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Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron on Monday said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin praised Putin’s landslide re-election for a fifth term in office as “eloquent confirmation” of the people’s support. But Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor […]
A growing number of children in Gaza are dying from dehydration and malnutrition, the Palestinian health ministry said Sunday, amid desperate conditions due to Israel’s throttling of aid and destruction of the besieged enclave — reinforcing the urgency of this week’s ceasefire talks. Negotiators gathered in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday for talks on a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal […]
Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty Air Force member and software engineer, died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday. He reportedly livestreamed the act as a protest against the ongoing violence in Gaza. Friends described Bushnell as kind, gentle, and principled, actively involved in social causes like helping […]
The mosque was inaugurated on Sunday by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Associated Press reports. According to the AP, ‘the Great Mosque of Algiers’ was constructed by a Chinese construction company over the course of the 2010s. The mosque is said to feature the tallest minaret globally, standing at 265 metres (869ft). It is […]
More than 204 million people were registered to vote across the archipelago in one of the world’s biggest and most complex elections. Counting is under way in Indonesia after millions of people turned out to choose a successor to Joko Widodo, the hugely popular president known as Jokowi, who is barred from running for a third term […]
Liberia’s newly appointed Defence Minister, Mr. Prince C. Johnson, has stepped down after just 10 days in office. This dramatic development marks the first political crisis for President Joseph Boakai since his inauguration in January. Soldiers’ wives staged protests across the country, citing grievances like low salaries, poor benefits, and corruption within the armed forces. […]
Pressure on Nigeria’s foreign exchange market eased significantly on Wednesday as commercial banks responded to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) 24-hour ultimatum to sell excess dollars. Banks offloaded dollars into the official market, leading to an 85.36% increase in dollar transactions compared to the previous day. This surge in activity pushed the daily foreign […]
China has officially dethroned Japan as the world’s biggest vehicle exporter in 2023, marking a significant shift in the global automotive industry. This achievement can be largely attributed to China’s aggressive push towards electric vehicles (EVs), while Japanese giants like Toyota and Nissan remain cautious in this rapidly evolving market. Official data confirms that China […]
Get ready for an economic giant in the making! India is poised to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027, boasting a colossal $5 trillion GDP, according to the nation’s finance ministry. This exciting prediction arrives just ahead of the highly anticipated interim budget announcement later this week. Fueling this ambitious forecast is India’s impressive […]
A wave of tension washes over France today as the nation’s Constitutional Council prepares to deliver its verdict on a fiercely contested immigration law. This flagship policy, championed by President Macron but vehemently opposed by rights groups and even some within his own party, stands at a critical juncture. The law proposes a significant tightening […]
