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Onkod Radio (Mogadishu) Somalia has slipped into a tense and uncertain political phase after both the Somali Parliament and the Presidency extended their mandates by one year, a move that has inflamed divisions across the capital and the regions. The strain has been building for days, but yesterday’s sharp exchanges among Federal Government officials, opposition leaders, and the presidents of Galmudug and Jubbaland made one thing clear: heated rhetoric is widening the breach rather than creating a durable, mutually…

With residents of Tyre waking to fresh evacuation orders, the Israeli military said it had launched a new wave of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure around the southern Lebanese city, opening another volatile chapter in a conflict that is again widening. A day earlier, Israel had designated all territory south of Lebanon's Zahrani River — an area about 40km from the border that includes Tyre — as "combat zones" and urged civilians to leave before attacks on the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. The broad warning, the first of…

Thursday May 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Saadiq Omar Hassan Joon, a Somali lawmaker and former Banadir police chief, has cautioned President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud against meddling in the coming election in Galmudug, as political tensions sharpen in Dhusamareb. Writing on Facebook on Wednesday, Saadiq Joon linked peace in Dhusamareb, the Galmudug capital, with calm in Mogadishu’s Wardhigley district, home to the presidential palace. “Oday Hassan, the peace in Dhusamareb and the peace in Wardhigley are interconnected, you…

Wednesday May 27, 2026 Somali minister says partnership with Türkiye could support economic growth and energy security Somalia is anticipating encouraging developments before the end of this year from offshore oil and gas drilling with Türkiye, while also seeking to broaden cooperation with Ankara in mining, Somali Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Dahir Shire Mohamed said. Speaking to Anadolu, Mohamed said Somalia and Türkiye have entered a new stage in their energy partnership after completing seismic…

Uganda has shut its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as officials race to contain an Ebola outbreak attributed to the Bundibugyo strain, a move that has triggered stepped-up regional surveillance and emergency health measures. The closure, effective "with immediate effect," was ordered by the national Ebola task force chaired by Vice President Jesca Alupo after a rise in infections among Ugandan health workers who had treated patients from DR Congo. All authorised entrants will be screened, and travellers from…

Australia has launched what it describes as a landmark AU$2 billion (€1.2 billion) lawsuit against US consumer products giant 3M, alleging contamination at military bases where firefighting foam containing so-called "forever chemicals" was used. The case against the Minnesota-based chemicals company and its Australian subsidiary is the biggest legal claim the country has ever filed, according to the government, underscoring the environmental, economic and cultural damage already caused — and the costs still expected to come.…

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The Ebola crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly escalating into a humanitarian catastrophe. Health officials warn that ongoing violence, mass displacement, and public distrust are severely hampering efforts to control the virus. As conflict spreads throughout Ituri province, medical teams are stretched thin, grappling with a swift outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola—a variant with no approved vaccine or treatment and a fatality rate up to 50%. The World Health Organization reports that the…

Just hours before Eid al-Adha, a buffalo in Bangladesh known as "Donald Trump" for its sweeping blond hair was pulled back from sacrifice and granted an unlikely new future at the national zoo. In Muslim-majority Bangladesh, the South Asian country of 170 million people, Eid al-Adha — the "feast of the sacrifice" — will be observed tomorrow. The 700kg bull, a rare albino buffalo crowned with a pale, flowing mane that recalls the trademark hairstyle of the US president, had been set to be slaughtered for the occasion.…

NASA has laid out an ambitious blueprint for its first Moon base, sketching a path that could put people living and working on the lunar surface within six years. The outpost would rise at the Moon’s south pole and, over time, could grow into a network of sites stretching across hundreds of square miles. Under the plan, the base would be built in phases, gradually adding the systems and infrastructure needed to support a lasting human foothold. Agency officials say the effort is aimed at opening the door to fresh scientific…