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US warships close in on Iran as military strike fears mount

Tehran (Somalia Today) — Tehran and its "Axis of Resistance" allies issued fierce threats Monday, vowing an "aggressive" response as a U.S. naval "armada"...
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Federal agents kill man in Minneapolis, sparking fresh outrage

Minneapolis (Somalia Today) — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, sparking fresh outrage and clashes with protesters in...
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Trump administration targets Somalis in new Maine operation

Lewiston (Somalia Today) — The Trump administration launched a new immigration enforcement operation in the northeastern US state of Maine this week, aimed in...
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Trump says Nobel snub frees him from obligation to ‘think of peace’

Oslo (Somalia Today) – U.S. President Donald Trump has declared he no longer feels bound to “think purely of Peace” after being passed over...
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Trump hits European nations with tariffs over Greenland

Washington (Somalia Today) — President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to impose punitive new tariffs on eight European nations, casting the move as retribution for...
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US suspends immigrant visas for 75 countries including Somalia

Washington (Somalia Today) – The United States said Wednesday it will indefinitely suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including...
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U.S. pauses Somalia aid ‘over WFP warehouse attack, seizure’

Washington (Somalia Today) — The United States has paused “all ongoing U.S. assistance programs which benefit the Somali Federal Government,” citing allegations that Somali...
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Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro

Palm Beach (Somalia Today) – The United States will temporarily “run” Venezuela after capturing Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump announced Saturday, setting in motion...
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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