"[Somalia] faces conflict, political fragmentation, the climate crisis and widespread poverty—a combination that is increasingly typical of the worst disasters."
David Miliband reflects on a recent visit to Mogadishu in @prospectmagazine.co.uk:
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Latest disaster comes weeks after deadly floods and landslides left more than 1,000 people dead in Indonesia's West.
Solidarity demonstrations with Palestinians come as the death toll from Israel's war on Gaza crosses 70,000.
Six Israeli soldiers also wounded during clashes following the incursion into the town of Beit Jinn.
BREAKING The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays.
The upgraded protections are "a historical win for sharks," Barbara Slee, senior programme manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, told AFP
Northern regions of Somalia are now facing their third consecutive season of poor rains.
Without urgent humanitarian action, malnutrition rates are set to rise sharply, as dry conditions devastate livelihoods, dry up water sources and deplete pastures.
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EUTM-S strengthens medical readiness at Xoogga Hospital, helping Somali doctors manage life-threatening oncological emergencies with essential skills for timely, effective, and compassionate care.
#EUTMSomalia #MedicalTraining #Oncology #SavingLives
Kenya loves covering herself in a fresh layer of mud. 🥰
Tit-for-tat strikes overnight as Russia accuses European nations of trying to scupper US-backed ceasefire negotiations.
US calls for international action to cut weapons supply to Sudan paramilitaries
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Six killed in blast outside Islamabad court in Pakistan, police say
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Pirates fire grenades and board vessel off Somali coast
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Zohran Mamdani elected as New York City mayor in historic win
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Image grab taken from video footage released on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Telegram account on October 26, 2025, shows RSF fighters holding weapons and celebrating in the streets of El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur.
Sudanese army allies the Joint Forces accused paramilitaries of having "executed more than 2,000 unarmed civilians" since taking control of the western city of El-Fasher on Sunday, as alarming reports of atrocities emerge ➡️ u.afp.com/SeJD
"Tawila is at breaking point. Without a significant scale-up in humanitarian assistance, the suffering here will deepen."
IRC Darfur Crisis Lead Arjan Hehenkamp warns of a crisis in Tawila, Sudan as thousands flee violence in El Fasher. More in @theguardian.com:
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Plane with 12 on board crashes near Kenya's coast
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"They arrive from hell on earth. They have had to give everything they owned to get out. The only thing they have to rely on is humanitarian assistance."
IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp describes the condition of people fleeing violence in Sudan in @washingtonpost.com:
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As thousands flee violence in Darfur, Sudan, IRC's Arjan Hehenkamp warns of a crisis in Tawila where many are seeking safety.
"People arriving from El Fasher are coming from what can only be described as a hellscape... But Tawila itself is at breaking point."
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Djibouti’s parliament has removed the constitutional age ceiling for presidential candidates, opening the door for Ismail Omar Guelleh to seek a sixth term despite being 77 years old
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More than 40 dead after multi-vehicle crash in #Uganda
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"This is an enormous, multi-year, maybe even a multi-generational challenge to get enduring, sustained, sustainable change... it's incumbent on all of us to play our role, whether humanitarian or political."
David Miliband on the future of Gaza via @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
Madagascar coup leader names businessman as new prime minister
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A global outage has hit Amazon's cloud services, the maintenance site for the subsidiary said, disrupting many websites and services including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat and Duolingo— @en.afp.com
Somalia has signed a new agreement with @eucapsomalia.bsky.social aimed at strengthening the country’s maritime safety and improving the efficiency of its ports.
EU will support Somalia’s key facility responsible for managing sea rescue operations along one of Africa’s longest coastlines.
Very good news from the #DRC: the last person with #Ebola was discharged from the treatment centre today.
In this outbreak, 19 people have recovered, of the 64 people affected. The others sadly died.
No new cases have been reported since 25 September.
At least two people were killed after a cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department.
"It's important to underscore this is just a first step in the humanitarian surge that's needed. What we have to see over the coming days and weeks is a steady and sustained increase in the level of humanitarian aid being provided."
IRC's Ciaran Donnelly on the ceasefire in Gaza via @msnbc.com ⬇️
