There has been pushback against the U.S. government’s decision to incinerate 500 tons of high-energy, nutrient-dense biscuits designed for rapid nutrition delivery in emergencies. When the information became public earlier this year, the State Department said the biscuits expired, and it was “a matter of whether or not it’s safe to distribute”. The food was […]
The United States Department of State has revoked the visas of at least six foreign nationals over social media posts that appeared to celebrate or justify the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a sharply worded statement posted on X Tuesday evening, the Department declared, “The United States has no obligation to host foreigners […]
Dozens of troops and civilians were killed in a fresh round of border skirmishes between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials on both sides of the frontier said, as clashes entered their second week. Violence between the two neighbours has flared since explosions in Afghanistan last week, including two in the capital Kabul, that were […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in a Tel Aviv court on Wednesday for the latest hearing in his long-running corruption trial, which opened in May 2020. The prime minister kept a smiling face as he and his entourage of several ministers from his conservative Likud party were heckled by protesters en route to […]
France’s President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new government on Sunday, after marathon talks to cobble together a cabinet and prevent the country from slipping deeper into a political crisis. The lineup, a mix of old and new faces, is Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s second attempt at bringing together a team to overcome months of deadlock […]
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Machado was honoured “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” said Jorgen […]
African leaders have called on the Israeli government to release their citizens who were part of hundreds of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies to the Palestinian city of Gaza. The flotilla, comprising about 40 boats, was intercepted on Wednesday after weeks of sailing. Among those detained is the grandson of former […]
Seychelles is set for a presidential election run-off after no candidate secured an outright majority. Opposition leader Patrick Herminie won 48.8% of the vote, while incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan received 46.4%, the electoral commission announced. According to the electoral rules, a candidate must obtain more than 50% of the vote to be declared the winner, […]
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government on Monday following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations says left at least 22 people dead. “I have decided to terminate the functions of the Prime Minister and the government,” Rajoelina said in a televised national address. He said that Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and other […]
British pharmaceutical giant GSK on Monday said longtime chief executive Emma Walmsley will be replaced by its chief commercial officer in January, as the company navigates US tariffs on the sector. Luke Miels will take over on January 1 from Walmsley, who will have been at the helm for almost nine years, GSK said in […]
