Outrage as woman jailed for three years after criticising Somali government online

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Sentencing of 27-year-old Sadia Moalim Ali condemned by former president and prime ministers as well as rights groups

A rickshaw driver in Somalia has been sentenced to three years in prison for comments she made on social media, in a case that has caught the public’s attention and provoked outrage in the country.

Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old nursing graduate, was originally charged with insulting government institutions and incitement to commit a crime, but convicted only of the former. Her sentence, immediately condemned as “fundamentally unjust”, was handed down on 25 June.

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Trump’s Friend in Poland Is Doing Putin a Huge Favor – The Bulwark

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  1. Trump’s Friend in Poland Is Doing Putin a Huge Favor  The Bulwark
  2. Poland, Ukraine, and the Ongoing Battle Over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army  Foreign Policy
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Dispute over second world war army unit threatens to divide Poland and Ukraine  The Guardian
  4. Polish opposition seeks to block Ukraine’s EU bid  Financial Times
  5. Ukraine FM Sybiha Warns Polish Diplomatic Dispute Benefits Moscow  Kyiv Post
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Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago – NBC News

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  1. Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago  NBC News
  2. Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI  CNN
  3. Complete text of carbonised Herculaneum scroll unlocked for first time  Reuters
  4. Scientists Have Deciphered the Surviving Fragments of a 2,000-Year-Old Philosophical Treatise Frozen in Time by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption  Smithsonian Magazine
  5. Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them"  CBS News
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EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age – Reuters

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  1. EU proposes extending Ukrainian protection to 2028, limit men of fighting age  Reuters
  2. EU moves to prolong protection for Ukrainians but not new arrivals eligible for military service  AP News
  3. EU to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from temporary protection  Euronews
  4. Denmark to stop granting protection to Ukrainian men of conscription age  Українська правда
  5. EU to propose blocking military-age Ukrainian men from refugee status  TVP World
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King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m – BBC

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  1. King becomes first monarch to reveal tax bill as royal public funding to double to £100m  BBC
  2. King Charles III Has Paid More Than $39.6 Million in Taxes, Palace Discloses in a U.K. First  The New York Times
  3. Taxpayer funding for royals will rise to £138mn amid Buckingham Palace works  Financial Times
  4. Royal tax disclosures raise more questions than they answer  The Times
  5. King Charles reveals his personal tax bill. Spoiler alert: He’s very rich.  The Washington Post
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Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks – The New York Times

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  1. Zelensky Steps Up Threats Against Belarus for Aiding Drone Attacks  The New York Times
  2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy to Belarus – remove Russian relay stations or ‘we’ll do it’  The Guardian
  4. Ukrainian intelligence detects construction of military infrastructure in Belarus near Ukrainian border – Zelensky  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
  5. Belarus halts equipment used to guide Russian strikes, Zelensky says, after Ukraine's ultimatum  The Kyiv Independent
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Park to protect 12,000 koalas to go ahead via contentious carbon credit deal by Albanese government

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Minns government waited on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park

A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging.

The assistant climate change minister, Josh Wilson, said the government had approved a regulatory change that allowed state governments to earn carbon credits by storing carbon dioxide in native forests on public land.

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US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report – The Times of Israel

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  1. US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel — report  The Times of Israel
  2. How Iran Devastated an American Naval Base—and Caused a U.S. Recalculation  WSJ
  3. Iran Rained Drones On Major US Base. It Made America Rethink Its War Strategy  NDTV
  4. Iran shook US Gulf fortress. The scale of war damage is finally coming into focus  India Today
  5. US considering moving Gulf bases damaged by Iran to Israel  Middle East Eye
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Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea – AP News

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  1. Russia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea  AP News
  2. Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia  NBC News
  3. Zelenskyy says Russia is shifting air defenses to protect Moscow and other key sites after drone strikes  PBS
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 18, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Russia-Ukraine: Drones Target Russian City With Three Rosneft Oil Refineries  Bloomberg.com
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Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran – Al Jazeera

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  1. Iran war day 119: Israel hits Lebanon as IAEA says it will return to Iran  Al Jazeera
  2. IDF: 4 soldiers hurt in clash with Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  3. 2 Dead After Israeli Soldiers Open Fire In Southern Lebanon, Health Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Israel fire kills two in Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire  Reuters
  5. Three Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Vehicle in South Lebanon, Local Reports Say  Haaretz
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Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan – Al Jazeera

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  1. Oil prices ease after spiking over halt to Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan  Al Jazeera
  2. Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz  CNN
  3. Iran behind attack on cargo vessel near Oman in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official tells MS NOW  CNBC
  4. UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel  NPR
  5. Iran Strikes Vessel in Strait of Hormuz, Pausing Escort Operations  Time Magazine
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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds

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Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes

Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached “alarming” levels, according to the largest ever survey of under-fives in the country.

The new figures came just over a year after USAID, the former US flagship agency closed by the Trump administration in 2025, stopped funding work on child nutrition in Nepal.

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King Charles won’t live in Buckingham Palace, reveals taxes – dw.com

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  1. King Charles won't live in Buckingham Palace, reveals taxes  dw.com
  2. King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after costly refit, reveals $17 million tax bill  CNN
  3. King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations  BBC
  4. King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after $487 million renovation  CBS News
  5. King and queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit  The Guardian
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South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’

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All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister

All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said.

“All soldiers should be able to use drones like a second personal firearm,” Ahn Gyu-back, who heads the defence ministry in Seoul, said on Friday.

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