Somalia is confronting a deepening health and nutrition crisis as consecutive failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices, and dramatic cuts to humanitarian aid fuel rising child malnutrition and outbreaks of preventable diseases, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Aid workers report growing numbers of severely malnourished or seriously ill children arriving at overcrowded internally displaced

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A coalition of UK lawyers and a London-based human rights organisation has formally submitted a request calling on the British government to impose sanctions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing allegations of incitement to genocide, grave human rights violations, and unlawful military conduct against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The request

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The Israeli military has launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, deploying hundreds of soldiers, armoured vehicles, and bulldozers in what officials describe as a counterterrorism raid. The operation has led to a near-total lockdown of southern Hebron, severely disrupting daily life for tens of thousands of Palestinians. In

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A deadly explosion ripped through a hotel restaurant in central Kabul, killing at least seven people, including a Chinese national, and injuring several others in one of the Afghan capital’s most heavily guarded neighbourhoods. The attack, later claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan, has raised fresh concerns about security in the city despite

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Al-Shaddadi, Syria – Renewed clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria have cast doubt on a newly announced ceasefire, after dozens of ISIL (ISIS) detainees escaped from a prison during the fighting. Syria’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that 81 out of approximately 120 ISIL prisoners who

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Sofia, Bulgaria – Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has announced that he will resign from office, a historic decision that has intensified speculation he plans to form his own political party and contest upcoming snap parliamentary elections expected later this year. In a televised address on Monday, the 62-year-old head of state confirmed that he would

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Washington, DC – United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to attend a Supreme Court oral argument this week in a high-stakes case involving President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, marking an unusually public show of support from the central bank chief. According to a person familiar with

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A massive multi-vehicle crash involving more than 100 cars and trucks has left motorists stranded and highways shut down in the US state of Michigan, as a powerful winter storm continues to unleash hazardous conditions across large parts of the country. The pile-up occurred on Interstate 196 (I-196) in western Michigan, just southwest of Grand

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London – The United Kingdom is weighing the introduction of an Australia-style ban on social media for children, as the government launches a wide-ranging consultation aimed at strengthening protections for minors in the digital space. UK ministers announced on Monday that they will examine international evidence on children’s online safety, including whether banning social media

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Nuuk / Copenhagen – Denmark has dispatched additional troops to Greenland, reinforcing its military presence in the Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with United States President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly suggested that Washington could take control of the strategically vital island. Danish media reported that Royal Danish Army chief Peter Boysen arrived in Kangerlussuaq,

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