Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia inaugurated a new container terminal at Mogadishu port this week, nearly doubling the country’s cargo-handling capacity in a move officials say will spur economic growth and strengthen regional trade links.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia is mourning the death of Khadijo Mohamud Yusuf, the celebrated singer and dancer known as Qalanjo, whose voice and stagecraft helped define the country’s golden age of music in the 1970s and 1980s. The Ministry of Information confirmed she died on Aug. 29 in Hargeisa, calling her passing a profound loss to Somali culture.

KEY WEST, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its Cutter Mohawk returned to their home port in Key West, Florida, on Friday following a 75-day maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage, Florida Straits and Caribbean...

«Had a telecon today with Finnish Foreign Minister,» Jaishankar posted on X. «Our discussions centered around the Ukraine conflict and its ramifications. India should not be unfairly targeted in that context. We have always advocated dialogue and diplomacy.»

US President Donald Trump's planned visit to India for the Quad Summit is off, signaling a deterioration in his relationship with Narendra Modi. The souring ties stem from Trump's repeated, and disputed, claims of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict, coupled with Modi's refusal to endorse Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

India's first barrier-free tolling system, Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF), is set to launch at Gharaunda and Choryasi plazas, facilitated by agreements with ICICI Bank. Six more toll plazas, including five in Delhi-NCR, will implement MLFF in the next two months, ensuring seamless travel.

Tej Pratap Yadav, recently ousted from his family and party, criticized egoism in leadership during a Jehanabad gathering, distancing himself from chants of «Abki Baar Tejashwi Sarkar.» He emphasized that government formation relies on the people, not individuals, cautioning against arrogance. Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled Tej Pratap for six years due to disregard for moral values and irresponsible behavior.

Former parliament speaker Andrey Parubiy, long linked to Ukraine’s far-right, was shot dead in Lviv on Saturday Read Full Article at RT.com

Former tech executive reportedly spoke with chatbot before killing his 83-year-old mother and taking his own life Read Full Article at RT.com

Kiev’s forces are retreating and being forced to “plug holes” in their front line, Valery Gerasimov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has slammed arguments that Singapore's decision to treat vaping like drug offences undermines harm reduction approaches on tobacco.He was talking to the media at a community event in Yishun on Saturday (Aug 30).Harm reduction promotes a substance user's right to continue using a harmful substance and assumes a low probability of recovery. According to a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) study, it is based on the addicted individual's ability, even under impairment, to make choices. Singapore's approach to harm is based on eradication.In the wake of Singapore rolling out sterner measures against vaping, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) executive coordinator Nancy Loucas had claimed  that «prohibition will only fuel underground markets while denying smokers access to safer alternatives».Loucas' comment was reported by Tobacco Reporter, which describes itself as «the leading trade journal around the world». 

At 12:46, an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was measured near Seltún in Krýsuvík.

The town festival Í túninu heima in Mosfellsbær opened yesterday and will run throughout the weekend. The festival has become a tradition, with residents themselves creating the atmosphere by inviting people into their gardens, hosting street barbecues, and organizing a variety of events.

European leaders on war footing flocked to the White House to plea for protection. Ukraine’s president brought self-parody to center stage. Read Full Article at RT.com

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested that Moscow could attack the EU, a notion which the Kremlin dismisses as “nonsense” Read Full Article at RT.com

Andrey Parubiy, who played a key role in the 2014 Maidan coup, was killed in Lviv after being shot eight times by an unknown gunman Read Full Article at RT.com

The breakthrough could massively boost remote service speeds, but critics warn the technology may fuel surveillance and privacy risks. Read Full Article at RT.com

A decade after its defeat in Yemen, the terror group is back with new tactics, global targets, and a digital playbook Read Full Article at RT.com

Mary Grace Westman, 67, who has so far refused to cooperate with police seeking information about her son, flew to Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, within hours of the shocking attack.

Jagdeep Dhankhar, after resigning as Vice President citing health issues, has applied to resume his pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan. He previously received this pension until becoming the governor of West Bengal in 2019. Now 74, Dhankhar is entitled to a monthly pension of Rs 42,000, with the Rajasthan Assembly secretariat processing his application following his resignation.

The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has refuted Pakistan's propaganda claiming India's S-400 air defence system was damaged during Operation Sindoor. PIB clarified that reports of destruction are false, and the circulated image is from a 2010 Russian parade. India launched Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack, striking terror hubs, and intercepted Pakistani drones and missiles using the S-400.

«Had a telecon today with Finnish Foreign Minister,» Jaishankar posted on X. «Our discussions centered around the Ukraine conflict and its ramifications. India should not be unfairly targeted in that context. We have always advocated dialogue and diplomacy.»

A new study shows that over the past 50 years, fewer and fewer Republicans have attended elite colleges, while an increasing share of Democrats attend those schools.

Despite the ruling, the appellate judges let President Donald Trump’s tariffs stand to allow time for a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A Delhi man lived with a pen cap lodged in his lung for 26 years after accidentally swallowing it as a child. Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital successfully removed the object, a rare case due to the lack of immediate complications.

The last officially acknowledged phone call between PM Modi and Trump took place on June 17, when Trump left the G7 Summit in Canada abruptly and flew back to Washington. A bilateral meeting between the two leaders, planned on the sidelines of the summit, had to be cancelled. During that call, Trump invited PM Modi to stop over in Washington.

Las Anod (HOL) — Abdikadir Ahmed Ali Firdhiye was elected President of Somalia’s newly formed Northeastern state on Saturday, following a contested election in Las Anod.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also recalled that the final report of the Russian parliamentary commission investigating the establishment of US-run biological laboratories in Ukraine made a significant contribution to exposing these activities

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova remarks came in response to Merz’s statement that Germany is effectively «in a conflict» with Russia, allegedly because Moscow is destabilizing the country and conducting interference operations online

Authorities confirmed that a pre-trial investigation into the murder has been opened

According to Vasily Prozorov, the former Verkhovna Rada speaker led «hundreds of self-defense militants» and fighters from the Right Sector (banned and designated as a terrorist organization in Russia), and played a central role in the escalation of violence on February 18, 2014, during the Maidan events

«It stems from the Maidan and post-Maidan periods, post-Maidan politics, and the current regime,» Artyom Dmitruk pointed out