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Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in custody for shooting Charlie Kirk?
The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, a Utah native who had been living wi...
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Refugees in Kenya risk ‘slow starvation’ as donors slash aid
NAIROBI, Sept 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Since food rations were slashed at his refugee camp in Kenya three months ago, Abass Ahmed has strug...
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Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi debuts Lifeline with rapper Sharma Boy on soundtrack
TORONTO, Canada (HOL) — Somali-Canadian filmmaker Ilhan Abdullahi will make her feature debut with Lifeline, a Vancouver-set drama led by a predomin...
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Somali asylum seeker avoids jail after spitting on UK police officer
LONDON, England (HOL) — A Somali asylum seeker avoided jail in the United Kingdom after spitting on a police officer during a disturbance at a hotel...
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Defence ministry confirms 30 Al-Shabaab fighters killed, commanders captured in El-Dheer assault
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s Defence Ministry said Friday that more than 30 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in El-Dheer after government forces an...
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Somali-Italian architect Omar Degan to lead Africa’s first Pan-African Architecture Biennale in Nairobi
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Italian architect Omar Degan will lead Africa’s first Pan-African Architecture Biennale, scheduled to open next year in N...
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Somali student wins U of T scholarship, inspires girls back home
Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali student who grew up in Mogadishu during years of conflict has won a full scholarship to the University of Toronto, an ach...
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Somalia's auditor flags $153.8 million in unverified social payments, $32.2 million in concession revenues
Mogadishu (HOL) —Somalia’s auditor general has raised red flags over more than $153.8 million in social spending under the World Bank–financed B...
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Somali businessman’s quest to free a cousin unlocks liberty for 400 in Libya
Mogadishu (HOL) — A Somali businessman has secured the release of 400 migrants, including 50 women, from detention centers in Libya in what communit...
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U.S. launches 76th Somalia strike of 2025, targeting ISIS in Puntland’s Golis Mountains
Mogadishu (HOL) — U.S. Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Puntland’s Golis Mountains on Sept. 10, in coordina...
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