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Somali community inaugurates house honoring former President Farmaajo in Merca as presidency disputes claim over fundraising halt Community elders and residents on Saturday inaugurated a house built in honor of former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in the Ceeljaalle area of Merca town, Lower Shabelle region, a project organizers said was funded entirely by donations from Somalis at home and abroad. The house was constructed under the “Thank You President” campaign, a nationwide fundraising initiative that its…

Saturday, February 7, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s lower house of parliament has suspended 19 lawmakers for repeatedly disrupting legislative sessions, a move that underscores deepening political rifts over contentious constitutional amendments. The decision was issued in an official letter from acting speaker and second deputy speaker Abdullahi Omar Abshirow, who said the lawmakers were barred from attending several upcoming sessions after causing chaos during a sitting on Feb. 2. The letter said the members violated…

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday urged Namibian authorities to protect press freedom after two recent incidents it said reveal a worrying reluctance by officials to face public scrutiny. The CPJ named the expulsion of reporter Jemima Beukes from President Netumbo Nandi‑Ndaitwah’s official residence and online threats against journalist Tracy Tafirenyika as examples that threaten Namibia’s reputation for independent journalism. During a photo session outside a Cabinet meeting at State House on Feb. 2, Beukes…

Peter Mandelson will step down from the House of Lords amid allegations he passed market-sensitive government information to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, prompting Prime Minister Keir Starmer to threaten swift legislation to strip the former Cabinet minister of his title. The Cabinet Office said it handed material to police after an initial review of documents released as part of the Epstein files found they contained “likely market-sensitive information” and that official handling…

Bill and Hillary Clinton will testify before a Republican-led House investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a staffer said, a move that could head off planned contempt votes against the former president and former secretary of state. The House Oversight Committee last week recommended holding the Clintons in contempt for initially refusing to appear in person about their interactions with Epstein, who died in custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The House Rules Committee had…

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump moved to install border czar Tom Homan to take control of the administration’s immigration operation in Minneapolis today, an attempt to tamp down a growing political crisis after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, during weekend protests. The shift comes as the White House weighs a broader reset of its tactics in Minnesota, where some 3,000 federal agents have patrolled the streets for weeks. According to officials familiar with internal…

Minneapolis officials and residents demanded answers after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot Alex Pretti during a weekend protest, as videos verified by Reuters appeared to contradict the Trump administration’s self-defense account and a federal judge ordered evidence preserved. Pretti, 37, became the second U.S. citizen this month to be killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis amid a sweeping surge of thousands of armed, masked agents deployed by President Donald Trump. Minnesota Gov.…

One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, the White House marks an inflection point defined by a more assertive use of presidential authority and a recalibration of U.S. relationships abroad. The anniversary arrives after a year of forceful decision-making that supporters see as decisive leadership and critics describe as a test of constitutional limits and diplomatic norms. RTÉ News reporter Jackie Fox looks back at the defining turns of “Trump 2.0” in a new video retrospective, tracing how the administration’s…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called an Irish journalist a “left-wing hack” during a heated exchange at a press briefing, escalating tensions between the administration and the press over immigration enforcement. The clash unfolded after Niall Stanage, a Dublin-born journalist with U.S. political newspaper The Hill, asked about the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis. Seeking an assessment from the White House, Stanage framed the incident…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, working with international security partners, carried out an airstrike on a high-level meeting of al-Shabab commanders in the Middle Juba region on Wednesday, targeting a safe house in the Bu’aale district, security officials said. Authorities described the mission as intelligence-led and designed to fracture the al-Qaida-linked group’s senior leadership. The compound, identified as a venue for strategic consultations among senior figures, was…