MOGADISHU, May 10, 2026 — Somalia’s long-running constitutional reform process has entered a new phase after the federal parliament approved a series of amendments to the Provisional Constitution and the president signed the revised text into law. The changes are aimed at locking in rules for governance and elections, but they also deepen political tensions ahead of the next electoral cycle. What Happened Somalia has been operating under a Provisional Constitution since 2012. Reform has been debated for more than a…

Britain has moved to bolster protection for Jewish communities after a fresh attack in north London sharpened fears over antisemitism and security, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising immediate support and urging the country to stand together. Under fire from British Jews who say ministers have too often failed to keep them safe, Mr Starmer said funding for synagogues and other community sites would be increased at once, while stressing that the response cannot rest on security measures alone and that the country…

President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest outline for ending the two-month war, according to a US official, dealing a fresh blow to hopes of defusing a conflict that has rattled energy markets, pushed up inflation and left thousands dead. The new Iranian proposal would postpone any discussion of Tehran’s nuclear programme until the war — paused after a ceasefire announced earlier this month — is formally over and disputes over Gulf shipping are settled. Mr Trump opposes that sequencing and wants nuclear matters on…

Fresh Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed at least six people, officials said today, with the deadliest attack hitting a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro. "The Russians' tactics remain unchanged: attack drones, cruise missiles and a significant amount of ballistic missiles," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Most of the targets are ordinary infrastructure in cities. Residential buildings, energy facilities and businesses have been damaged," he said. In Dnipro, four people were killed and…

Somalia’s federal parliament has been at the center of major political decisions in 2026, as lawmakers debated constitutional rules, the timetable for elections, and the government’s spending priorities. The actions taken in parliamentary sessions—sometimes orderly, sometimes marked by unrest—shape how political power is set to change later in the year. With Somalia still working under a provisional constitutional framework and facing ongoing security and governance challenges, parliamentary votes in Mogadishu carry…

Somalia’s push toward one-person, one-vote elections in 2026 has entered a decisive and contested phase, shaped by a pilot vote in Mogadishu, accelerating constitutional changes, and widening disputes between the federal government, opposition figures, and some regional leaders. The Federal Government says it is moving the country away from the long-running clan-based, indirect system, while critics say the pace and process of reforms risk deepening political tensions ahead of key deadlines in April and May 2026.…

Israel launched a new “broad-scale” wave of strikes on targets in Tehran as President Donald Trump said only Iran’s “unconditional surrender” would end the escalating war that has engulfed the Middle East and roiled global energy markets. The Israeli military said it had identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory overnight and that air defenses were activated to intercept them. “Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said, as air raid alerts in Israel’s north were lifted…

Xi’s military purge narrows China’s command — and raises the risk of miscalculation China’s sweeping purge of senior generals has shrunk the country’s top command to a bare minimum, concentrating power around Xi Jinping just as Western leaders intensify outreach to Beijing. The shake-up, which removed Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia and Joint Staff chief Gen. Liu Zhenli for “violations of discipline and law,” has alarmed analysts who see both short-term caution and longer-term volatility in the world’s…

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a new cache of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a partial disclosure that rekindled political scrutiny and drew immediate complaints over heavy redactions and missing materials. The long-awaited “Epstein files” have been a persistent political flashpoint for President Donald Trump, whose supporters and Republican allies pressed for full transparency. Yet the initial tranche — hundreds of thousands of…

The U.S. Justice Department has released more than 300,000 pages of records from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, responding to mounting political pressure and a new law compelling disclosure. The trove, posted online with redactions, immediately intensified a yearslong fight over transparency around the late financier and convicted sex offender’s connections to powerful figures. It was not immediately clear how much of the material is new, given extensive disclosures since Epstein’s 2019 death in a New York jail, ruled…