US now fears risks to its interests in Middle East as Israel pummels Gaza, kills 266 Palestinians
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on the international community to create “a united front” to stop Israel’s attacks against Gaza and allow in desperately needed aid which has only begun to trickle in.
Integrating conservation, biodiversity and sustainability: The case of Uganda and East Africa
A lack of interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, transdisciplinary and non-disciplinary or extra-disciplinary scholars working on solutions-based research has been a barrier to achieving sustainability objectives in the country. Yet without achieving sustainability objectives we are just sojourners of the century.
Americans’ trust in foundational institutions is eroded, chaos in Congress makes it worse
The House has been without a permanent leader since early October after a small cadre of right-wing Republicans pushed out a member of their own party, then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Subsequent attempts to replace him have failed.
Egypt opens its border crossing to allow limited humanitarian aid reach besieged Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet late Saturday to discuss the expected invasion, Israeli media reported. Israel’s military spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said the country planned to step up its airstrikes starting on Saturday as preparation for the next stage of the war.
