Mogadishu — Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis Jama held talks on Monday with the United Nations’ deputy special envoy and humanitarian coordinator George Conway, focusing on boosting cooperation in media, public awareness and emergency response. The meeting, held in Mogadishu, brought together officials from the Ministry of Information and the United Nations to discuss coordination…
The US president has accused some NATO countries of not doing enough to support the US-Israel war on Iran. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says European leaders have “gotten the message” after United States President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Germany. Trump has grown increasingly…
Sanae Takaichi makes comments during a visit to Australia, where she signs agreements on energy supplies. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 The global oil supply squeeze from shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz during the United States-Israeli war on Iran is having an “enormous impact” across the Asia Pacific, Japan’s prime minister…
Having recently spent a year in public school classrooms for a book on civic education, I can tell you that the average ninth-grader does not sound remotely as serious, or as respectful, as the kids in Mr. Lemon’s class. Eagle Ridge is one of a growing body of classical schools whose traditional ethos includes both…
A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa’s economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep poverty,is now projected to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy in 2026. This is not speculation. Projections from the International Monetary Fund place the DRC’s GDP at around $123 billion,…
Spirit Airlines kiosks at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on May 2, hours after the carrier shut down. Leslie Josephs/CNBC BALTIMORE/NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines was hours away from its final flights Friday afternoon. Jeremiah Burton was hours away from his first. “It’s my first time flying,” Burton, a 45-year-old air conditioning and heating technician, told…
Redi Tlhabi speaks to Professor Robert Pape on the rise of political violence in the US. After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, has the US entered a new age of political violence? The third alleged attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump in recent years follows a series of politically motivated…
FILE PHOTO: President of Bard College Leon Botstein speaks during the “Changing Landscapes: From the Digital Classroom to the Global Campus” panal during the TIME Summit On Higher Education on Oct. 18, 2012 in New York City. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Bard College President Leon Botstein announced Friday that he will retire at the…
US President Donald Trump has said that all state permits for the 2026 recreational red snapper fishing season have been approved, a move he says will expand access for anglers across southeastern coastal states. In a post shared on Truth Social on Friday, Trump described the decision as a “huge win” for fishermen in states…
Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Feb. 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro may have suspended her criminal investigation into outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but she…
