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NAIROBI, Kenya (AX) — A regional appeals court on Monday cleared Somalia’s representatives to take their seats in the East African Legislative Assembly, overturning earlier rulings that had blocked their participation and ending a months-long legal dispute over the country’s nomination process. The decision paves the way for Somalia’s full engagement in the East African Community’s legislative body and removes a significant obstacle to Mogadishu’s regional integration efforts since joining the bloc. Somalia’s ambassador to…

London — Prince Harry told the High Court it was “disturbing to feel that my every move, thought or feeling was being tracked” so the publisher of the Daily Mail could “make money out of it,” as a high-profile privacy case against Associated Newspapers Limited opened in London. The Duke of Sussex is one of seven claimants — alongside Elton John, his husband David Furnish, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, politician Simon Hughes, and actors Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley — alleging what they describe as a “clear systematic and…

The claim that the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland is sweeping, but it taps a real and growing geopolitical truth: the Arctic island has moved from remote afterthought to a front line of 21st-century power politics. The strategic drama—rekindled when former President Donald Trump floated the idea of acquiring Greenland—sits at the intersection of climate change, great-power competition, rare-earth minerals, and the security architecture that binds North America and Europe. Greenland is not for…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the world is “not secure” unless the United States has Greenland, reviving a politically charged debate over the vast Arctic territory’s strategic value and the limits of American influence in the High North. The remark echoes Trump’s 2019 push to explore purchasing Greenland from Denmark, an idea that strained relations with a key NATO ally. At the time, he canceled a planned state visit to Copenhagen after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the proposal “absurd,” and…

Real Sociedad beat FC Barcelona 2-1 in a breathless, contentious finish on Sunday, trimming Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga to a single point and tightening a title race sharpened by Real Madrid’s win a day earlier. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring with a far-post volley in the 32nd minute after a disputed buildup, and Goncalo Guedes delivered the winner barely a minute after Marcus Rashford had dragged Barcelona level in the 70th. The hosts then survived a late red card to Carlos Soler and a barrage of Barcelona…

In a dramatic twist during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final, Senegal's national football team briefly walked off the pitch in protest against a contentious refereeing decision. The match against hosts Morocco, held at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, quickly escalated beyond the realm of sport, drawing sharp rebukes from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who condemned the actions of "some Senegal players." The atmosphere was electric as Senegal faced Morocco, a match charged with national pride and the…

SYDNEY — A teenage boy was critically injured Sunday after a shark attack in Sydney Harbour, prompting beach closures and warnings to stay out of the water as authorities searched for the animal, police and state officials said. New South Wales Police said the boy, believed to be about 13 years old, was bitten off Shark Beach in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. He suffered serious leg injuries. “The injuries are consistent with what is believed to have been a large shark,” police said in a statement. Officers pulled the boy…

Somalia confirms talks on Red Sea security pact with Saudi Arabia, Egypt MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has confirmed it is negotiating a proposed three-way security agreement with Saudi Arabia and Egypt focused on Red Sea security and expanded military cooperation, a government spokesperson said. The framework, which officials say is still being finalized, is designed to strengthen strategic security coordination, deepen military ties and reinforce the three countries’ joint role in regional stability.…

TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan security forces have rescued more than 200 migrants from a clandestine underground prison in the southeastern town of Kufra, exposing what authorities described as brutal and degrading detention conditions along one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Officials said the detainees — including women and children from sub-Saharan Africa, primarily Somalia and Eritrea — were found in multiple cells nearly three meters below ground. Some had been held for up to two years. The suspected trafficker…

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when two passenger trains collided in southern Spain after one derailed near the town of Adamuz in the province of Córdoba, emergency services said. A police spokesman initially reported five dead but later raised the toll to 10. Authorities said more casualties were likely as rescue crews worked through mangled carriages and debris at the crash site. Spain’s rail infrastructure manager, ADIF, said a Málaga-to-Madrid service derailed and crossed onto the opposite…