Abdiwahab Ahmed

Russian oil has resumed flowing through the Ukrainian stretch of the Druzhba pipeline after a stoppage that lasted months, officials said, clearing the way for Hungary to drop its veto on a €90 billion EU loan Ukraine says it urgently needs. Since a Russian drone strike damaged the line in western Ukraine and cut off deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia, the Druzhba pipeline has stood at the centre of one of Europe’s most politically sensitive energy disputes. Hungarian oil group MOL said Ukraine had notified it that shipments…

Europe moved on Thursday to blunt the immediate shock of an energy crisis set off by the US-Israel war on Iran, with the European Commission unveiling a package of emergency and medium-term steps aimed at shielding households, businesses and heavy industry from surging costs. At the heart of the response is a temporary easing of EU state aid rules, giving member states more room to deploy public money to soften the blow of higher energy prices for consumers and industry. That support could take the form of price controls,…

In a sweeping test of El Salvador’s hardline anti-gang campaign, a Salvadoran court has opened a collective trial for 486 alleged gang members, marking one of the largest mass proceedings yet under President Nayib Bukele’s controversial use of emergency powers. According to prosecutors, the case against the alleged Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, members covers more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, including a weekend of bloodshed that became El Salvador’s deadliest since the end of its civil war. Those…

Russian drones struck critical infrastructure at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa overnight, in an attack that damaged key facilities but, according to early reports, caused no injuries. Berths, warehouses, railway infrastructure and facilities used by port operators were hit in the assault, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. A cargo ship was also caught in the attack, with Ukraine’s seaports authority saying a strike hit the vessel’s hold and sparked a fire. Preliminary…

Barawe, 22 April 2026 – With elections on the horizon, a high-level Somali government delegation visited Barawe today to thank and assess the forces keeping the Lower Shabelle town secure, underscoring stability as a foundation for the political process. The delegation, led by State Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ambassador Ilyaas Sheikh Omar, commended AUSSOM troops and the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) in the Barawe sub-sector for maintaining peace and stability. "Thank you so much for making the…

Facing renewed scrutiny over its past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the Gates Foundation said it launched an external review earlier this year into how the organisation engaged with the late financier and convicted sex offender. The foundation has remained under pressure because of Chairman Bill Gates’ ties to Epstein. That pressure intensified in January, when emails released by the US Justice Department showed exchanges between Epstein and Gates Foundation staff. "Early this year, Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman…

Lufthansa is trimming 20,000 short-haul flights from its schedule through October as the carrier moves to blunt the impact of soaring jet fuel costs. The airline said the reduction amounts to less than 1% of total capacity across the group. According to Lufthansa, the cuts will save roughly 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel, whose price has doubled since the outbreak of the Iran conflict. The company said the revised timetable is aimed at reducing the number of loss-making short-haul services across the Lufthansa Group…

A new exhibition of African women artists opened in Addis Ababa this week, putting the winners and finalists of the African Women in Art Award (AWAA) 2025 on public display ahead of the World Public Summit Africa. The Golla Gallery in Ethiopia’s capital hosted the show, a collaboration between the World Peoples Assembly, the "Her Voice Foundation", and the I-A Gallery of Contemporary African Art. Works by artists from six countries — Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia — are gathered for the presentation.…

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Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's pick to run the US Federal Reserve, used his confirmation hearing to draw a firm line: if confirmed, he said, the White House would not dictate his decisions. Facing pointed questions about his personal wealth and the Fed's autonomy, Mr Warsh said he would safeguard the central bank's freedom to set monetary policy without political interference. A former Fed governor, Mr Warsh moved quickly to underscore what he called his commitment to "ensuring that the conduct of monetary policy remains…