Netanyahu Has Reportedly Decided to Fully Occupy Gaza
Netanyahu Has Reportedly Decided to Fully Occupy Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly made the decision to fully occupy Gaza. Amit Segal, Israel Channel 12’s chief political analyst, posted on X on Monday, “Senior official in Netanyahu’s office: The decision has been made — we’re going to occupy Gaza.” Segal, a right-leaning commentator, is one of Israel’s most influential and well-connected journalists. He also hosts...
More than a million attend closing Mass of Pope Leo XIV’s youth Jubilee
More than a million attend closing Mass of Pope Leo XIV's youth Jubilee Pope Leo XIV presided over a final Mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world. "Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less," Pope Leo told the...
Bolsonaro Backers Rally To Praise Trump For Brazil Pressure
Bolsonaro Backers Rally To Praise Trump For Brazil Pressure Thousands of fervent supporters of Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets Sunday, showing support for US President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally. Bolsonaro is currently being tried in the capital Brasilia for plotting a coup after failing to win reelection in 2022 against leftist...
Dangote Daughters Take On Leadership Roles As Billionaire Tycoon Steps Back
Dangote Daughters Take On Leadership Roles As Billionaire Tycoon Steps Back The three daughters of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, are taking up more leadership roles in their father’s business conglomerate at a time the billionaire is stepping aside from the day-to-day running of some of his subsidiaries even as he busies himself with the refinery and petrochemical business. Aliko Dangote,...
Brazil, India reject U.S. demands to stop buying Russian oil
Brazil, India reject U.S. demands to stop buying Russian oil The United States' attempt to pressure Brazil and India into cutting back on Russian oil imports by dangling the possibility of lower tariffs has reportedly failed, as both nations have rejected the demands. The move comes as Washington intensifies economic pressure on Moscow, with U.S. lawmakers recently offering to consider a...
Over 50 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen coast, dozens still missing
Over 50 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen coast, dozens still missing A boat capsized Sunday in waters off of Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the UN’s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy...
CHAN 2024 co-host Kenya beats DR Congo 1-0 in Nairobi
CHAN 2024 co-host Kenya beats DR Congo 1-0 in Nairobi Kenya’s national football team, the Harambee Stars, kicked off their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The match was played at the newly refurbished Kasarani Stadium in the capital, Nairobi, and drew a crowd of 44,378 fans, including Kenya’s President William...
South Africa detains 1,000 foreign illegal miners
South Africa detains 1,000 foreign illegal miners Nearly 1,000 undocumented migrants working illegally at a gold mine in northeastern South Africa have been arrested, police said on Friday. Public broadcaster SABC reported that police had launched an operation titled Operation Vala Umgodi at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga province. SABC cited a police spokesperson as saying those arrested were working underground at the mine, close...
Rescue workers in Chile find the body of one of 5 miners trapped in a copper mine
Rescue workers in Chile find the body of one of 5 miners trapped in a copper mine Rescuers in Chile are running against the time to save workers trapped in a mine following a 4.3 magnitude tremor on Thursday that killed one person at the new Andesita unit of the world’s largest underground copper deposit. A state mining company in Chile...
India will buy Russian oil despite Trump’s threats: Report
India will buy Russian oil despite Trump’s threats: Report Indian officials have said they would keep purchasing oil from Russia despite the threat of penalties that US President Donald Trump said he would impose, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The White House, India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas did not immediately respond...
