whom narrowly avoided the mob. A member of the National Guard walks past the U.S. Capitol during the second impeachment trial of former President […]

A photograph provided by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media on February 10 reportedly shows the wreckage of an unmanned drone used in an attack on Abha International Airport – Saudi Ministry of Media/AFP Saudi forces intercepted an armed drone fired by Huthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday, the Riyadh-led coalition said, a day after a rebel […]

US President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing’s crackdowns in Hong Kong, Xinjiang as well as its actions towards Taiwan. The call was Biden’s first direct contact with Xi since he took office on January 20, and came just hours after he […]

More than 13 million people have been given their first dose of a Covid vaccine (Picture: EPA) One in four adults in England have received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. The Government is aiming to vaccinate around 15 million people in the top four priority groups by mid-February, […]