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Pro-Israel advocate ‘to lobby’ Trump on Somaliland recognition

Jerusalem (Somalia Today) — A leading pro-Israel advocate has said he will urge US President Donald Trump to support formal American recognition of Somaliland. Dr Mike Evans, founder of the...
Security

US ramps up Somalia airstrikes after month-long lull

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — The United States has carried out a rapid series of airstrikes against Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia, ending a month-long lull...
Opinion

Somalia opposition’s election shift: compromise or new hurdle?

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia’s opposition has made what looks like a major shift in the country’s election crisis. After years of resisting the federal...
World

Pentagon sees growing Israeli espionage threat, NYT reports

Washington (Somalia Today) — US intelligence reports have raised concern that Israeli spy agencies tried to eavesdrop on senior American officials involved in efforts...
Middle East

Netanyahu admits difficulty swaying Trump on Iran deal

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has privately acknowledged that Israel has little room to influence US President Donald Trump’s...
World

Gunman killed after opening fire near White House

Washington (Somalia Today) – A gunman opened fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday evening before US Secret Service officers shot him...
World

BLA-claimed suicide blast kills 24 near Pakistan train

Quetta (Somalia Today) – A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through Pakistan’s southwestern city...
World

Aimee Bock jailed 42 years in Minnesota meal fraud case

Minneapolis (Somalia Today) – A US judge on Thursday sentenced Aimee Bock, the former head of the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future, to nearly...
World

Two Jewish men stabbed in London terror attack, police say

London (Somalia Today) — Two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in what police declared a “terrorist incident”, deepening alarm in...
World

FBI raids Somali-owned businesses in Minneapolis

Minneapolis (Somalia Today) — Federal agents raided 22 businesses in Minneapolis on Tuesday, many with ties to the city’s Somali immigrant community, as part...
World

UAE quits OPEC and OPEC+ in blow to Saudi-led oil alliance

Dubai (Somalia Today) — The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it had quit OPEC and OPEC+, a dramatic rupture that deals a major blow...
Trump at White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington

Trump safe after shooting at White House press dinner

U.S. courthouse in Minnesota amid Al-Shabaab funding claims

US man gets 8.5 years for attempting to join ISIS in Somalia

Illustration shows CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) logo

CIA agent deaths in Mexico crash expose covert operation

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani

Strategic shock: Qatar rethinks US alliance after Iran war

Chinese President Xi and Iranian President Pezeshkian meet in Beijing

China may be secretly arming Iran with missiles: report

U.S. first lady Melania Trump delivers remarks regarding Jeffrey Epstein ties

Melania Trump denies Epstein ties as scandal returns to spotlight

President Donald Trump listens as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump announces two-week ceasefire with Iran

Standing in front of a UAE military plane are Gilmore (middle left), Golan (middle right), and two soldiers on their mercenary team.

US mercenaries led UAE hit squad in Yemen, lawsuit claims

Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives before President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war

Trump fires attorney general Pam Bondi amid DOJ turmoil

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon

Israel rations high-end air defences amid Iranian barrage

View of sign of U.S. Homeland Security Department in Washington

US sued over targeted fast-tracking of Somali deportations

President Donald Trump listens as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House

How Trump found an offramp on Iran as ultimatum neared

Israeli security forces detain an asylum seeker in September 2023

Israel to deport thousands of Ethiopian asylum seekers

Vadym Davydenko died died following a fatal stabbing at a care facility on 15 October.

Irish murder trial stalls over age of Somali suspect

Chinese President Xi and Iranian President Pezeshkian meet in Beijing

How China quietly sustains Iran’s economy and war machine

Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill

US spy chief undercuts Trump rationale for Iran war

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link in Moscow

Russia is helping Iran target US forces with satellite intel: report

Then Republican candidate Joe Kent speaks during a debate at KATU studios

Top US official resigns over Iran war, blaming Israel

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order regarding a task force on fraud in the Oval Office of the White House

Trump intensifies attacks on Somalis at task force launch

View of sign of U.S. Homeland Security Department in Washington

US judge halts Trump bid to end TPS for Somalis

A member of law enforcement personnel works at the scene outside the U.S. Consulate after shots were fired, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto police hunt suspects after US consulate shooting

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing

Sen. Graham threatens Saudi Arabia over Iran war inaction

Finnish police officers working at the cordoned-off scene of a deadly apartment fire in the Pähkinärinne district of Vantaa on March 3.

Finnish court holds suspect after Somali family of five dies

Finnish police officers working at the cordoned-off scene of a deadly apartment fire in the Pähkinärinne district of Vantaa on March 3.

Finland detains suspect after five of Somali family die in fire

Taliban fighters look up while manning an armed pickup truck at the Afghan side of the Ghulam Khan crossing with Pakistan in Khost province, Afghanistan.

Pakistan is in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, defense minister says

A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico,

Mexican military kills powerful drug lord ‘El Mencho’

The US Supreme Court is photographed, February 6, 2026, in Washington

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs

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