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U.S. Department of the Treasury

Third-Largest Penalty in Treasury History; Largest in OCC History WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced enforcement actions imposing more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America (“the Bank”), the...

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(MENAFN) The Trump administration’s investigation into Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is designed to build a case for revoking her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deporting her, a national financial newspaper reported Wednesday, citing...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Colombia’s inauguration of an embassy in West Jerusalem, declaring the move a breach of international law and United Nations resolutions.

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(MENAFN) Somalia will not accept any Israeli presence on its territory "under any circumstances," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said, as he criticized what he described as Israeli efforts to establish a foothold in the breakaway region of...

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(MENAFN) Somalia will not tolerate an Israeli presence on its soil "under any circumstances," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said.

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(MENAFN) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country will not allow an Israeli presence "under any circumstances." In an interview with Al Jazeera scheduled to air Sunday, excerpts published ahead of the broadcast showed Mohamud...

DVIDS - Georgia

Three Illinois National Guard Soldiers earn expert badges during historic E3B assessment By Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Adams, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs FORT CUSTER TRAINING CENTER, Mich. — Three Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

NEW YORK, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- African heads of state, senior officials and U.S. capital-markets specialists met in New York on September 23 to take up a question the United Nations put on the global agenda that same day: who will...

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(MENAFN) All seven Pakistani crew members who survived a pirate attack off the Somali coast have been rescued, Pakistan’s foreign minister said Monday.

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(MENAFN) Four Horn of Africa and Nile Valley states closed ranks against Ethiopia on Sunday, warning against any unilateral action that threatens the water rights of Egypt and Sudan as the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deepens....

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(MENAFN) Eight Egyptian sailors held aboard a hijacked oil tanker off Somalia's Puntland region since May have been released, Egypt announced Wednesday.

International Labour Organization

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with FC Africa Development and with support from the Government of the Netherlands through the PROSPECTS partnership, has launched a new phase of the...

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(MENAFN) Federal law enforcement agents searched the Washington, DC, residence of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar early Monday as part of an investigation involving her immigration records, according to media reports.

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(MENAFN) Federal agents searched the Washington, DC home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, early Monday.

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(MENAFN) Israel ordered an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv to turn around mid-air because one of its pilots was Indonesian, an Israeli broadcaster reported Monday.

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, commander of U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM), spoke at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) on Oct. 13, 2026, as part of the institution’s Perspectives on Modern War lecture series.

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(MENAFN) Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday delivered a scathing condemnation of Israel's recognition of Somaliland, accusing Tel Aviv of cynically exploiting a decades-old territorial dispute to advance its own interests.

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(MENAFN) The Somali government has voiced regret after Somali international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was reportedly denied entry to the United States, where he was expected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup. According to reports, this marks...

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(MENAFN) The Somali government formally expressed regret Wednesday over the denial of entry to internationally acclaimed Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been set to officiate at the FIFA World Cup before being turned away at the US...

ECB - European Central Bank

At the turn of the year 2025-26, economic growth surprised on the upside while financial market sentiment remained strong despite high uncertainty.