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A US Marine went to Somalia and became a warlord
20 Dec 2025 05:09 GMT
… because he was the only one in the ranks who could speak Somali. He served as a translator and liaison to his father in Mogadishu for a few weeks in late 1992 and early 1993.
”I always wanted to be a Marine,” he told The Associated Press. ”I’m proud of my …
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world Gaza no longer in famine after aid access improves, hunger monitor says
20 Dec 2025 04:20 GMT
… and Canada — said five famines have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as in famine at least 20 per cent of people must be …
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Why Tucker Carlson’s Racist Narrative About Somali Americans Does Not Hold Up
19 Dec 2025 19:28 GMT
… because they are immediately useful or culturally seamless. They are admitted because international law and American policy recognise an obligation to protect those fleeing war, persecution, and state collapse. Somalia’s prolonged civil war, famine, and …
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Gaza no longer has famine but situation remains critical, says global hunger monitor
19 Dec 2025 18:00 GMT
… conditions
IPC said five famines have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as in famine, at least 20 per cent of people must …
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Gaza no longer in famine – but conditions still ‘highly fragile’
19 Dec 2025 17:37 GMT
… , Britain and Canada – said that five famines have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as in famine at least 20 per cent of …
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Global hunger monitor says there's no longer a famine in Gaza
19 Dec 2025 17:06 GMT
… IPC said five famines have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as being in famine, at least 20 per cent of people must be …
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Gaza no longer in famine after aid access improves, hunger monitor says
19 Dec 2025 13:45 GMT
… have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as in famine at least 20% of people must be suffering extreme food shortages, with …
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Gaza no longer has famine, says global hunger monitor
19 Dec 2025 13:09 GMT
… have been confirmed in the past 15 years: in Somalia in 2011, South Sudan in 2017 and 2020, Sudan in 2024, and most recently in Gaza in August.
For a region to be classified as in famine at least 20% of people must be suffering extreme food shortages, with …
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Opinion | Faith, Law, and the Child: Reconciling Islamic Law and the African Charter in Somalia
18 Dec 2025 22:49 GMT
… of its children—and this outcome is well within reach.
Safe haven for women and children at the SOS mother and child hospital in Mogadishu. “Healthy mothers, healthy babies in Somalia” by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid is licensed under CC BY 2.0 …
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2026 outlook: India set to rise amid a turbulent world
21 Dec 2025 10:23 GMT
… 25th year of the third millennium and the 21st century saw an escalation of major armed conflicts, including the renewed Russian thrust into Ukraine, even as peace negotiations began between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The Gaza war, including famine …