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How the EU’s anti-coercion weapon could be deployed against the U.S.

BRUSSELS — Pressure is mounting on the European Union to deploy its new anti-coercion instrument after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25% on several European countries in a standoff over Greenland, a Danish territory. Trump on Saturday vowed levies against EU members Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden — as well as non-members the United Kingdom and Norway — unless Greenland is ceded to the United States. The threat stunned European officials and immediately triggered calls…

From Syria to Somalia, US troops deployed this holiday season on open-ended missions

America’s forever wars didn’t end. They receded from view — and risk roaring back. While Washington fixates on China, Iran and Russia, U.S. troops are still fighting, striking and being targeted from the Middle East to the Horn of Africa and the Caribbean corridor. The missions are smaller and quieter than the wars that defined the post‑9/11 era. They are also open‑ended, conducted under authorizations Congress passed more than two decades ago — long after most Americans stopped paying attention. The footprint shrank, not…

Somalia Deploys Nearly 10,000 Police to Secure Mogadishu Local Council Elections

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali security agencies say nearly 10,000 police officers have been mobilized to secure Mogadishu’s local council elections on Dec. 25, a vote billed as the capital’s first direct, one-person, one-vote poll in more than 50 years. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Internal Security Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Farataag) said the Somali Police Force has finalized a citywide security plan to safeguard voters, polling stations, election workers and critical infrastructure throughout the Banadir region.…

Tear Gas Deployed in Nigerian Protests Against Biafra Leader’s Imprisonment

The Unyielding Call for Justice: A City Divided by Dissent On a seemingly ordinary day in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the air thickens with tension as protesters gather, their chants rising like a storm. Under a veil of clouds and uncertainty, the demonstration unfurls its wings, an echo of a deeper longing for justice and autonomy resonating through the streets. Amid the clamor, one name emerges—Nnamdi Kanu, a polarizing figure whose imprisonment has set aflame a nation’s quest for identity and political agency. The…