By Sarah Shamim and The Associated PressTuesday May 19, 2026 A security guard at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, is being remembered as a hero after police said he died trying to stop suspected shooters from getting inside the mosque complex, where authorities are investigating the attack as a hate crime. At least three people were killed when two teenage attackers opened fire at the San Diego mosque on Monday. Officials have not publicly identified the victims, but community leaders have said the guard was…

Former President Festus Mogae has died at 86, the government announced, marking the passing of the nation’s third leader in the post-independence era. Revered for championing clean governance and fiscal prudence, Mogae steered the diamond-rich economy for ten years, winning broad respect for his steady hand and reform-minded leadership.

All 55 survive after Somali passenger plane overruns runway, crash-lands on Mogadishu shoreline MOGADISHU, Somalia — An airliner carrying 55 people crash-landed on the shoreline beside Mogadishu’s international airport after overrunning the runway Tuesday, with all passengers and crew surviving, authorities and the carrier said. Starsky Aviation said a technical issue emerged shortly after the Fokker 50 turboprop departed Mogadishu for Puntland State. The crew requested an immediate return, but the aircraft failed to stop…

Danab forces praised for not taking sides in Somalia's political disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - US-trained Danab troops are hailed for failing to participate within the latest political disaster that threatens to tear the nation aside and has attracted the consideration of the worldwide neighborhood, a detailed accomplice in Somalia's socio-economic improvement. Main Abdirahman Omar,…