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Tuesday April 28, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — North Western State of Somalia’s Guurti, the upper house of elders, has voted to extend the mandates of the local councils and the House of Representatives by 27 months, a decision that is expected to intensify arguments over the region’s election timetable and political direction. The measure passed on Tuesday with overwhelming support, as 71 of the 72 members present backed the extension. The move pushes the terms of the two institutions out by more than two years. Under North…

BRUSSELS — Ireland is expected to opt for a financial contribution to frontline migration states in emergency situations rather than take in relocated migrants, as European Union justice ministers meet in Brussels to sign off on elements of the EU Migration Pact. The pact’s central “solidarity mechanism” is designed to ease sudden pressure on countries such as Italy and Greece when arrivals spike. Under the plan, other member states would share the burden either by relocating some migrants for screening and processing or by…

Ireland is expected to choose financial solidarity over relocation under the European Union’s new migration framework, as justice ministers meet in Brussels to sign off on key elements of the EU Migration Pact. Under the pact’s emergency solidarity mechanism, member states would be required to help frontline countries such as Italy and Greece when they are suddenly overwhelmed by migration flows. Governments could either accept a share of people for screening and processing, or make a financial contribution to ease the…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Ukraine to accept a US-brokered plan to end the war with Russia that would cede significant territory to Moscow, setting a firm deadline of Nov. 27 — the American Thanksgiving holiday — and saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "will have to like it." "He'll have to like it, and if he doesn't like it, then you know, they should just keep fighting," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, responding to questions about Zelensky's lukewarm and public rejection of the…

In Senegal, 75% of respondents in a latest survey say they're for secure abortion in case of hazard to maternal well being. And 42% in case of rape or incest. A research that revives the talk on girls's proper to abortion in Senegal, whereas abortion may be punished with 3 years in jail. Solely the moral guidelines permit it…