Somalia conflict: Seized UN helicopter hit by object – source

China says the ruling party candidate is a risk to relations, then condemns US “brazen chattering”.

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The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, is warning Americans traveling to the country not to use dating apps after eight “suspicious deaths” of private U.S. citizens. According to the embassy, the deaths — potentially involuntary drug overdoes or suspected homicides — took place in Medellin between November 1 and December 31, 2023.   “Over the last…

Social media posts by Maldivian officials may cost the country millions in tourism revenue, as calls by Indian travelers to boycott the island nation intensify.   “We are seeing a 40% drop in bookings over the last two days,” Ankit Chaturvedi, vice president and global head of marketing at the India-based travel software company Rategain,…

In Gaza, more than 23,350 people – mostly women and children – have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, since the war began in the aftermath of Hamas’s 7 October attacks on southern Israel. In those attacks some 1,300 people were killed – mainly civilians – and about 240 others taken hostage.