Trump says he will speak with Russia’s Putin

The presidents meeting in Finland in 2018. (AFP)
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Updated 01 February 2025
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Trump says he will speak with Russia’s Putin

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he thinks they will perhaps do something he described as significant.
Trump did not elaborate. He made the comments to reports in the White House’s Oval Office. He also said that Washington was having serious discussions with Moscow.


Somalia’s Al-Shabab vows to fight any Israeli use of Somaliland

Updated 27 December 2025
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Somalia’s Al-Shabab vows to fight any Israeli use of Somaliland

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabab vowed Saturday to fight any attempt by Israel “to claim or use parts of Somaliland” following its recognition of the breakaway territory.
“We will not accept it, and we will fight against it,” Al-Shabab said in a statement.
It said Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state showed it “has decided to expand into parts of the Somali territories” to support “the apostate administration in the northwest regions.”