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Millions visit the Pantheon, Colosseum and Sistine Chapel each year. But there’s much more to Rome than these famous landmarks ...

New America, which tracks airstrikes in Somalia and other countries the United States is militarily engaged in, reports 34 total airstrikes in 2025. Between 109-174 people have been killed so far ...

In November 2022, members of Somalia's Danab brigade drive through Masjid Ali Guduud, an area the country had taken back from al-Shabab control. (Malin Fezehai/For The Washington Post) ...

We’re used to seeing the world’s most iconic landmarks from the same familiar perspectives – but there’s far more to them than their postcard-perfect fronts. Whether viewed from above, behind or below ...

The most famous landmarks in the world are not famous for nothing. While their names will no doubt be familiar, it won't be until you actually stand in front of them, that you'll be able to truly ...

At least seven people have died and major roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night due to an overwhelmed drainage system and a growing ...

Somalia’s foreign minister accuses Taiwan of launching military training programmes for Somaliland’s security forces. The Somali government has announced a sweeping ban on travellers holding Taiwanese ...

Republican senators move to block Somalia funding until allies pay 'fair share' GOP Sens Jim Risch, Ted Cruz and Rick Scott to introduce bill to stop US tax dollars being 'exploited by the UN’ ...

Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on Thursday, the government and a military official said, as the al Qaeda-linked ...

The National Communications Authority of Somalia awarded a license to Elon Musk’s Starlink on Sunday, allowing it to start services in the country.

Recent battlefield gains by an Islamist insurgency in Somalia have prompted some State Department officials to propose closing the U.S. embassy in Mogadishu and withdrawing most American personnel ...