How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks
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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out…

Trump Orders Airstrikes Against ISIS in Somalia
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Trump Orders Airstrikes Against ISIS in Somalia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he took office. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the military’s initial assessment was that “multiple operatives” in the…

Somaliland eyes recognition as it goes to polls | Elections News

Somaliland eyes recognition as it goes to polls | Elections News

Voting begins in Somaliland amid regional tensions and hopes for international recognition after 30 years of self-rule. Voting is under way in presidential elections in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland. More than 1 million people are expected to cast votes on Wednesday at more than 2,000 polling stations. Eyeing a…

Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia | Conflict News

Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia | Conflict News

Omar Hassan Warsame was a larger-than-life figure in the Somali town of Golweyn, where his sizeable farm provided maize, bananas and jobs that helped sustain the community. The 65-year-old and a contingent of up to a dozen of his employees would tend to crops on the plot in the Lower…

Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties | Politics News

Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties | Politics News

The three leaders agreed to improve regional stability as Somalia battles with the al-Shabab armed group. The presidents of Somalia, Eritrea, and Egypt have agreed to boost cooperation for regional security amid heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa. The three-way summit, held in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, on Thursday,…

Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs can’t bury ideologies | Opinions

Al-Shabab in Somalia: Bullets and bombs can’t bury ideologies | Opinions

In August, Somalia’s prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, held a town-hall meeting in the Somali capital Mogadishu to mark the two-year anniversary of the formation of his cabinet. Naturally, one of the hot-button issues raised at the event was the offensive against al-Shabab, which was launched in the fall of…

Egypt delivers more weapons to Somalia amid rising tensions with Ethiopia | Politics News

Egypt delivers more weapons to Somalia amid rising tensions with Ethiopia | Politics News

Ties between Egypt and Somalia have grown this year over their shared mistrust of Ethiopia. An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, officials said, in a move likely to stoke further friction between the two countries and Ethiopia. “A…

Several killed in al-Shabab beach attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu | Al-Shabab News

Several killed in al-Shabab beach attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu | Al-Shabab News

Armed group claims responsibility for attack on popular seaside spot frequented by Somalis on weekends. Several people have been killed and more wounded in an attack on a popular beach in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to officials. Al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked armed group, claimed responsibility for attack on Lido beach late…

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors | Basketball

Ashland, Oregon – Inside the gymnasium at Ashland Middle School, basketballs are bouncing off the backboards and freshly waxed floors, footballs are being kicked between clumsily erected goalposts, and a group of girls is playing ping-pong in the corner. But it is not a usual school day. Somali music blares…