FC Barcelona striker Raphinha scored an impressive hat-trick as his side claimed an important 4-1 win at home to Bayern Munich.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — The Somali community in Eastleigh, Nairobi, is reeling after the brutal murders of three women from the same family, whose bodies were discovered on Monday in separate locations across Kenya. The victims—Waris Daud, her 22-year-old daughter Amina Abdirashid, and her 12-year-old niece Nuseiba Dahir—had gone missing from their home in Eastleigh the night before.

Mogadishu (HOL) — After five months of relative calm, Somali pirates have returned to the high seas, posing renewed threats to global shipping lanes. The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR), operating under Operation ATALANTA, has raised an alert following the departure of a suspected pirate action group (PAG) from Somalia’s northern-central coast.

BRICS leaders have issued a joint declaration covering a wide range of issues from the reform of the United Nations (UN) to ongoing global conflicts, following the association's summit that took place on Wednesday in Kazan, Russia.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) has refuted reports circulating on social media claiming that aircraft recently purchased by the government have crashed while attempting to land in unauthorized areas.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Jinay Isaaq Hassan has spent her life in the small village of Mintaanyo, tending her six-hectare farm and raising her children. But earlier this year, everything changed. The rains that should have come never arrived, and her crops—sorghum, sesame, tomatoes, maize, and beans—withered in the scorching sun. Now, Jinay and her 11 orphaned children are among 120 families who have fled to the outskirts of Baidoa, desperate for survival.

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenyan and Somali leaders have called for a smooth transition of security responsibilities from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), scheduled to commence in January 2025.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) —Thieves tunnelled through the walls of Edina's Southdale Center, stealing $700,000 in gold from Gift Jewelers in a meticulously planned heist that has left the store owner shattered and police struggling to piece together how the criminals executed such a flawless operation.

BELGRADE, Serbia (HOL) — Somalia's Embassy in Serbia welcomed a group of Somali students who have been awarded scholarships through Serbia's World in Serbia program. These scholarships, which cover full tuition, accommodation, and a monthly stipend, allow students to pursue their studies at the University of Belgrade.

For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali government has condemned a deadly terrorist attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), describing it as a «heinous» act that threatens global peace and security. The attack, which occurred at TUSAS headquarters near Ankara on Wednesday, resulted in the deaths of five people and left 22 others injured, according to Turkish authorities.

Nairobi (HOL) — Kenyan President William Ruto and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday welcomed the establishment of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), set to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in January 2025.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Federal lawmakers from the SSC-Khatumo administration have refused to attend a meeting in Garowe, which Puntland leader Said Deni had invited federal MPs from the Puntland constituency to attend.

Mogadishu (HOL) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $100 million for Somalia's first major climate finance project, «Climate Resilient Agriculture in Somalia» (FP246), during its 40th board meeting on Tuesday.

Ruto noted that Somalia is poised to play a key role in shaping international discourse on peace and security during a critical juncture of global governance reforms.

Ethiopia’s state-owned telecommunications company has started selling shares to the public, in a move aimed at establishing a new national stock market and giving Ethiopians a stake in the company, one of the country's largest and most profitable.

President Putin hosts leaders including Xi and Modi at summit of bloc of developing economies.

Experts from African countries that have reported mpox outbreaks, along with regional health bodies, started a meeting here on Monday to assess the cross-border response to the spread of the viral disease.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Amun Abdullahi, a former Radio Sweden journalist known for her fearless investigative reporting on al-Shabaab recruitment, was shot and killed by masked gunmen on Saturday in the town of Afgooye, northwest of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — The mutilated body of Yusuf Hussein Ahmed, a Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Della Anole Ward in Wajir County, has been found in Lake Yahud more than a month after he was abducted in Nairobi. Ahmed, who was also the Minority Leader in the Wajir County Assembly, was taken by unknown assailants on the night of September 13.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — The body of 11-year-old Mohamed Mohamed, a nonverbal boy with autism, was recovered Sunday night from a pond near his home in Eden Prairie, concluding a large-scale search that involved local authorities and the community.

If STEP Academy, a charter school with campuses in St. Paul and Burnsville, shuts down, it would be the largest charter school failure in Minnesota history.

(ERGO) – Jinay Ishak Hassan, a 57-year-old widow, is trying to support her 11 children alone on the barren site where the family arrived on 10 June outside Baidoa, after they fled their drought-ruined farm.

MOGADISHU, Somalia- The Somali Defense Ministry said on Monday that the army, backed by local and international partners, carried out military operations against the al-Shabaab militant group, killing over 95 terrorists.

Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted.He has just returned from his trip transporting contraband from the Ethiopian border.

Garowe (HOL) – The Puntland State administration has summoned federal lawmakers elected from the Puntland constituency for consultations as tensions between Puntland and the Federal Government of Somalia escalate.

Dhusamareb (HOL) - At least ten al-Shabaab militants were killed in a heavy clash between Somali government forces and the militant group in central Somalia on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday for meetings with Israeli leaders, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour to launch another push for an elusive ceasefire.

A section of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers deployed in Somalia under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has returned to Kenya.

Djibouti (HOL) – Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh has reiterated his country's support for the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), the new AU mission set to replace ATMIS in January 2024.

Ankara (HOL) — Turkish Deputy Justice Minister Ramazan Can met with the Somali Ambassador to Turkey, Fathudin Ali Ospite, in Ankara on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation on justice systems in both countries.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has appointed Abdisalan Abdi Ali as the country's Second Deputy Prime Minister, marking the first time since the interim government that Somalia has had a second deputy prime minister.

Addis Ababa (HOL) – The Ethiopian government has sentenced 60 members of the al-Shabab militant group to prison terms ranging from 2.5 years to 18 years after they were captured during clashes with Ethiopian troops.

The U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating an attempted coup against Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, has died. He was 83.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Djibouti on Sunday as part of his regional tour to visit the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troop-contributing countries.