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Soccer's governing body, FIFA, voted on Tuesday to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would lower the overall standard of the tournament and make it too big and unwieldy. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, fulfilling...

ZURICH - Somali-born Mo Farah brought his track career to an end in the most fitting fashion, producing a dramatic 5 000m victory at the Weltklasse Zurich on Thursday, the first of two 2017 IAAF Diamond League finals. It was classic Farah and couldn’t have...

A former refugee who has taken over as Sheffield's Lord Mayor says he hopes to bring the role "into the 21st Century". Magid Magid is the city's first Somali mayor, first Green Party mayor, and, at 28, the youngest mayor. He came to Sheffield aged five...

By:TRT WORLD President Erdogan reaffirms Türkiye's resilience against those attempting to disrupt its peace and security following a terrorist attack in which two police officers were injured in front of the General Directorate of Security in Ankara.

Turkey's presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin took exception to UAE Foreign Minister's retweet that accuses Ottomans of ransacking Medina. Turkey's Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin on Tuesday criticised United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for sharing a tweet that targeted Ottoman history and...

By The Washington Post ISTANBUL -- The Saudi government acknowledged early Saturday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, saying he died during a fist fight. The announcement, which came in a tweet from the Saudi foreign ministry, said that an...

BRUSSELS -- European Union nations pressed ahead Tuesday with plans to boost military co-operation as Britain vowed to oppose the creation of an EU army or headquarters. With Britain leaving the EU, France and Germany have been spearheading moves to boost Europe's capacity to run...

ParalympicsGB's Abdi Jama on his wheelchair basketball career A British Paralympian who plays wheelchair basketball has said he wants to inspire other young people to take up sports. Abdi Jama, who is from the self-declared republic of Somaliland, fell out of a window at the age...

Horndiplomat-Mr. Abdirashid Mohamed Duale, CEO, Dahabshiil Group was among the leaders from the private sector attending the World Economic Forum 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. The Dahabshiil Group is well known for its vital role in fostering social development and increasing financial stability in developing countries through remittance...

By : Anadolu Agency More than 64.1M people registered to vote to elect president, parliamentarians for next 5 years Millions of voters started heading to the polls in Türkiye as the country's presidential...