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Somalia: Somali Press Freedom Under Siege - Mogadishu Dialogue Demands Action
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu -- A pivotal roundtable discussion focusing on the state of press freedom in Somalia was held at the European Union Delegation compound in Mogadishu this week. The high-level meeting brought together leaders from Somalia's key media advocacy groups, representatives from the international community, and senior officials from the Somali Federal Government to tackle the increasing threats and...
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Gaza aid yet to reach civilians, UN says, as pressure grows on Israel
Israel agreed on Sunday to allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza, where global experts have warned of a looming famine.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:The US factor in India-Pakistan tensions: a Kautilyan perspective
This commentary first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. Following the deadly terrorist attacks in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, Delhi and Islamabad engaged in immediate diplomatic and security measures and countermeasures. This period of heightened tension culminated in a four-day military clash that ultimately concluded [โฆ] The post The US factor in...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Iran says it is 'ready for talks' about renewing relations with Canada, but Ottawa must make 1st move
Recent efforts to restore talks between Washington and Tehran over a deal to limit Iranโs nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions has raised hopes among ordinary Iranians that other countries like Canada will also renew diplomatic relations as they long for an end to their countryโs isolation and economic pain.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:School bus attack kills at least five in Pakistan
The bus was carrying around 40 school children when it exploded just outside the town of Khuzdar.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk
The Coalition split threatens to unseat two National senators at the next election.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Police nab suspected far-right extremists
German authorities have launched multiple raids and arrested five suspected far-right extremists. Meanwhile, a panel of experts is presenting their economic projections for this year and the next.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Architect of Laborโs crushing win flags Duttonโs fatal flaw and outlines what PM must do next
Peter Dutton got stuck in โecho chamberโ and was too quick to import Donald Trump-style political tactics, Paul Erickson tells National Press ClubAustralia news live: latest politics updates Full federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe architect of Laborโs election victory says Anthony...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:US spy scandals show Western allies not as allied as portrayed
Denmarkโs Foreign Affairs Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen sounded surprised and emotional as he addressed a press conference on May 7. He announced he would call in the acting head of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, over highly charged allegations that Washington has instructed its intelligence agencies to step up espionage on Greenland [โฆ] The post US spy scandals show Western allies not as allied...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Footage shows helicopter rescue airlifting residents stranded in NSW floods โ video
Residents of the NSW mid-north coast have described their anxious wait to be rescued as unprecedented flooding struck the Manning River, inundating homes and businesses across the region. Sam Halloran posted this video on Facebook of a NSW police helicopter crew coming to their aid, and wrote: "We are now all out and safe including our two doggos"NSW floods: residents stranded โawaiting rescue since 1amโ as...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:A single incident brought Sydneyโs train network to a standstill โ again. Hereโs why it keeps happening
Poorly planned rail lines and a reliance on hand-delivered messages combined with 170-year-old infrastructure provides a picture of a network with myriad vulnerabilitiesAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnce again, vulnerabilities of Sydneyโs rail network have been exposed, bringing the city to a standstill. Unlike train systems in most global cities,...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Counts in Bradfield and Calwell become clearer, while Jacqui Lambie faces a possible problem in the Tasmanian Senate
Some seats are so close they may qualify for a re-count.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:In the wake of the Coalitionโs very public split, I can only offer this time-honoured break-up advice: work on yourself | James Colley
The Nationals say theyโre doing this โfor the right reasonsโ, and part of you has to respect that โ provided itโs the part incapable of adding up numbersYou might hear the clink of bottles into recycling bins this morning, the sounds of Fleetwood Macโs Rumours pumping out of a tinny phone speaker and the occasional pleading howl into the wind.The Coalition is going through a rough breakup.Sign up for Guardian Australia...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:A sculpture made from 80 tonnes of sand, Mirrorscape is remarkable โ but too much is left unsaid
Mirrorscape, by the French artist Thรฉo Mercier, is on display at MONA. The commitment to realism is impressive โ but the lives behind this wreckage are invisible.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labour on corruption charge
Augustin Ponyo Matata is found guilty of his part in embezzling about $245m.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UN: Start Talks on Treaty to Ban โKiller Robotsโ
Click to expand Image The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots stands outside the United Nations in New York during the General Assembly in 2018. 2018 Clare Conboy (New York, May 21, 2025) โ Global momentum to prohibit and regulate โkiller robotsโ seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countriesโ participation in the first United Nations General Assembly meeting on autonomous weapons systems, Human Rights Watch said...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US
