Somalia
Somaliland Says Israel Has Recognised Its Independence Following Friday Talks
Hargeisa—Friday, December 26, 2025 (SNN News)
Somaliland authorities say Israel has formally recognized Somaliland’s independence following high-level virtual talks held on Friday between Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Cirro) and...
Somalia
Sweden Defends Continued Forced Deportations to Somalia Amid Funding Dispute
Stockholm—December 2025 (SNN News), Sweden has confirmed it will continue forcibly deporting Somali nationals and may expand similar arrangements with other countries, despite growing...
Middle East
Assad’s Life After Power: Reports Suggest a Return to His Old Profession in Moscow
Moscow—December 2025 (SNN News), More than a year after his government collapsed and Russian forces evacuated him from Syria, former president Bashar al-Assad is...
Opinion
Day 9 of ICE Operations in the Twin Cities Ends Without Arrests After Community Pushback
Saint Paul, Minnesota — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations continued on their ninth day across the Twin Cities on Tuesday, but agents left...
Africa
US Ends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopians
Washington, December 12, 2025 — The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopian nationals,...
Politics
NATO Deputy Secretary General Concludes Two-Day Working Visit to the Netherlands
11–12 December 2025—NetherlandsNATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska completed a two-day visit to the Netherlands, holding a series of high-level meetings and participating in...
Politics
Trump team hits back at claim he ‘wants to pull four allies out of EU, as report claims’
A new report has ignited controversy across Europe amid claims that the Trump administration explored plans to encourage four European Union member states to...
World
US Citizen in Minneapolis Wrongfully Arrested by ICE After Being Mistaken for Non-Citizen ‘Because He Looked Somali’
A 20-year-old American citizen of Somali origin was forcibly arrested and detained by US immigration officers in Minneapolis after agents allegedly assumed he was...
Opinion
US Expands Sanctions on Maduro Allies and Venezuela-Linked Oil Tankers
The United States has announced a new round of sanctions targeting individuals connected to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and several oil tankers allegedly involved...
Humanitarian
World News in Brief: Gaza Storm Crisis, UNICEF $7B Appeal, CERF Funding Boost
Gaza: Winter Storm Intensifies Humanitarian Suffering
A new winter storm sweeping across the Gaza Strip has deepened the already dire humanitarian situation, with low temperatures...
World
Japan’s Struggle to Increase Female Business Leadership
By SNN NewsTokyo, Japan — December 8, 2025: Japan’s appointment of its first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has been widely viewed as a...