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Trump says talks with Iran are going well, offers few details
Bernd Debusmann Jr & Anthony ZurcherMonday March 23, 2026 Trump said that both the US and Iran were looking to make a…
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Trump Delays Military Strikes on Iranian Power Plants by Five Days
Trump delays planned strikes on Iranian power grid for five days WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Monday he has directed…
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Southwest president appoints regional election commission amid rift with Mogadishu
Monday March 23, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — In a fresh escalation of its standoff with Mogadishu, Southwest State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed…
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Somali Southwest parliament speaker accuses federal government of diverting Egyptian weapons
Monday March 23, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — A fresh accusation from Baidoa is intensifying a growing rift with Mogadishu, as the speaker…
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Federal government rejects Southwest’s plan to dissolve Hudur district administration
Monday March 23, 2026 Baidoa (AX) — A fresh rupture in Somalia’s fragile federal balance erupted in Bakool on Monday after Southwest…
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Somalia: Federal Government Declares Southwest State President’s Mandate Expired
Somalia: Federal Government Declares Mandate of Southwest State President Expired Somalia: Federal Government Declares Mandate of Southwest State President Expired MOGADISHU, Somalia…
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France pledges measures to ensure sustainable partnership with Africa
A major diplomatic and economic pivot is unfolding in Nairobi as France convenes more than 2,500 corporate leaders from 55 African countries…
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Iran strikes towns near Israel’s nuclear site, wounding over 100
Sunday March 22, 2026 Israeli soldiers work at the scene of damage after Iranian missile barrages struck Dimona [Ilan Assayag/Reuters] Iranian missiles…
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Israel says Iran launched first long-range missile of war, 4,000-km range
Serdar DincelSunday March 22, 2026 Iran fired what Israel described as its first long-range missile since the latest round of regional escalation…
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All seven aboard Qatar military helicopter die in crash
Sunday March 22, 2026 A Qatari military helicopter went down in Qatar’s territorial waters, killing all seven people on board — among…
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Trump threatens to deploy ICE at airports amid Homeland Security shutdown
Sunday March 22, 2026 United States President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he travels to his Mar-a-Lago resort on March…
