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Man dies in Kenya cell after police arrest over online posts

Man dies in Kenya cell after police arrest over online posts

JUN 10, 2025

Kenya's police chief said Monday that the man who died in custody over the weekend had been arrested for making a complaint against a senior officer. ...

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Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers

Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers

JUN 09, 2025

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Jap...

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Derrick Thompson convicted in Minneapolis crash that killed 5 Somali-American women

Derrick Thompson convicted in Minneapolis crash that killed 5 Somali-American women

JUN 09, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — A jury on Friday convicted Derrick Thompson on 15 criminal counts for a high-speed crash that killed five Somali American ...

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Puntland opposition leaders form new council to challenge President Deni

Puntland opposition leaders form new council to challenge President Deni

JUN 09, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A bloc of opposition politicians in Puntland has launched a new political council to challenge what they describe as increasing au...

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Federal ministers accuse opposition of boycotting national dialogue

Federal ministers accuse opposition of boycotting national dialogue

JUN 09, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali government ministers on Monday accused opposition leaders in the Somali Salvation Forum of refusing to join a national poli...

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Pakistani man convicted in U.S. of smuggling Iranian weapons to Houthis via Somalia

Pakistani man convicted in U.S. of smuggling Iranian weapons to Houthis via Somalia

JUN 09, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A Pakistani man has been convicted by a U.S. federal jury for smuggling Iranian-made weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels through ma...

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Opposition alliance questions President Mohamud’s planned consultations on elections, security

Opposition alliance questions President Mohamud’s planned consultations on elections, security

JUN 09, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Salvation Forum, a coalition of key opposition figures, expressed skepticism Monday about upcoming political meetings s...

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Somaliland soldier kills wife and daughter in Hargeisa shooting

Somaliland soldier kills wife and daughter in Hargeisa shooting

JUN 09, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — A Somaliland soldier fatally shot his wife and daughter and seriously wounded his sister-in-law in a domestic shooting Sunday morni...

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Somali Islamic Affairs Minister meets Türkiye’s Religious Affairs head in Makkah to boost bilateral cooperation

Somali Islamic Affairs Minister meets Türkiye’s Religious Affairs head in Makkah to boost bilateral cooperation

JUN 09, 2025

Makkah (HOL) – Somali Minister of Endorsements and Islamic Affairs, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, held a key meeting on Sunday with Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş...

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Danab commandos kill 25 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region

Danab commandos kill 25 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle region

JUN 09, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) – Elite Danab commandos of the Somali National Army have killed at least 25 Al-Shabaab militants, including three senior commanders,...

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