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Israel-Hezbollah
EU gives Lebanon 100 million euros to disarm Hezbollah

The EU is sending 100 million euros, a little over a billion kronor, to Lebanon. This is reported by L’Orient Today. The money will go to strengthen the government’s control over its territory by disarming the Shiite militia Hezbollah and other non-state actors.

– The renewed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon creates an opportunity to pull the country back from the brink of collapse, says EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in a statement.

Part of the money will go to strengthen the military and other state institutions and to protect civilians. 

Violence in Somalia
Shooting in Mogadishu – linked to power struggle

Somalia is in political turmoil since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud extended his own term in office through a constitutional amendment. During the night, gunfire was heard in the capital Mogadishu, reports AFP.

Smoke rises over the Indian Ocean and police have reportedly launched a major operation to “neutralize” armed militias that have attacked areas of the capital, according to a statement.

Former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire instead claims that the president has sent armed forces against the opposition ahead of protests planned against Mohamud’s rule.

The US embassy in the country describes the action as “reckless”.

“Measures taken in the coming hours and days could have long-term consequences for Somalia’s security, unity and future,” the embassy writes on X. 

The war in Sudan
Millions fleeing a forgotten disaster

The crisis in Sudan is the world’s most neglected crisis, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which for the tenth year in a row has examined which crises receive the least international attention.

When the RSF militia took the city of al-Fashir in 2025, a massacre occurred there so brutal that the blood trails were visible from space, writes Aftonbladet.

Today, 13 million people are refugees in Sudan, which corresponds to more people than the entire population of Sweden, and 19 million people are at risk of starvation.

– Some people's suffering is prioritized higher than others, says Tiril Skarstein, head of the NRC, to Aftonbladet.

Twelve dead in nursing home fire

At least twelve people have died in a fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka.

Eight more have been injured, local police say.

The fire broke out late on Wednesday in Anguruwatota in the southwest of the island. About 50 residents were rescued from the flames.

The manager of the home has been arrested on suspicion of negligence and an investigation is underway.