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    Can a human marry an AI? A US state wants to draw the line already

    What’s happened? There’s more to love than romance novels: some people are actually marrying AI chatbots or getting involved in deeply romantic relationships...

    Gunmen kill at least 100 people in Nigeria’s Benue state, Amnesty International says

    Sunday June 15, 2025At least 100 people have been killed in an attack by gunmen on a village in Nigeria's central Benue state,...

    Somali-owned Hoyo will soon see its sambusas in Lunds and at the State Fair

    by Dee DePass | The Minnesota Star TribuneTuesday June 3, 2025The decade-old business is moving to a $1.6 million commercial kitchen at Midtown...

    Hirshabelle State to hold by-elections in Jowhar to fill two vacant parliamentary seats

    Friday May 30, 2025Jowhar (HOL) — Somalia’s electoral commission has announced that by-elections for two vacant parliamentary seats, HOP097 and HOP098, will be...

    Trump says Canada will pay $61bn for Golden Dome, or become 51st state

    Wednesday May 28, 2025United States President Donald Trump says he has told Canada it will have to pay $61bn to be part of...

    Somali forces kill 48 al-Shabaab fighters in joint operation in Jubbaland State

    Thursday May 22, 2025Kismayo (HOL) – The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos, in collaboration with the Jubbaland Dervish forces, have killed 48...

    Mustafa Cagjar urges Somali diaspora to invest in Ethiopia’s Somali State

    Monday May 19, 2025Ethiopia’s Somali State President Mustafa Mohammed Omer, also known as Cagjar (center), stands alongside officials during a reception in Nairobi...

    South West state executes man a day after fatal workplace shooting in Baidoa

    Sunday May 18, 2025Ahmed Abdullahi Mahmoud stands tied to a post on the outskirts of Baidoa, Somalia, shortly before his execution by firing...

    State of the media report exposes relentless repression, urges urgent action on World Press Freedom Day

    Monday May 5, 2025The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) marks World Press Freedom Day with the launch of its State of the Media Report, laying...

    AU chair urges Somalia to broaden NCC participation, speed up state building

    Saturday April 26, 2025Entebbe, Uganda (HOL) — African Union Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called on the Federal Government of Somalia to intensify...

    President Ruto arrives in Beijing for 5-day state visit in China

    by FELIX KIPKEMOIWednesday April 23, 2025President William Ruto received by dignitaries at the Beijing Airport, China on April 22, 2025/PCSThe plane carrying the...

    Kenyan president to pay state visit to China

    Friday April 18, 2025Kenyan President William Ruto will pay a state visit to China from April 22 to 26 at the invitation of...

    Al-Shabaab fighters surrender in Somalia’s Southwest State

    Wednesday April 2, 2025Four former Al-Shabaab fighters stand for a photo after surrendering to authorities in Baidoa, Somalia’s Southwest State, on April 1,...

    US airstrike against Islamic State kills multiple ISIS militants in Puntland

    Sunday March 30, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The United States military conducted an airstrike on March 29 targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northern...

    U.S. airstrikes target ISIS militant group in Somalia’s Puntland State

    Saturday March 29, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) - U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS militants in northern Somalia's Calmiskaad Mountains as...

    Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years

    Thursday March 27, 2025Kenya has recognised Kosovo as an independent state, the first country to do so after nearly five years of stalled...