An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to eastern South Kivu province in an area under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, the group’s spokesperson said Thursday, heightening fears of the deadly disease’s growing reach. Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, … Read more
Turkey’s political opposition dug in on Friday to resist an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader and annulled its congress, inflaming a political crisis that critics say aims to further prolong President Tayyip Erdogan’s 23-year rule. The CHP condemned the ruling as a “judicial coup” and Ozel vowed to fight it through legal appeals … Read more
The US opening of a larger diplomatic hub in Greenland on Thursday was met by demonstrators opposed to President Donald Trump’s ambition for greater influence in the Arctic island, while local government ministers shied away from the event. Moving from a wooden cabin on the outskirts of Nuuk to a much larger downtown office, the … Read more
In one of South Africa’s largest townships, a small bakery is turning cookies into jobs. Khayelitsha Cookies, a women-led business on the outskirts of Cape Town, has secured a deal to supply British Airways, a breakthrough the company says will create more employment for women in a community hit hard by joblessness. Source link
The death of a Congolese-born man shortly after he was restrained by security guards outside a Dublin department store has sparked calls for justice in Ireland. Video clips show Yves Sakila unresponsive after being pinned to the ground as bystanders watched, drawing parallels to the 2020 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Source link
Following the coordinated attacks launched in late April, security conditions have sharply deteriorated along the key transport corridor connecting Mali and Guinea. Reports of a blockade near the Bamako region have brought much of the road traffic to a halt, severely affecting the movement of people and goods ahead of the Tabaski holiday. The disruption … Read more
The foreign ministers of the US, India, Japan and Australia – the four nations that make up the quadrilateral security dialogue, known as the Quad – are scheduled to meet in New Delhi for three days from Sunday to discuss Indo-Pacific security, energy supplies and emerging technologies. The meeting comes as China continues to test … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was sending 5,000 troops to Poland, after Washington said an earlier planned deployment had been called off amid pressure on Europe to fend for itself. Trump said the move was based on his relationship with Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist ally whom he said he was “proud … Read more
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 22: Some 13 candidates are vying to defeat Karen Bass next month for the Los Angeles mayorship. Among them is former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt, whose social media savvy and debate skills have garnered support. Also, the controversial pro-doping Enhanced Games begins this weekend in Las Vegas. Plus the … Read more
Last year, for the first time in its history, Israel recorded a negative migration balance. In 2024, 82,700 Israelis left the country, an all-time record. In Europe, Germany is benefiting the most, attracting 18 percent of this emigration according to the OECD. Settling in Germany is facilitated by reparation laws that give descendants of Holocaust … Read more