Ethiopians voted on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party a landslide win. There was no election in the Tigray region due to “unfavourable conditions”, and voting in the Oromo and Amhara regions were interrupted due to security problems, according to election officials. Source link
The United Nations Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting Monday after Israel said it would resume strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as it carries out the deepest incursion into Lebanese territory in two decades. Source link
As physical subscriptions fall, the Kyoto Shinbun Newspaper is offering an alternative use for its machinery – by lending it to zinemakers. Zines or self-published do-it-yourself magazines are enjoying growing popularity in Japan, with thousands flocking to one recent Tokyo zine fair. Source link
There is more than 50% chance that bitcoin will fall below $61,000, says Plan B. On social networks, Plan B receives criticism for the mistakes of stock-to-flow. Plan B, the Dutch analyst known for creating the model stock-to-flow (S2F), considers that bitcoin (BTC) has not yet reached the minimum of this cycle. “The market is … Read more
Some of the best young talents at this summer’s World Cup include Bayer Leverkusen’s Ibrahim Maza and Malik Tillman, Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun and Bayern Munich’s domestic-double winner Josip Stanisic. It also features Juventus’ Kenan Yıldız and PSV’s Paul Waner. Despite being born in Germany or going through the academy system in the country, none … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the military to attack targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh, prompting residents to scramble to flee the area. France 24’s correspondent in Beirut, Renée Davis, has the latest. Source link
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr Filippo Dionigi, Senior Lecturer of International Relations specialized in Middle Eastern politics at the University of Bristol. As Israeli forces push deeper into southern Lebanon than at any point since the end of their occupation in 2000, the seizure of Beaufort Castle has powerful symbolic resonance within the … Read more
Voting began in Ethiopia on Monday in parliamentary and regional elections expected to hand Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party an easy victory, despite significant unrest in much of the country. Source link
French legislators are set to debate a bill aimed at protecting children and combatting violence in schools. The legislation was drafted in the wake of a parliamentary investigation into the Betharram abuse scandal, which exposed decades of mistreatment at a Catholic-run school in southwestern France. Source link
French legislators are set to debate a bill aimed at protecting children and combatting violence in schools. The legislation was drafted in the wake of a parliamentary investigation into the Bétharram abuse scandal, which exposed decades of mistreatment at a Catholic-run school in southwestern France. It also comes at the same time as Paris investigators … Read more