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The official FIFA World Cup 2026 match ball, Trionda, is displayed in during a media tour day at Kansas City Stadium (temporarily renamed from Arrowhead Stadium) in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2026
Somali soccer referee will miss World Cup after U.S. denies entry
Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was named the Confederation of African ?Football¡¯s Best Male Referee for 2025, reportedly had a valid visa.
A woman feeds her malnourished child at a hospital in Somalia on April 20 amid a shortage of lifesaving therapeutic foods caused by shipping disruptions due to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.
WORLD / Society
Apr 28, 2026
51³Ô¹ÏÍø is latest blow to Somalia¡¯s malnourished children
Shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods are forcing clinics to turn away severely malnourished children and ration supplies.
Khadar Hussein Abdi, Somaliland¡¯s minister of the presidency, at his office in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on Feb. 12
WORLD
Mar 11, 2026
Israel plans new foothold on the Red Sea to fight the Houthis
So far the Houthis have held back on attacking ships, but have suggested they could enter the war.
Soldiers of the Somalia National Army walk near the front lines at Sabiid, one of the towns they have liberated from al-Qaida-linked militants al-Shabab, in Somalia's lower-Shabelle region on Nov. 11.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2025
In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the ¡®dogs of war¡¯
¡°The fight that we are doing, it¡¯s not confined and limited to Somalia. This is a global war,¡± says Somalia¡¯s national security advisor, Awes Hagi Yusuf.
Rohingya refugees wait at the World Food Program (WFP) distribution center to purchase grocery items at the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on March 15.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2025
Trump administration food aid cuts put millions at risk, aid sources say
The U.N. World Food Programme warned that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance ¡°could amount to a death sentence¡± for millions.
A patch of the Islamic State group is seen on a fighter's uniform in Damascus on Dec. 27, 2024.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2025
The quiet financier: Islamic State group¡¯s elusive strongman
Abdul Qadir Mumin may already be running the group¡¯s general directorate of provinces from Somalia, even if he lacks an official title.
A Palestinian man rides a bicycle past a damaged vehicle in which employees from the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on April 2. The Israeli military said it is conducting a thorough review to understand the circumstances of the "tragic" incident, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 20, 2024
U.N. warns of ¡®unacceptable¡¯ level of violence against aid workers
The world body warns that the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip is potentially fueling even higher numbers of such deaths this year.
The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier vessel True Confidence in Ravenna, Italy, in 2022
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2024
Deaths on Houthi-ravaged vessel herald perilous era for Middle East shipping
The experience of the True Confidence shows the threat to the oil tankers, cargo carriers and seafarers who are still using this vital waterway for trade.
General Cargo Pegasus 01 vessel offloads cargo at the Port of Bosaso, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Somalia, on Jan. 28.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2024
Somali pirates¡¯ return adds to crisis for global shipping companies
The raids reemerge as shipping companies contend with attacks by Yemen¡¯s Houthi militia in the Red Sea and other nearby waters.
Indian commandos stand guard with a group of detained pirates after the Indian Navy freed an Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 4, 2024
As navies focus on Red Sea Houthis, Somali pirates may rebound
Attacks off the coast of Somalia peaked around 200 incidents a year from 2009 through 2011 ¡ª there have already been three in 2024
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 4, 2023
Somalia suspends athletics chair after sprinter¡¯s slow time goes viral
Somalia's minister of youth and sports suspended the chairwoman of the country's athletics federation and is set to initiate legal action after a female sprinter took more than 21 seconds to complete the 100 meter at the World University Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2023
Scientists show how climate change affected East Africa¡¯s drought
The deadly combination of high temperatures and low rainfall that affected millions in the Horn of Africa was made about 100 times more likely by climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2023
How can drought-parched Somalia break out of endless crisis?
To build a more resilient Somalia, ¡®we have to change the narrative that local people do not have the capacity to manage finance,¡¯ the head of a climate change nonprofit said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2022
Horror of a hotter world on stark display in parched eastern Africa
The grim reality confronting east Africa is a frightening portent of what could come elsewhere due to climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022
Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection kill at least 100, president says
The al-Qaida-linked group al Shabaab, which is seeking to topple the government and establish its own rule based on an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, claimed responsibility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2022
Putin¡¯s media blitz on Africa food crisis sparks alarm in Europe
Russian diplomats have gone on a media offensive in recent months to push the narrative that sanctions, rather than Russian blockades, are causing shortages.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2022
A Somali boy¡¯s mission to find food as climate change takes its toll
Millions in Somalia are in the crosshairs of what some aid workers are calling the ¡®The Three Cs¡¯: climate change, costs and conflict.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2020
Taiwan strengthens ties with?breakaway Somaliland
Taiwan plans to strengthen ties with the unrecognized government of the breakaway African region of Somaliland in a move seen as a possible precursor to the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2020
¡®I love him now¡¯: Wives rejoice as coronavirus halts khat supply to Somalia
Before the coronavirus hit, Muna Nur Farah had started to hate her husband. He¡¯d slink into their home in the Somali capital Mogadishu at 3:00am with empty pockets, his money squandered on the narcotic leaf khat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2020
Kenyans brace for second ¡ª and possibly worse ¡ª onslaught of locusts
After desert locusts invaded her farm in central Kenya, Mary Muthoni, 61, ran around her corn fields shouting and banging on an old iron sheet in a desperate attempt to drive them away.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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