In the latest crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban have announced they will no longer allow any national or foreign NGOs that employ women to operate in the country. In a letter published on social platform X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry said NGOs that do not comply with the new rule … Read more
In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, residents have complained throughout December that tap water is “dirty, smells of sewage and is often dark black in color.” The main source of water here is Lake Chivero, which is heavily polluted with toxins, including leaking sewer pipes. Journalists asked Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume about the polluted water supplied to … Read more
Currently, Russian gas is still flowing through Ukraine’s pipeline network to the European Union (EU), generating revenue for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and financing his war against Ukraine. Russia has claimed that without Russian gas the bloc will not be able to meet its energy needs. By contrast, for Ukraine, the gas transit deal has … Read more
The suspect in the deadly car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market showed signs of mental illness, making the incident even harder to prevent, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Monday. No motive has yet been established for the December 20 attack in Magdeburg that left five people dead and more than 200 wounded. … Read more
Geneva- The World Health Organization on Monday urged China to share data and help understand how COVID-19 began, five years after the start of the pandemic that has swept the planet. COVID-19 has killed millions of people, shattered economies and paralyzed health systems. “We continue to call on China to share data and access so … Read more
The health care system in northern Gaza has been “obliterated” with hospitals “completely inoperable”, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday, leaving sick and wounded civilians in “grave risk”. Source link
Anger grew in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday after an opposition politician and others were arrested during protests over the alleged kidnapping of government critics. Anti-government protests have rocked the East African country since June, when images of deadly clashes between police and protesters shocked the country. President William Ruto had promised to ease … Read more
West Palm Beach, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to retain his role as Republicans lead Congress in Congress. Trump said in a post on his social media networks on Monday that Johnson “is a good, hard-working, religious man” and said the Louisiana Republican “will … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday failed in his attempt to overturn the verdict of a $5 million defamation case in the federal court of appeals. The three-judge panel upheld the verdict won by journalist E. Jean Carroll, in which Trump was found guilty of both sexual abuse and defamation. Source link
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for improved ties with the European Union, saying after the visit to Ankara of EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen that he believed there was a desire on both sides to restart a high-level political dialogue between Turkey and the block. Fidan added that it was time to … Read more