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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 50, rescuers say, after Hamas accused of killing Israeli soldier
At least 50 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency and hospitals say....
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Somalia and Germany sign €75 million development cooperation agreement in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HOL) – The Somali government and the Federal Republic of Germany signed a €75 million development cooperation agreement in Mogadishu on...
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Djibouti-Canadian diplomat’s ordeal exposes systemic racism inside Global Affairs Canada
OTTAWA, Canada (HOL) — Madina Iltireh, a Djibouti-Canadian diplomat who served at Canada’s embassy in Kuwait, says she was forced to turn to the F...
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Sweden under fire over secret $517,000 payment to Somalia for deportations
Mogadishu (HOL) — Sweden’s opposition parties have called for a parliamentary investigation into Migration Minister Johan Forssell after revelatio...
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Clan revenge attack kills father and son in Somalia’s Galgaduud region
Mogadishu (HOL) — A father and his son were shot dead Tuesday in what authorities say was a clan revenge attack in Somalia’s Galgaduud region. The...
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UN links UAE to weapons transfers fueling wars in Sudan and Somalia
MOGADISHU (HOL) — The United Nations has accused the United Arab Emirates of breaching international arms embargoes after investigators traced Briti...
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Kenyan software engineer charged with recruiting Al-Shabaab fighters
MOMBASA, Kenya (HOL) — A Kenyan software engineer has been charged in a Mombasa court with recruiting and financing fighters for the Somali militant...
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS-Somalia bases in Puntland’s Al Miskaad Mountains
Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States military has confirmed carrying out two airstrikes targeting ISIS-Somalia militants in the rugged Al Miskaad mou...
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Somali migration to Europe surges threefold in 2025, IOM report shows
Mogadishu (HOL) — The number of Somali migrants reaching Europe has tripled this year compared to 2024, according to new figures from the Internatio...
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Hirshabelle President Guudlawe reshuffles cabinet, appoints four new ministers
Jowhar (HOL) – Hirshabelle regional President Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe has made changes to several key positions within his Cabinet....
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