For the last two months of their life in the United States, Josรฉ Alberto Gonzรกlez and his family spent nearly all their time in their one-bedroom Denver apartment. They didnโt speak to anyone except their roommates, another family from Venezuela. They consulted WhatsApp messages for warnings of immigration agents in the area before leaving for [โฆ] The post They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Extensive wildfires fueled record forest loss in 2024
Intense, persistent heat waves and severe drought are making devastating forest fires more likely. But new approaches can help local communities to save what's left.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Hungary: Bill Threatens To Eviscerate Democracy
Click to expand Image Protesters demonstrate outside the parliament in Budapest against a bill empowering the government to sanction civil society groups and media deemed to threaten Hungaryโs sovereignty, May 18, 2025. 2025 FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin, May 21, 2025) โ A bill introduced by a member ofHungaryโs ruling Fidesz party is designed to gut civil society and strangle freedom of expression and...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:EU releases funding to keep Radio Free Europe afloat
The emergency funding would not cover Radio Free Europe across the globe, but only in select European and Asian countries. The pro-democracy outlet's funds were cut off by the Trump administration.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:EU lays groundwork to more easily offshore asylum
EU states can more easily turn back asylum seekers and send them abroad under freshly tweaked legislative proposals from the European Commission.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Trade tariffs bite: Japan's exports to the U.S. shrink for the first time this year
The country is among the hardest-hit by Trump's 25% tariffs on auto imports, that came into effect on April 3.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:PM Browne Thanks Venezuela for Reuniting Missing Antiguan Woman with Family After 32 Years
Prime Minister Gaston Browne expresses gratitude to President Nicolรกs Maduro and Minister Raรบl for facilitating the return of Denise Odelia Charles, an Antiguan woman missing for over three decades in Venezuela, highlighting strong Caribbean-Venezuelan solidarity. Related: Venezuela Rejects U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Strip TPS from Venezuelan Migrants On May 20, 2025, Denise Odelia Charles, [โฆ]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:U.S. college student pleads guilty in data breach that affected North American schools
A Massachusetts college student has agreed to plead guilty to hacking cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool and stealing data pertaining to millions of North American students and teachers that hackers used to extort the company and school districts into paying ransoms.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:'Fail fast, learn fast': She built a property startup from her garage. It's raised over $75 million
"Entrepreneurship is really hard. There's no instant success ... You just have to be ready to fail," says Dayu Dara Permata, co-founder and CEO of Pinhome.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Australian para sport has issues everywhere โ hereโs what must be fixed ahead of the Brisbane Paralympics
Australiaโs 2024 Paralympic result was a step backwards โ now is the time to rebuild grassroots disability sport across the country.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:The fault line that opened up a Coalition chasm can be traced back decades | Judith Brett
The four policy sticking points that split the Nationals from the Liberal party highlight their vastly different stances on privatisationHow Littleproudโs irresistible force met Leyโs immovable objectSussan Ley knew she faced a challenge. Then the Nationals went nuclearWhat does the split mean for Australian politics? โ Full Story podcastThe Coalition came unstuck over four policy areas: nuclear power, the $20bn...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Defending Human Rights Is Dangerous. Defending Nature Makes It Even Riskier
One evening in January 2023, Indigenous leader Antonio Dรญaz Valencia and human rights lawyer Ricardo Arturo Lagunes Gasca vanished. Earlier that day, the men had participated in a community meeting focused on the environmental impacts of a mega iron-ore mine that had roiled and divided nearby communities for years. After the gathering, the men climbed [โฆ]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Japan exports growth slows for a second straight month as U.S. tariffs bite
The country is among the hardest-hit by Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs on auto imports, effective April 3.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Can Mandela's former negotiator charm Donald Trump?
The White House has been uncharacteristically quiet about the whirlwind trip.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Trump's ambitious plan for Golden Dome
Presented by Boeing {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump's ambitious plan for Golden Dome defense system President Trump says his ambitious, multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense shield would only cost $175 billion to build and be ready in less than three years. The Hill, Greg Nash His announcement,...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Rejects U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Strip TPS from Venezuelan Migrants
President Nicolรกs Maduro condemns the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 350,000 Venezuelans, calling for national unity and the return of migrants to a stronger Venezuela. Related: President Maduro Calls for Popular Mobilization Ahead of May 25 Elections On May 20, 2025, Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro [โฆ]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:US limits Covid-19 boosters to over-65s or those at high risk
The FDA will require vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:FAA to cut Newark flights to reduce congestion
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is cutting down the number of flights coming in and taking off from embattled Newark Liberty International Airport to combat delays and reduce congestion. The FAA issued an interim order Tuesday, ensuring that the number of arrivals and departures at the airport will be capped at 28 per hour until...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Broncos star explains why he punched friend in face for social media
Reece Walsh says a video of him punching a friend in the face while wearing a boxing glove is "not a good look".
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