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MSF reports sharp rise in malnutrition and preventable diseases in Somalia

Somalia is sliding deeper into a health and nutrition emergency as failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices and sharp humanitarian funding cuts fuel a surge in malnutrition and preventable disease, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Tuesday. MSF teams report rising numbers of children arriving at overcrowded displacement camps and health facilities in critical condition with severe acute malnutrition or illnesses such as measles, diphtheria and acute watery diarrhoea — conditions that vaccination and clean water can…

Zelensky to huddle with European leaders following Trump’s sharp rebuke

LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet European allies in London on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused him of not reading Washington’s proposal to end the war with Russia, underscoring widening tensions around the stalled peace effort. The London talks follow days of negotiations in Miami between Ukrainian and U.S. officials that ended Saturday without a breakthrough, though Zelensky said Kyiv would continue discussions. He is due to be received by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

Ukrainian president to meet European allies following Trump’s sharp criticism

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet European allies in London as he faces pointed criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump over a proposed plan to end the war with Russia. The diplomatic push follows several days of talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Miami that ended without a breakthrough but with a pledge to keep negotiating. Zelensky will be received in London by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron for discussions focused…

Sharp decrease in COVID-19 infections in Somalia

Sharp decrease in COVID-19 infections in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has seen a sharp decrease in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, giving a breathing space to the Horn of Africa nation delayed the acquisition of vaccines that are not readily available from donors around the world whole. On Sunday, 19 new COVID-19 infections were reported out of a sample of 941 tests carried out in the…