The ‘total war’ against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, The government of Somalia has declared “all-out war” on the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab and launched a multifaceted counterterrorism operation that, despite some early headline-grabbing military successes, is expected to be protracted and challenging. The tenacious Al-Qaeda affiliate was expelled from Somalia’s major cities ten years ago, but it […]

Xi tells Kim China willing to work with N.Korea for ‘world peace’: KCNA, According to North Korean state media, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Kim Jong Un that Beijing was ready to cooperate with Pyongyang for global peace. Days prior to Xi’s message, North Korea conducted one of its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile tests, […]

Govt working relentlessly to make sugar industries profitable: Humayun, According to Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, the current administration has been working tirelessly to make the sugar industry profitable and has promising futures. He pleaded with the sugarcane farmers not to give up and assured them that the government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh […]

Gakpo stars for Netherlands at World Cup as transfer suitors circle, A move to the Premier League looks to be inevitable before long for Netherlands star Cody Gakpo but his goalscoring form so far at the World Cup may mean PSV Eindhoven will raise their asking price in the January transfer window. Gakpo stars for Netherlands […]

Three killed in twin school shootings in Brazil, A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on two schools in southeast Brazil on Friday, killing at least three people, among them an adolescent girl, and injuring eleven others, according to officials. Two people were killed and nine others were injured after the shooter opened fire on a gathering […]

Honduras under state of emergency over gang activity, After President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency to stop a rise in gang activity in the Central American country, police increased their presence on the streets of Honduras on Friday. The little nation has long been afflicted by gangs, poverty, and bloodshed associated with drug […]