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Stream The Top 10 Indian Originals on JioHotstar Now
WITH the recent onboarding of JioHotstar under the OTTplay Premium banner, your streaming universe just got a serious upgrade. The combined catalogue offers access to some of India’s most iconic original shows — across genres, languages, and...

Somali-owned sambusa company “Hoyo” expands to Midtown Global Market
Hoyo Hoyo, a Somali woman-owned business known for its handmade sambusas, just tripled its production space with a new 3,000-square-foot kitchen in the Midtown Global Market. Founded in 2015 to celebrate Somali cuisine and empower immigrant...

World News | Crew Abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned Ship Attacked in Red Sea, UK Military Says
Dubai, Jul 6 (AP) Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel Sunday night as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a...

Merchant ship attacked by eight skiffs in Red Sea: UK military
The Houthi rebel group's al-Masirah satellite news channel acknowledged the attack occurred, but offered no other comment on it as it aired a speech by its secretive leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi. Published Date - 6 July 2025, 11:54 PM Dubai: A...

Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel Sunday night as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for...

Spain, Morocco and Türkiye: Mediterranean countries ‘canaries in coal mine’ for drought impacts
“Girls pulled from school and forced into marriage, hospitals going dark, and families digging holes in dry riverbeds just to find contaminated water - these are signs of severe crisis," says Paula Guastello, drought impacts researcher at the US...

ACC commemorates Somali National Day
Somali heritage exhibitions and performances The festival included a Somali heritage exhibition that displayed traditional handmade objects, equipment from Somali life, fabrics, and musical instruments used in Somali songs. A range of traditional...

Recent droughts are ‘slow-moving global catastrophe’, says UN report
From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change, according to a UN-backed report. Describing drought as a “silent killer” which “creeps in, drains...

Whilst the world slept
Leonard (Len) could not stop laughing. It was unlike him. Len was a distinguished diplomat that served his country around the world, in his late 60s, tall, athletic, Jewish and with an extremely high IQ. He looked at all of us, his guests, and...

Africa Spain Summit: a unique opportunity for dialogue between Europe and Africa
Event programme Promoted by the Spanish Government in collaboration with the European Union and organised by One Africa Forums, the Africa Spain Summit, an action platform in line with Africa's rise as the new hub of the global economy, will begin...

Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have...

Crew abandons ship attacked in Red Sea: UK military
Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea have abandoned the vessel as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a months-long campaign by Yemen’s...

Crew prepares to abandon ship attacked in Red Sea, UK military says
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – A ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea was taking on water Sunday night as its crew prepared to abandon the vessel. The attack marks the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a...

The MAC JSOC 1911: A Modern Salute to a Special Operations Legacy
by Austin Lee In the pantheon of firearms, few pistols command the reverence of the 1911. Its century-plus legacy, forged in the crucible of conflict, continues to inspire innovation. Enter Military Armament Corporation’s (MAC) latest offering:...

Moment military helicopter explodes into ball of flames after crash as it arrived back at airport - killing five
Five people have been killed after a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The Mi-24 helicopter with eight people on board was arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region...

FEATURE | Full circle at 68
This week I turned 68. Eight peaceful years have flowed since I formally stepped off the global stage of the United Nations, concluding a demanding yet enlightening 29-year voyage. Retirement is no longer a new shore; it’s familiar, fertile ground...

Award-winning international correspondent launches new journalism platform
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Ferguson has won awards for unflinching reporting from dangerous lands including Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen. So she was unlikely to be intimidated by seeking financing for a new journalism platform, despite tough times...

Malawi and Colombia explore higher education collaboration
Kabwila withAmbassador Mina-Rojas * Colombia has strong commitment to international relations, particularly in education—Ambassador Mina-Rojas * Exchange programs for staff and students include in research, postgraduate training, and youth skills...

As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save the UN?
The United Nations and its agencies have long struggled with funding shortfalls. Now an entrenched problem is becoming an acute crisis in the shadow of Donald Trump’s executioner’s axe. The US is the biggest contributor, at 22%, to the UN’s core...

Dear Obama: You’ve Graded the Test Long Enough. Where’s the Answer Key?
Dear President Obama, If we compared your Fourth of July message with a family picnic, we would see the familiar ingredients: somber reflection here, elegant phrasing there. All brought together with a pinch of hope. Writing at our sister site,...