![Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia [Handout/Stanislav Krasilnikov/BRICS via Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-22T144854Z_1209586953_RC2QPAADSJ8S_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-BRICS-PUTIN-XI-1729609110.webp?resize=218%2C150&ssl=1 "Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit")
Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr
![A worshipper performs Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, Iran. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24101189924285-1712744597.webp?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr")
By: ALJAZEERA
Muslims around the world have celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, with prayer, reunions with family and friends, new clothes and sweet treats.
US House majority whip Tom Emmer calls on Ilhan Omar to resign for ‘appalling, Somalia-first’ speech
By:Alpha News
In a video widely circulated on social media, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is quoted as allegedly saying, “The U.S. government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do! They will do what...
Two US SEAL Team Members Missing After Incident Off Somalia Coast
By: NEWYORK TIMES
Two members of the Navy SEALs remained missing on Saturday after a mishap two days ago while they were attempting to board a ship off the coast of Somalia, two current and two former...
US Senate passes NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland Partnership
By: Staff writer
The USA Senate finally passed the NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland partnership Act.
The Partnership Act stipulates that Somaliland and the United States cooperate in countering Chinese influence in the...
US says Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure near Yemen
![An undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime shows the tanker Central Park, which a group of armed attackers attempted to hijack in a raid on November 26 [Zodiac Maritime via AP]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AP23330505484383-1701107544.webp?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "US says Somali pirates likely behind attempted tanker seizure near Yemen")
By: ALJAZEERA
The United States has said that a group of attackers who tried to seize an Israel-linked cargo ship over the weekend were probably Somali pirates rather than Houthi fighters from nearby Yemen.Speaking on Monday, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General...
Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker in unprecedented vote
![Republican Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters hours after he was removed as speaker of the House on October 3, 2023 in Washington, DC [J Scott Applewhite/AP Photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23277005517209-1696402234-e1696402264919.webp?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "Kevin McCarthy removed as US House speaker in unprecedented vote")
By:AL JAZEERA
The United States House of Representatives has voted to remove Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the result of infighting within his own party and persistent challenges from its rightward flank.
McCarthy was expelled...
UN approves Haiti force after year of pleas
By:AFP
The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after leaders in the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation first pleaded for help.
The Western...
US envoy to Türkiye to attend Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony
By: Anadolu Agency
President Joe Biden announced Friday that a US presidential delegation will attend the inauguration ceremony of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Türkiye on Saturday.
"T.H. Jeffry L. Flake, United States Ambassador...
US Special Envoy for the Horn due in Ethiopia and Djibouti
By: US Department of State
US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel from May 31 – June 6 to Djibouti and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will participate in the East...
Taiwan President Tsai meets US House Speaker McCarthy in LA
By: Taiwan newsTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday morning (April 5) met with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Greater Los Angeles, marking a major milestone in Taiwan-U.S. relations.
At 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday,...
![British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on, at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, UK, July 5, 2024 [Kevin Coombs/Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-05T115520Z_52034812_RC2ZO8AP0G9J_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ELECTION-1720202222.webp?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 "New PM Starmer names first cabinet after landslide win")
