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Report: Omar's Relatives Have Been Subpoenaed

Sources say grand jury inquiry focuses on possible discrepancies in immigration records

(Newser) - Federal investigators are quietly widening their scrutiny of Rep. Ilhan Omar. The Justice Department has issued roughly a dozen subpoenas tied to a grand jury in Minnesota, including to some of the Democratic lawmaker's relatives, as part of a probe into her immigration history and reported birthdate, NBC News...

World Cup Referee Denied Entry to US Speaks

Omar Artan of Somalia is staying positive despite losing out on his dream

(Newser) - The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US and subsequently cut from the tournament by FIFA was set to make history for his country. Omar Artan was going to be the first referee from Somalia to officiate at a World Cup after making FIFA's final...

US Denies Entry to World Cup Referee From Somalia

Decision undermines spirit of the sport, Somalian sports official says

(Newser) - Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the US after being selected to officiate in the World Cup. US Customs and Border Protection confirmed Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the tournament had been turned back after arriving at Miami International Airport from...

City That Millions Once Fled Gets Its First Bowling Alley

Somalia's Mogadishu, long wracked by violence, attracts locals, ex-refugees with new facility

(Newser) - In a city long defined by conflict, Somalia's capital of Mogadishu now echoes with the crash of pins at the country's first modern bowling alley. It's the latest sign of revival in the once-thriving Indian Ocean port devastated by 35 years of civil war and militant bombings,...

Passengers Walk Away After Plane Ends Up in Ocean

All 55 people on board survived emergency shoreline landing near Mogadishu airport

(Newser) - Passengers aboard a Somali flight ended up in the Indian Ocean—and walked away. A Starsky Airlines Fokker 50 with 50 passengers and five crew reported a technical problem shortly after taking off from Mogadishu on Tuesday and turned back to the capital's airport, according to Somalia's Civil...

ICE Launching Its Biggest Operation Ever in Minneapolis

Homeland Security plans to deploy 2K officers in the city

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency—with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents,...

Nations Call Israel's Recognition of Somaliland a Threat to Peace

State Department reaffirms US support of Somalia's borders

(Newser) - A growing number of countries are rejecting Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the first by any country in more than 30 years. It wasn't known why Israel made the declaration Friday or whether the government was expecting something in return,...

Kids' Lives Are Paying the Price of USAID Cuts
Bill Gates: USAID Cuts
Were a 'Gigantic Mistake'
NEW REPORT
Dec 4, 2025 8:55 AM CST

Bill Gates: USAID Cuts Were a 'Gigantic Mistake'

Child mortality to climb globally this year for first time in decades: Gates Foundation

(Newser) - Child mortality is expected to rise globally for the first time in decades this year, partly owing to cuts to US foreign aid, according to a new report from the Gates Foundation. The report, which draws on projections from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation,...

Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Somali Immigrants in Minnesota

President also escalates criticism of Ilhan Omar, drawing backlash

(Newser) - President Trump once again railed against Somali immigrants in Minnesota Wednesday, saying they've turned the state into a "hellhole," reports NBC News . "The Somalians should be out of here," he said during a news conference. "They've destroyed our country. And all they do...

Administration to Crack Down on Somali Immigrants in Minnesota: Source

Source says targeted operation could impact hundreds

(Newser) - Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the US, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke to the AP . The move comes as President Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about Minnesota's...

US Suspends Green Cards for 19 Countries

Green card and citizenship processing halted for some countries already on travel ban list

(Newser) - Dozens of countries are now on a new US immigration pause list, including some of the world's most poor and least stable, reports the New York Times . The Trump administration has suspended immigration applications from 19 nations previously placed under travel restrictions, effectively stopping green card and citizenship processing...

Trump Lashes Out at Somali Immigrants

'Your country stinks,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump lashed out at Somali immigrants on Tuesday, labeling them "garbage" and claiming they bring nothing but complaints to the United States. The comments, made at the end of a White House cabinet meeting, marked an escalation in Trump's harsh rhetoric toward immigrants, the New York Times...

Pirates Seize Tanker Off the Coast of Somalia
Tanker Seized by Pirates
Has Been 'Liberated'
UPDATED
Nov 7, 2025 12:27 PM CST

Tanker Seized by Pirates Has Been 'Liberated'

All 24 crew members are safe, with no injuries reported

(Newser) - A European Union naval force raced Friday to reach a Malta-flagged tanker held by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The seizure of the Hellas Aphrodite, carrying a load of gasoline from India to South Africa, put its crew of 24 mariners at risk and raised fears of further attacks...

Diphtheria, a Child Killer, On the Rise Again Globally

Nations with conflict and weak health systems, including Somalia, are seeing a spike in cases

(Newser) - Diphtheria—a killer of children once nearly eradicated—is making a comeback in parts of the world plagued by conflict and weak health systems, reports the New York Times . The story reports large outbreaks in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, and Chad, and it focuses on Somalia, where more than 2,000...

Somalia Kills Militants to End Prison Siege

Government says no officers were killed and no inmates escaped

(Newser) - Somali government forces successfully ended a six-hour siege by militants at a major prison located near the president's office in the capital, Mogadishu, killing all seven attackers, the government said Sunday. The government said no civilian or security officers were killed in the Saturday attack, which was claimed by...

In One Sense, Trump Got Done in 5 Months What Took Biden 4 Years

He's ordered nearly as many airstrikes as his predecessor in much less time

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the...

Bomber Kills Military Recruits Waiting in Line to Register

Passersby are among the casualties at Mogadishu camp, witnesses say

(Newser) - A suicide bomber in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 people and wounding 21 others, witnesses said. A soldier who was part of the camp's guard unit told the AP that the recruits were...

Police: Dozens Dead in Attack on Beach Hotel

Al-Shabab takes responsibility for attack, which left dozens more injured, in Somalia's Mogadishu

(Newser) - Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaeda's East Africa affiliate, al-Shabab, said through its radio that its fighters carried out the attack, per the AP . Police spokesperson...

Two Navy SEALs Missing Off Somalia Coast

One went overboard during mission Thursday night, the other went in after

(Newser) - Two US Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three US officials. The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel, when one got knocked off by high waves. Under their protocol, when one SEAL is overtaken...

US Navy Sailors Go Missing Off Coast of Somalia

Search and rescue operation is underway

(Newser) - A search and rescue operation is underway off the coast of Somalia after two sailors from the US Navy went missing on Thursday night, reports Reuters . "For operational security purposes, we will not release additional information until the personnel recovery operation is complete," read a statement from US...

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