New US Airstrike in Somalia Kills Three al-Shabab Fighters
FILE – Al-Shabab fighters conduct a military exercise in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sept. 5, 2010. The U.S. military said on March 12, 2024, that an airstrike it conducted in southern Somalia killed three al-Shabab militants.
US Providing $300 Million in New Ukraine Military Aid
Missiles are launched from a U.S. military HIMARS system during joint military drills at a firing range in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, July 22, 2023. New U.S. military aid for Ukraine will include artillery rounds and munitions for HIMARS on the Ukraine front lines.
Botswana Communities March Against UK’s Anti-hunting Bill
Anti-hunting bill protestors in front of the British High Commission in Gaborone, Botswana, March 12, 2024.
Biden Meets Polish Leaders Amid Anxiety Over US Support for Ukraine
President Joe Biden meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, March 12, 2024.
US House Expected to Pass Bill Forcing Chinese Company to Give Up TikTok
The TikTok logo is seen on the TikTok building in Culver City, California, on March 11, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives is moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States.
US, Canada, Indigenous Groups Have Proposal to Address Cross-Border Mining
FILE – Montana’s Lake Koocanusa is seen on June 16, 2021. Officials from the U.S., Canada and several Indigenous groups announced a proposal, March 11, 2024, to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that’s contaminating waterways.
Kremlin, NATO Chief at Odds Over Papal Suggestion of Ukraine-Russia Talks
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at alliance headquarters in Brussels, March 11, 2024. He said that if there is to be a negotiated solution to Russia’s war on Ukraine, “the way to get there is to provide military support to Ukraine.”
Trump Asks to Delay Hush Money Trial Until US Supreme Court Reviews Immunity Claim
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., March 9, 2024.
Former Trump Aide Navarro Ordered to Report to US Prison This Month
FILE – Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro arrives at U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, Jan. 25, 2024.
Nigeria’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown Will Have Consequences, Experts Say
FILE – The Binance app icon is seen on a smartphone, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. Nigeria has banned end-to-end transactions involving its currency, the naira, on the Binance cryptocurrency exchange platform.