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Somalia

US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates

Thousands of displaced in south-west Somalia could be in famine by year end, IPC says

FILE PHOTO: Internally displaced Somali women arrange their plastic jerrycans as they queue to collect water from a tap at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Internally displaced Somali women arrange their plastic jerrycans as they queue to collect water from a tap at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers

FILE PHOTO: A man holds on to a American flag during a rally welcoming the announcement that the United States has officially recognized Somalia's government, after more than two decades, in Mogadishu, Somalia January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Omar Faruk/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man holds on to a American flag during a rally welcoming the announcement that the United States has officially recognized Somalia's government, after more than two decades, in Mogadishu, Somalia January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Omar Faruk/File Photo

Somali child hunger crisis deepens as facilities close due to aid cuts, UNICEF says

FILE PHOTO: A Somali medical worker screens an internally displaced child for malnutrition at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health centre at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Somali medical worker screens an internally displaced child for malnutrition at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health centre at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/ File Photo

Charity boat rescues 50 migrants off Libya, seven found dead

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 14, 2026

A satellite image shows damage to a grain conveyor, following a Ukrainian drone and missile attack, in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Russia, on Aug 12.
A satellite image shows damage to a grain conveyor, following a Ukrainian drone and missile attack, in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, Russia, on Aug 12.

Somalia malnutrition response hit by more than 80% funding drop as child hunger surges, MSF says

A Somali medical worker screens an internally displaced child for malnutrition at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health centre at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
A Somali medical worker screens an internally displaced child for malnutrition at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) health centre at the Elbet 1 camp as humanitarian funding continues to decline despite rapidly increasing needs according to Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Baidoa, Somalia  August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Somalia peacekeeping mission at risk as US blocks UN support, sources say

African union peacekeepers provide security during the Somali presidential elections, in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
African union peacekeepers provide security during the Somali presidential elections, in Mogadishu, Somalia. May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Kenya deports Somalia's second deputy prime minister over alleged passport fraud

Somali referee denied US entry for World Cup will receive full FIFA fee

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was expected to officiate at matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup but was denied entry to U.S., is hosted in a reception ceremony by members of the Somali community of Dayniile district, in Mogadishu, Somalia June 12, 2026 REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who was expected to officiate at matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup but was denied entry to U.S., is hosted in a reception ceremony by members of the Somali community of Dayniile district, in Mogadishu, Somalia June 12, 2026 REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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