Wednesday briefing: How Britain and Ireland came to a diplomatic deadlock over Rwanda Wed 1 May 2024 In today’s newsletter: It is the most fractious time in British-Irish relations since Brexit, as Ireland claims the Rwanda policy is pushing migrants to its borders –... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) The Guardian Britain Ireland Photos Rwanda |
UN deploys peacekeepers amid fresh outbreaks of intercommunal violence in South Sudan Tue 30 Apr 2024 JUBA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said on Tuesday that it deployed additional peacekeepers and launched urgent patrols, follow... (photo: UN / Gregorio Cunha) China.dot.org Human Rights Photos S Sudan UN Peacekeeping Wikipedia: Ethnic violence in South Sudan |
U.S. Economic Confidence Falls for First Time Since October Tue 30 Apr 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is -29 in April, nine points lower than March’s -20 reading. This is the first time in five months that... (photo: AP / Gene J. Puskar) Gallup Economy Global Trading Photos US States |
US is one of world’s least trade-oriented nations Tue 30 Apr 2024 Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the United States isn’t very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at tr... (photo: AP / Axel Heimken) Asiatimes Business Global Trading Photos US States |
Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer Tue 30 Apr 2024 Hamas was studying Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant gro... (photo: AP / Mohammad Jahjouh) RTE Gaza War Hamas Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: IsraelHamas war |
Dmitry Drize: Macron unleashes the geographical weapon against Russia Mon 29 Apr 2024 Not long ago the French leader believed the continent was almost as big as Africa. Now he’s reduced it in size by about 75% | French President Emmanuel Macron has deliv... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Russia Today Dmitry Drize Emmanuel Macron Photos Wikipedia: Emmanuel Macron geographical weapon |
Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts Mon 29 Apr 2024 Nairobi, Apr. 29 (BNA): At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could ... (photo: AP / Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Bahrain News Agency Africa Environment Kenya Photos |
Haiti’s deadly gangs forced the government out. Now they want a seat at the table Mon 29 Apr 2024 Vitel’homme Innocent’s picture on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list of fugitives suggests a crazed man – eyes wide and wild, teeth bared. It’s the photo you ... (photo: AP / Odelyn Joseph, File) CNN Caribbean Drug gangs Haiti Photos |
At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah Mon 29 Apr 2024 CAIRO - Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 20 Palestinians and wounded many others, medics said on Monday, as Egyptian ... (photo: AP / Fatima Shbair) Middle East Online Hamas Israel Palestinians Photos |
Togo’s parliamentary election: Why all eyes are on President Gnassingbe Mon 29 Apr 2024 Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese voters are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in delayed and controversial parliamentary elections that are causing tensions in a W... (photo: European Community / Claudio Centonze) Al Jazeera Africa Elections Photos Togo |
Darfur Crisis: Looming Tragedy in El Fasher Sat 27 Apr 2024 Watan-Experts from Sudan and abroad have warned of a potential massacre in the city of El Fasher in Darfur, which could result in casualties on the scale of Hiroshima and... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) Watan Darfur Human Rights Photos Sudan War Wikipedia: War in Sudan (2023present) |
U.S. Loses Soft Power Edge in Africa Fri 26 Apr 2024 This article is the second in a series detailing the results from the latest Rating World Leaders report, which analyzes trends in approval ratings of the leadership of t... (photo: AP / Sam Mednick) Gallup Africa China Photos Politics |
DR Congo accuses Apple of using ‘blood minerals’ from war-torn east Fri 26 Apr 2024 PARIS: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Apple of using “illegally exploited” minerals extracted from the country’s embattled east in i... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/ Pexels) Dawn Congo Photos Technology |