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ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

ICE accused of offering migrant children $2,500 to self-deport, Minnesota advocates warn

OCT 05, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (HOL) — Minnesota immigrant rights groups and school leaders are warning families after reports of a federal campaign that al...

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Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

Disguised to kill: Inside the security lapse that let Al-Shabab reach Mogadishu’s core

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Toyota Hilux looked ordinary, the kind used by Somalia’s security convoys weaving through the capital. It rolled past the fi...

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Somaliland and Puntland sign Nairobi accord to strengthen security and cross-border trade

Somaliland and Puntland sign Nairobi accord to strengthen security and cross-border trade

OCT 05, 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya (HOL) — After Oct. 4–5 face-to-face talks, their first in years, Somaliland and Puntland signed a joint security and cooperation ac...

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Somaliland electoral commission wins ICPS Excellence Award for transparent elections

Somaliland electoral commission wins ICPS Excellence Award for transparent elections

OCT 05, 2025

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has received the ICPS Excellence Award 2025, an international honor recognizing ...

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Somalia orders crackdown on fake military vehicles after Al-Shabaab attack on Jili'ow facility

Somalia orders crackdown on fake military vehicles after Al-Shabaab attack on Jili'ow facility

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s federal government has ordered an immediate crackdown on vehicles painted in military colors after Al-Shabaab militant...

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President Hassan Sheikh visits Kismayo to ease rift with Jubbaland

President Hassan Sheikh visits Kismayo to ease rift with Jubbaland

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadisu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Sunday in Kismayo, the seat of Jubbaland State, for high-level talks, hoping to rest...

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Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu

OCT 05, 2025

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab siege at Godka Jilaow prison in Mogadishu...

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Somali President opens Somalia–U.S. Presidential Trade summit in Mogadishu

Somali President opens Somalia–U.S. Presidential Trade summit in Mogadishu

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially opened the Somalia–U.S. Presidential Trade Summit in Mogadishu on Saturday, ai...

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New batch of Somali Commandos graduate from TURKSOM military academy

New batch of Somali Commandos graduate from TURKSOM military academy

OCT 05, 2025

Mogadishu (HOL) — A new group of Somali National Army (SNA) commandos graduated on Saturday after completing intensive training at the TURKSOM Milit...

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UK police given more time to question 4 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack

UK police given more time to question 4 suspects over deadly Manchester synagogue attack

OCT 05, 2025

U.K. police were given extra time Saturday to question four people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwes...

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