A man takes items from his destroyed shop after a suicide bomber detonated outside the Banadir regional administration in Mogadishu, Sunday, Jan.22, 2023. 

Somali govt struggles to push out al-Shabab

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A man takes items from his destroyed shop after a suicide bomber detonated outside the Banadir regional administration in Mogadishu, Sunday, Jan.22, 2023. 

Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP

Somalia’s government has stumbled in its all-out campaign to push the insurgent group al-Shabab out of cities and villages. On Sunday, militants laid siege to the Mogadishu mayor’s office. And, climate-vulnerable nations around the world have turned to the courts to try to force faster action. The island of Vanuatu recently asked the United Nation’s highest court to weigh in on climate obligations. Also, amid Lunar New Year celebrations in Taiwan, people are bracing for an increase in COVID-19 cases. But higher vaccination rates on the island should mean much less danger for family and friends. Plus, a beloved Bollywood classic heads to Broadway.

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Somalia’s ‘total war’ against al-Shabab is failing to out insurgents
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