IT was stunning. If it were a football match, it would have been said to be against the run of play. Nicaraguan youths who had risen against the brutal regime of Anastazio Somoza Debayle, on July 17, 1979, rode into Managua putting an end to the reign of the United States-backed butcher. Somoza was so bestial that even his main backer Read More…
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Scrap the veto and democratise the Security Council
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as usual, told us what we already know. On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, he announced that: “Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon”. But, sadly, he is behind the news because hell is not breaking, it has already broken loose in the Palestine, especially in the Gaza Strip, and has merely expanded its occupation into Lebanon. Read More…
Trump safe after Secret Service foils assassination attempt at Florida golf course
Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump narrowly escaped harm after the Secret Service thwarted what the FBI is calling an “apparent assassination attempt” on Sunday, while he was golfing at his West Palm Beach course in Florida. The incident unfolded when Secret Service agents spotted a gunman with an assault rifle in the Read More…
The United States politics of dubious peace-making
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Monday August 19, made another public claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a peace proposal to end the war in the Palestine. The US christened its latest claim a “bridging proposal”. However, going by previous US announcements, this is maybe another false claim Read More…
Kenya’s top court halts ruling against finance law to preserve budget stability
Kenya’s Supreme Court has temporarily suspended a lower court’s ruling that declared the 2023 Finance Law unconstitutional, citing the need to maintain budgetary stability until the government’s appeal is heard next month. The decision, announced on Tuesday, allows the government to continue collecting taxes under the controversial law until the case is fully reviewed. “The Read More…
Hamas claim of Tel Aviv bomb blast threatens fragile ceasefire talks
A bomb blast that rocked Tel Aviv on Sunday night, with Hamas swiftly claiming responsibility, has cast a long shadow over the already fragile ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas, which the United States, Egypt, and Qatar have mediated. The timing of the attack is particularly critical. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had just Read More…
Emergent BioSolutions donates 50,000 smallpox vaccine doses to combat mpox outbreak in Africa
Emergent BioSolutions has announced a significant donation of 50,000 doses of its ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other affected countries, including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, in response to the ongoing mpox outbreak. The donation, revealed on Monday, aims to curb the rapid spread of the virus, which Read More…
Protests persist as Indian junior doctors demand justice for slain colleague
In the wake of a horrific crime that has shocked the nation, some Indian junior doctors continued their strike on Sunday, demanding swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered in Kolkata. Despite a major doctors’ association officially ending its strike, the demand for action has only intensified, with street protests erupting across Read More…
Sudan’s government heads to Cairo amid uncertainty over peace talks
Sudan’s government has announced plans to send a delegation to Cairo for discussions with U.S. and Egyptian officials on Monday, leaving the question of its participation in crucial peace talks unresolved. The talks aim to end the 16-month war that has ravaged the country since April 2023. “Our presence in Cairo is to discuss the Read More…
Trump chooses J.D. Vance as running mate amid national convention
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has selected Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. This announcement was made as the Republican Party officially nominated Trump to run for the White House at the start of the party’s national convention in Milwaukee. “As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, Read More…