A fragile calm in the Middle East fractured again overnight as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards cast a missile attack on Israel as a direct warning following Israel’s strike on Beirut, and signaled that any further escalation would trigger a far wider response. "Tonight's operation was a warning. If such aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader and will cover all US-Zionist targets in the region," the force said. The Israeli military said it detected two waves of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. The…

Sunday June 7, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — The Somali Salvation Forum said Saturday it had received indications that security forces were preparing to move against the Mogadishu home of former Somali National Army commander Gen. Odowaa Yusuf Raage. In a statement, the opposition alliance alleged that forces under the command of Aden Mohamed Omar, widely known as Aadan Dheere, and backed by personnel from security agencies were lining up an assault on Odowaa’s residence in Abdiaziz district. The claims could not be independently…

Russia unleashed air attacks on several of Ukraine’s biggest cities, including Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 60, officials said, after days of warnings that Moscow was preparing a large-scale assault. The strikes came as the war, now more than four years old, continues to batter critical infrastructure on both sides. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s power network and other vital facilities, while Ukraine has intensified attacks this year on Russian oil sites. Both sides…

Morning commuters at a busy Swiss train station were thrown into chaos after a knife attack that left three people wounded, in what a regional security official described as a "terrorist act." "I am exceptionally calling this a terrorist attack," Mario Fehr, who oversees security in the Swiss canton of Zurich, told reporters, saying it was "clear from the scene that the motive for this act must be sought in the realm of radicalisation and extremism." Witnesses recounted fear and confusion as the suspect, identified by police…

by CYRUS OMBATIMonday May 25, 2026 Part of the recoveries made from an Al Shabaab camp in Wajir County Security officers in Fafi Sub-county, Garissa County, foiled a suspected militant assault on Kambios Police Post in the early hours of Saturday, in another reminder of the persistent threat along the border belt. Police said the attack happened at about 12:45 am on Saturday, May 23, when an unidentified number of suspected militants opened fire on the post, spraying several rounds of ammunition. Officers at the station…

by FELIX KIPKEMOISunday May 24, 2026 FILE PHOTO Security officers in Garissa County thwarted what is believed to have been a terror plot after arresting a man and recovering an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Garissa–Dadaab Road. ‎A multi-agency patrol intercepted the suspect at the Haji Aden area during a routine sweep, just as he appeared poised to disappear into nearby bushes. ‎Police said the man drew attention when officers noticed him behaving suspiciously by the roadside. He then bolted into a thicket in…

BOSASO, Somalia — A knife attack in Bosaso’s Al-Aqsa neighbourhood has left a former Puntland State parliamentarian dead after, according to local sources, his son allegedly stabbed him in a case that has stunned the coastal city. The suspect, identified as Mohamed Yusuf, is accused of killing his father, the late Yusuf Bootaan, who previously served as a member of the Puntland State regional parliament, reports said. Residents and local sources said the killing took place in the Al-Aqsa area and described the incident as…

Facing mounting pressure over a war that has rattled global oil markets, US President ⁠Donald Trump said he has halted a planned strike on Iran to leave room for negotiations, after Tehran delivered a fresh peace proposal to Washington. Mr Trump said he had ordered the US military to stand down for now, writing that "we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow, but have further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment's notice, in the event that an…

A devastating Russian missile-and-drone barrage on Kyiv has killed at least 24 people, Ukrainian emergency officials said today, dealing another blow to already-fading hopes that Moscow’s long war might soon ease. Air raid sirens echoed across the capital yesterday, and hours of explosions and flashes overhead drove residents into metro stations and other shelters. According to the Ukrainian air force, Russia launched 675 attack drones and 56 missiles, with Kyiv as the main target. It said air defence forces intercepted 652…

MANDERA, Kenya — Anger is mounting in Kenya’s northeastern Mandera County after a deadly ambush left at least six people dead and several others injured, prompting residents and local leaders to demand the removal of Jubaland forces they say are operating in the area. The calls for action followed Saturday’s attack on a passenger vehicle traveling between Mandera town and the Arabia area. Near Beer-Ayawon village, armed attackers opened fire on the civilians inside, turning the journey into a scene of bloodshed. Kenyan media…