Somali and world news

  Warbaahinta dowladda Itoobiya ayaa sheegtay in ciidamada qaranka dalkaasi ay dileen 550 ka tirsan dagaalyahanada (TPLF) xilli uu sii xoogeysanayo dagaalka ka socda gobolka Tigray. Ma jiro warar madaxbanaan oo xaqiijinaya Sheegasha dowladda dhexe ee Itoobiya. Arrintan ayaa ku soo beegmaysa xilli la soo sheegayo boqollaal dhimasho ah oo labada dhinac ah. Talaadadii madaxa TPLF, Debretsion Gebremichael ayaa ku eedeeyay dwoladda Eritrea inay weerar ku soo qaaday gobolka Tigray. Eedeyntaasi ayaa waxaa beeniyay dowladda Eritrea iyo militariga Itobiya. Dhanka kale booliiska fedaraalka Itoobiya ayaa waxay sheegeen in la xiray 17 sargaal oo ka tirsan militariga, islamrkana lagu eedeeyay inay qeyb ka ahaayeen shirqoolkii toddobaadkii aanu soo dhaafnay lagu weeraray saldhig militari oo ku yaalla waqooyiga Itoobiya. Saraakiishan ayaa lagu eedeeyay in ay carqaladeeyeen isgaarsiintii u dhaxeysay saldhiga iyo xarunta ciidamada qaranka. BBC SOMALIA

  The oil market is also contending with renewed lockdown measures across Europe that further threaten the demand outlook. Crude futures declined less than 1 percent after bouncing between gains and losses during Thursday's session amid continuing US presidential election uncertainty [File: Bloomberg] Oil edged lower as investors awaited the outcome of the tightly contested U.S. presidential election, with Joe Biden on the brink of claiming a victory. Futures in New York declined less than 1% after bouncing between gains and losses during the session. While chances for a split Congress fueled optimism that there will be no major changes to taxes or regulations that have underpinned an equity bull market, it also raises the likelihood of any post-election virus aid package being smaller than initially expected. Aljazeera