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On Thursday morning, police charged Juraj C., a 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Prime Minister and Smer party leader Robert Fico on Wednesday afternoon. Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák (r) and Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (foreground) arrive at the Security Council meeting in Bratislava on May 16, 2024. (Source: TASR) He shot Fico outside […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate each other on June 27 in Atlanta. CNN announced the debate on Wednesday morning after Biden called for a June debate and Trump accepted Joe Biden wants to debate Donald Trump twice. He wants the first debate in June JIM WATSONSAUL LOEB, AFP […]

After the formation of the Somali Youth League (SYL) on May 15 1943, is a day to remember our fallen heroes who lost their lives in the course of freedom from colonial rule. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten as they have not died in vain.  But also, it is an opportune time to revisit […]

As the Palestinians prepare to mark on Wednesday 76 years of their mass expulsion from their homeland, the human calamity of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is a grim reminder of their continued struggle. A mother is comforted by other women as she mourns after the recovery of the body of her child from the […]

Toronto – In what appears to be an event solely motivated by political gains amid worsening political bankruptcy , Abiy Ahmed making speech at Nekemte Stadium (photo : screenshot from EBC Video)  Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday traveled to Nekemete, Oromia region of Ethiopia, where he made a controversial speech (many fear it could trigger […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is at a crossroads on America’s military support for Israel in its war against Hamas that could have profound and lasting effects on his presidency and the relationship with the Mideast country. US President Joe Biden listens to a question from reporters before boarding a limousine upon arrival at Seattle-Tacoma […]

The Palestinian death toll in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza marked yet another grim milestone Sunday as the Gazan Health Ministry confirmed at least 35,034 people have now been killed in the territory. Internally displaced Palestinians prepare to leave with their belongings after an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, near the Egyptian border […]

Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza’s northern edge on Monday to recapture an area where they claimed to have dismantled Hamas months ago,while in the south tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah. Some of the most intense fighting for weeks is raging in both the north and south. Israeli operations […]

Somalia has formally requested the United Nations to terminate its political mission within the country, citing strategic priorities in the face of ongoing attacks by the al-Qaida-linked extremist group, al-Shabab. In a letter addressed to the Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi expressed the government’s decision following careful consideration […]

President Vladimir Putin’s nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister is a sign of the importance the Russian leader places on the war economy in gaining the upper hand in what he expects will be a long conflict against Ukraine, analysts say. This file photo shows Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov […]